To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to remove an exemption from civil penalties for nuclear safety violations by nonprofit institutions.

Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to: (1) repeal the mandate that the Secretary of Energy determine by rule whether nonprofit educational institutions should receive automatic remission of civil monetary penalties for violation of Department of Energy nuclear safety regulations; and (2) limit the liability of certain tax-exempt contractors, subcontractors or suppliers for a civil penalty for a nuclear safety violation to the amount of any discretionary fee paid to such person pursuant to the contract under which such violation occurred.