,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ah1        
#bjai,mr4 ,posey 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 and   
,mr4 ,babin7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,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 #bjai4  #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 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afcag7 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 and low    
dose-rate radiation to-- 7#a7 enhance   

the scientific understanding of1 and    
reduce uncertainties associated with1   
the effects of exposure to low-dose and 
low dose-rate 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 and low dose-rate         
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 and low dose-rate     
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 and coordinates 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 and
 low dose-rate 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 and   
low dose-rate 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 and 
low dose-rate radiation4 ,in developing 
such plan1 the ,secretary shall         
incorporate the components described in 
subsection 7b74  7e7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,low-dose radiation  
,the term low-dose radiation means a    
radiation dose of less than #ajj        
millisieverts4  7#b7 ,low dose-rate     
radiation ,the term low dose-rate       
radiation means a radiation dose rate of
 less than #e millisieverts per hour4   
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;e74  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 #bjbj2  7#b7 #bj1jjj1jjj for      
fiscal year #bjba2  7#c7 #cj1jjj1jjj for
 fiscal year #bjbb2 and  7#d7           
#cj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc4  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 
#igg;,a4 ,low-dose radiation research   
program4  4  #c4 ,spending limitation   
,no additional funds are authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this ,act  
and the amendments made by this ,act1   
and this ,act and such amendments shall 
be carried out using amounts otherwise  
available for such purpose4