,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #daf  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#dfge  ,report ,no4 #aae-eed  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,december #ah1 #bjag ,mr4 ,marshall 7for
 himself1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,smith of
 ,texas1 and ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology  ,february #ac1
 #bjah;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,dunn  
,february #ac1 #bjah ,reported with an  
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed   
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,december
 #ah1 #bjag  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the   
,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje to provide
 for a low-dose radiation basic research
 program4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,low-,dose          
,radiation ,research ,act of #bjag4  #b4

 ,low-dose radiation research program   
7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,g of title   
,,ix of the ,energy ,policy ,act of     
#bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afcaa et seq47 is 
amended by inserting after section #igg 
the following new section3  #igg;,a4    
,low-dose radiation research program    
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall   
carry out a basic research program on   
low-dose radiation to-- 7#a7 enhance the
 scientific understanding of1 and reduce
 uncertainties associated with1 the     
effects of exposure to low-dose         
radiation2 and  7#b7 inform improved    
risk-assessment and risk-management     
methods with respect to such radiation4 
7b7 ,program components ,in carrying out
 the program required under subsection  
7a71 the ,secretary shall--  7#a7       
formulate scientific goals for low-dose 
radiation basic research in the ,united 
,states2  7#b7 identify ongoing         
scientific challenges for understanding 
the long-term effects of ionizing       
radiation on biological systems2  7#c7  

develop a long-term strategic and       
prioritized basic research agenda to    
address such scientific challenges in   
coordination with other research        
efforts2  7#d7 identify and1 to the     
extent possible1 quantify1 potential    
monetary and health-related benefits to 
,federal agencies1 the general public1  
industry1 research communities1 and     
other users of information produced by  
such research program2  7#e7 leverage   
the collective body of knowledge from   
existing low-dose radiation research2   
and  7#f7 engage with other ,federal    
agencies1 research communities1 and     
potential users of information produced 
under this section1 including           
institutions concerning radiation       
research1 medical physics1 radiology1   
health physics1 and emergency response4 
7c7 ,coordination ,in carrying out the  
program1 the ,secretary1 in coordination
 with the ,physical ,science            
,subcommittee of the ,national ,science 
and ,technology ,council1 shall--  7#a7 

support the directives under section    
#ajf of the ,american ,innovation and   
,competitiveness ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#ffja note72  7#b7 ensure that the      
,office of ,science of the ,department  
of ,energy consults with the ,national  
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration1
 the ,national ,institutes of ,health1  
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 
the ,department of ,defense1 the        
,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission1 and   
the ,department of ,homeland ,security2 
7#c7 advise and assist the ,national    
,science and ,technology ,council on    
policies and initiatives in radiation   
biology1 including enhancing scientific 
knowledge of the effects of low-dose    
radiation on biological systems to      
improve radiation risk-assessment and   
risk-management methods2 and  7#d7      
identify opportunities to stimulate     
international cooperation relating to   
low-dose radiation and leverage research
 and knowledge from sources outside of  
the ,united ,states4  7d7 ,research plan

 ,not later than #ahj days after the    
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary shall transmit 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 #d-year research plan that    
identifies and prioritizes basic        
research needs relating to low-dose     
radiation4 ,in developing such plan1 the
 ,secretary shall incorporate the       
components described in subsection 7b74 
7e7 ,definition of low-,dose radiation  
,in this section1 the term low-dose     
radiation means a radiation dose of less
 than #ajj millisieverts4  7f7 ,rule of 
construction ,nothing in this section   
shall be construed to subject any       
research carried out by the ,secretary  
for the program under this section to   
any limitations described in #igg7;e7 of
 the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #afcag7;e774  7g7 ,funding    
,for purposes of carrying out this      

section1 the ,secretary is authorized to
 make available from funds provided to  
the ,biological and ,environmental      
,research ,program--  7#a7 #bj1jjj1jjj  
for fiscal year #bjah2  7#b7 #bj1jjj1jjj
 for fiscal year #bjai2  7#c7           
#cj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj2 and  
7#d7 #cj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba4 
4  7b7 ,conforming amendment ,the table 
of contents for subtitle ,g of title    
,,ix of the ,energy ,policy ,act of     
#bjje is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section #igg the       
following3  ,sec4 #igg;,a4 ,low-dose    
radiation research program4  4          
,february #ac1 #bjah ,reported with an  
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed