,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eedd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,br\n ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,mr4  
,smi? ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,buc%on1 ,mr4      
,johnson ( ,ohio1 & ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,new 
,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
increase ! und]/&+ ( ! heal? effects (  
l[ doses ( ioniz+ radiation4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,l[-,dose ,radiation ,rese>* ,act (     
#bjad4  #b4 ,l[ dose radiation rese>*   
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy ,(fice ( ,sci5ce %all
 c>ry out a rese>* program on l[ dose   
radiation4 ,! purpose ( ! program is to 
enhance ! sci5tific und]/&+ ( & r$uce   
unc]ta9ties associat$ ) ! effects (     
exposure to l[ dose radiation 9 ord] to 
in=m improv$ risk managem5t me?ods4  7b7
 ,/udy ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director %all 
ent] into an agreem5t ) ! ,national     

,academies to conduct a /udy assess+ !  
curr5t /atus & developm5t ( a long-t]m  
/rategy = l[ dose radiation rese>*4 ,su*
 /udy %all be complet$ n lat] ?an #ah   
mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4
 ,! /udy %all be conduct$ 9 coord9ation 
) ,f$]al ag5cies t p]=m ioniz+ radiation
 effects rese>* & %all lev]age ! mo/    
curr5t /udies 9 ?is field4 ,su* /udy    
%all--  7#a7 id5tify curr5t sci5tific   
*all5ges = und]/&+ ! long-t]m effects ( 
ioniz+ radiation2  7#b7 assess ! /atus (
 curr5t l[ dose radiation rese>* 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates & int]nationally2  7#c7   
=mulate ov]all sci5tific goals = !      
future ( l[-dose radiation rese>* 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#d7 recomm5d a long-t]m
 /rategic & prioritiz$ rese>* ag5da to  
address sci5tific rese>* goals = ov]com+
 ! id5tifi$ sci5tific *all5ges 9        
coord9ation ) o!r rese>* ef=ts2  7#e7   
def9e ! ess5tial compon5ts ( a rese>*   
program t w\ld address ?is rese>* ag5da 
)9 ! univ]sities & ! ,national          
,laboratories2 &  7#f7 assess !         

co/-b5efit effectiv5ess ( su* a program4
  7c7 ,rese>* plan ,n lat] ?an #ij days 
aft] ! completion ( ! /udy p]=m$ "u     
subsection 7b7 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all
 deliv] to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1     
,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate a      
#e-ye> rese>* plan t responds to !      
/udy's f9d+s & recomm5dations &         
id5tifies & prioritizes rese>* ne$s4    
7d7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m l[ 
dose radiation means a radiation dose ( 
less ?an #ajj millisiev]ts4  7e7        
,prohibition on biom$ical rese>*        
,section #igg7;e7 ( ! ,en]gy ,policy    
,act ( #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afcag7;e77 
is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7e7         
,prohibition on biom$ical rese>* ,9     
c>ry+ out ! program "u ?is section1 !   
,secret>y %all n conduct biom$ical      
rese>*4  4  7f7 ,fund+ ,no additional   
funds are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ "u 
?is section4 ,?is ,act %all be c>ri$ out
 us+ funds o!rwise appropriat$ by law4