,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eedd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ah1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,broun of ,georgia 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,smith of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,bucshon1   
,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 and ,mr4        
,collins of ,new ,york7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to increase the
 understanding of the health effects of 
low doses of ionizing radiation4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,low-,dose ,radiation ,research ,act
 of #bjad4  #b4 ,low dose radiation     
research program  7a7 ,in general ,the  
,director of the ,department of ,energy 
,office of ,science shall carry out a   
research program on low dose radiation4 
,the purpose of the program is to       
enhance the scientific understanding of 
and reduce uncertainties associated with
 the effects of exposure to low dose    
radiation in order to inform improved   
risk management methods4  7b7 ,study    

,not later than #fj days after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director
 shall enter into an agreement with the 
,national ,academies to conduct a study 
assessing the current status and        
development of a long-term strategy for 
low dose radiation research4 ,such study
 shall be completed not later than #ah  
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act4 ,the study shall be conducted
 in coordination with ,federal agencies 
that perform ionizing radiation effects 
research and shall leverage the most    
current studies in this field4 ,such    
study shall--  7#a7 identify current    
scientific challenges for understanding 
the long-term effects of ionizing       
radiation2  7#b7 assess the status of   
current low dose radiation research in  
the ,united ,states and internationally2
  7#c7 formulate overall scientific     
goals for the future of low-dose        
radiation research in the ,united       
,states2  7#d7 recommend a long-term    
strategic and prioritized research      

agenda to address scientific research   
goals for overcoming the identified     
scientific challenges in coordination   
with other research efforts2  7#e7      
define the essential components of a    
research program that would address this
 research agenda within the universities
 and the ,national ,laboratories2 and   
7#f7 assess the cost-benefit            
effectiveness of such a program4  7c7   
,research plan ,not later than #ij days 
after the completion of the study       
performed under subsection 7b7 the      
,secretary of ,energy shall deliver to  
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology of the ,house of            
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate a #e-year research plan that    
responds to the study's findings and    
recommendations and identifies and      
prioritizes research needs4  7d7        
,definition ,in this section1 the term  
low dose radiation means a radiation    
dose of less than #ajj millisieverts4   

7e7 ,prohibition on biomedical research 
,section #igg7;e7 of the ,energy ,policy
 ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#afcag7;e77 is amended to read as       
follows3  7e7 ,prohibition on biomedical
 research ,in carrying out the program  
under this section1 the ,secretary shall
 not conduct biomedical research4  4    
7f7 ,funding ,no additional funds are   
authorized to be appropriated under this
 section4 ,this ,act shall be carried   
out using funds otherwise appropriated  
by law4