,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bije  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #a1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,whitfield 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,polis1 ,mr4 ,perlmutter1 ,mr4 ,ben ,ray
 ,lujn of ,new ,mexico1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 
,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4      
,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4 ,young of
 ,florida1 ,mr4 ,pierluisi1 and ,mr4    
,honda7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the  
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,energy        
,employees ,occupational ,illness       
,compensation ,program ,act of #bjjj to 
strengthen the quality control measures 
in place for part ,b lung disease claims
 and to establish the ,advisory ,board  
on ,toxic ,substances and ,worker       

,health for the contractor employee     
compensation program under subtitle ,e  
of such ,act4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,nuclear       
,workers ,health ,advisory ,board ,act4 
#b4 ,establishment of the ,advisory     
,board on ,toxic ,substances and ,worker
 ,health  7a7 ,advisory ,board on ,toxic
 ,substances and ,worker ,health        
,subtitle ,b of the ,energy ,employees  
,occupational ,illness ,compensation    
,program ,act of #bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#gchdl et seq47 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  #cfcb4 ,advisory
 ,board on ,toxic ,substances and       
,worker ,health  7a7 ,establishment     
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this section1 the ,president shall      
establish and appoint an ,advisory      
,board on ,toxic ,substances and ,worker
 ,health 7referred to in this section as
 the ,board74  7#b7 ,consultation on    
appointments ,the ,president shall make 
appointments to the ,board in           

consultation with organizations with    
expertise on worker health issues in    
order to ensure that the membership of  
the ,board reflects a proper balance of 
perspectives from the scientific1       
medical1 legal1 worker1 worker families1
 and worker advocate communities4  7#c7 
,chairperson ,the ,president shall      
designate a ,chair of the ,board from   
among its members4  7b7 ,duties ,the    
,board shall--  7#a7 advise the         
,president concerning the review and    
approval of the ,department of ,labor   
site exposure matrix2  7#b7 conduct     
periodic peer reviews of1 and approve1  
medical guidance for part ,e claims     
examiners with respect to the weighing  
of a claimant's medical evidence2  7#c7 
obtain periodic expert review of        
evidentiary requirements for part ,b    
claims related to lung disease          
regardless of approval2  7#d7 provide   
oversight over industrial hygienists1   
,department of ,labor staff physicians1 
and ,department of ,labor's consulting  

physicians and their reports to ensure  
quality1 objectivity1 and consistency2  
and  7#e7 coordinate exchanges of data  
and findings with the ,advisory ,board  
on ,radiation and ,worker ,health to the
 extent necessary 7under section #cfbd74
  7c7 ,staff and powers  7#a7 ,in       
general ,the ,president shall appoint a 
staff to facilitate the work of the     
,board4 ,the staff of the ,board shall  
be headed by a ,director who shall be   
appointed under subchapter ,,viii of    
chapter #cc of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code4  7#b7 ,federal agency personnel 
,the ,president may authorize the detail
 of employees of ,federal agencies to   
the ,board as necessary to enable the   
,board to carry out its duties under    
this section4 ,the detail of such       
personnel may be on a non-reimbursable  
basis4  7#c7 ,powers ,the ,board shall  
have same powers that the ,advisory     
,board has under section #cfbd4  7#d7   
,contractors ,the ,secretary shall      
employ outside contractors and          

specialists selected by the ,board to   
support the work of the ,board4  7d7    
,expenses ,members of the ,board1 other 
than full-time employees of the ,united 
,states1 while attending meetings of the
 ,board or while otherwise serving at   
the request of the ,president1 and while
 serving away from their homes or       
regular place of business1 shall be     
allowed travel and meal expenses1       
including per diem in lieu of           
subsistence 7as authorized by section   
#egjc of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code7 for individuals in the ,federal  
,government serving without pay4  7e7   
,security clearances  7#a7 ,application 
,the ,secretary of ,energy shall ensure 
that the members and staff of the       
,board1 and the contractors performing  
work in support of the ,board1 are      
afforded the opportunity to apply for a 
security clearance for any matter for   
which such a clearance is appropriate4  
7#b7 ,determination ,the ,secretary of  
,energy should1 not later than #ahj days

 after receiving a completed application
 for a security clearance under this    
subsection1 make a determination whether
 or not the individual concerned is     
eligible for the clearance4  7#c7       
,report ,for fiscal year #bjae1 and each
 fiscal year thereafter1 the ,secretary 
of ,energy shall include in the budget  
justification materials submitted to    
,congress in support of the ,department 
of ,energy budget for that fiscal year  
7as submitted with the budget of the    
,president under section #aaje7;a7 of   
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code7 a     
report specifying the number of         
applications for security clearances    
under this subsection1 the number of    
such applications granted1 and the      
number of such applications denied4  7f7
 ,information ,the ,secretary of ,energy
 shall1 in accordance with law1 provide 
to the ,board and the contractors of the
 ,board1 access to any information that 
the ,board considers relevant to carry  
out its responsibilities under this     

section1 including information such as  
restricted data 7as defined in section  
#aa7y7 of the ,atomic ,energy ,act of   
#aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7y777 and     
information covered by the ,privacy     
,act4  4  7b7 ,department of ,labor     
response to the ,office of the          
,ombudsman annual report ,section #cfhf 
of the ,energy ,employees ,occupational 
,illness ,compensation ,program ,act of 
#bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gches-#ae7 is     
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7e77#a71  
by striking ,february #ae and inserting 
,july #cj2 and  7#b7 by striking        
subsection 7h7 and inserting the        
following3  7h7 ,response to report ,not
 later than #ahj days after the         
publication of the annual report under  
subsection 7e71 the ,department of      
,labor shall submit an answer in writing
 on whether the ,department agrees or   
disagrees with the specific issues      
raised by the ,ombudsman1 if the        
,department agrees1 on the actions to be
 taken to correct the problems          

identified by the ,ombudsman1 and if the
 ,department does not agree1 on the     
reasons therefore4 ,the ,department of  
,labor shall post such answer on the    
public ,internet website of the         
,department4  4