,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dgfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #c1 #bjbb,ms4   
,hassan 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,paul7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to address recomm5dations made to      
,congress by ! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability 
,(fice & detail$ 9 ! annual duplication 
report1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,act+ on
 ! ,annual ,duplication ,report ,act (  
#bjbb4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 s5se ( ,congress    
7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 !    
annual reports prep>$ by ! ,comptroll]  
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u section #ba 
( ! ,jo9t ,resolution entitl$ ,jo9t     
,resolution increas+ ! /atutory limit on
 ! public debt1 approv$ ,febru>y #ab1   
#bjaj 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #gab note2 ,public 
,law #aaa-aci71 h produc$ approximately 
#eca1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 f9ancial b5efits = ! 
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2  7#b7 ! #bjbb report  
entitl$ ,additional ,opportunities to   

,r$uce ,fragm5tation1 ,ov]lap1 &        
,duplication & ,a*ieve ,billions (      
,doll>s 9 ,f9ancial ,b5efits & numb]$   
,,gao-#bb-ajecja id5tifi$ #id new       
actions t ,congress or ! executive bran*
 c take-- 7,a7 to improve effici5cy &   
effectiv5ess across ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2 
&  7,b7 to save pot5tially t5s (        
billions ( doll>s2  7#c7 ! f9ancial     
b5efits describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 _c be  
realiz$ )\t full implem5tation ( !      
actions & recomm5dations set =? by !    
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 !
 report describ$ 9 t p>agraph2 &  7#d7 (
 ! #id new actions describ$ 9 t report1 
sev]al require legislation to be fully  
implem5t$1 includ+ recomm5dations-- 7,a7
 to improve coord9ation among #bjj      
,f$]al ef=ts to address diet-relat$     
*ronic illnesses2  7,b7 to enc\rage !   
use ( l[]-risk alt]natives to radiation 
te*nology2 &  7,c7 to cl>ify /atutory   
au?orities = l[-level nucle> wa/e       
disposal to make t disposal m           
co/-effective4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x

 is ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 x is !  
responsibility ( ,congress & ! executive
 bran* to take action to implem5t       
recomm5dations made 9 ! annual reports  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a7 on r$uc+  
duplication 9 ,f$]al programs to be good
 /ew>ds ( taxpay] doll>s2  7#b7         
legislation & adequate res\rces are ne$$
 to ensure t all pot5tial f9ancial      
b5efits are realiz$ f ! implem5tation ( 
^? recomm5dations2 &  7#c7 :ile "s      
recomm5dations = congressional action f 
previ\s reports h be5 resolv$1 ,congress
 mu/ cont9ue to pursue ! recomm5dations 
t h gone unaddress$ 9 addition to ! new 
recomm5dations = action pres5t$ 9 !     
#bjbb report describ$ 9 subsection      
7a77#b74  #c4 ,increas+ coord9ation     
among ,f$]al ef=ts design$ to address   
diet-relat$ *ronic heal? conditions to  
a*ieve co/-sav+s & improve heal?        
outcomes  7a7 ,/rategy ,! ,secret>y (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 9 coord9ation 
) ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 %all      
develop & implem5t a /rategy to         

coord9ate ,f$]al1 diet-relat$ ef=ts t   
aim to r$uce ! risk ( *ronic heal?      
conditions among ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
,! /rategy %all-- 7#a7 id5tify an entity
 )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human       
,s]vices to lead ! ef=t to implem5t !   
/rategy2  7#b7 address diet-relat$      
*ronic heal? conditions t include-- 7,a7
 obesity2  7,b7 c>diovascul> disease &  
relat$ risk2  7,c7 diabetes2  7,d7      
canc]2 &  7,e7 conditions relat$ to bone
 & muscle heal?2  7#c7 include a plan to
 coord9ate ! #bjj ,f$]al ef=ts id5tifi$ 
9 ! report ( ! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability 
,(fice entitl$ ,*ronic ,heal?           
,conditions3 ,f$]al ,/rategy ,ne$$ to   
,coord9ate ,diet-,relat$ ,ef=ts1 numb]$ 
,,gao-#ba-eic1 & dat$ ,augu/ #ag1 #bjba1
 includ+ ef=ts relat$ to rese>*1        
education & cl9ical s]vices1 food       
assi/ance & access1 & regulatory action2
  7#d7 describe ! role ( relevant ag5cy 
heads 9 ensur+ t _! ag5cies assi/ )     
coord9at+ ! #bjj ,f$]al ef=ts id5tifi$ 9
 ! report describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c72     

7#e7 id5tify pot5tial gaps & ov]lap 9 & 
among exi/+ ef=ts2  7#f7 def9e desir$   
outcomes & e/abli% p]=mance measures to 
monitor progress t[>d a*iev+ ^?         
outcomes2 &  7#g7 id5tify priorities =  
res\rce allocation4  7b7 ,report ,n lat]
 ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act & annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 9 coord9ation 
) ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 %all      
submit a report on ! implem5tation ( !  
/rategy describ$ 9 subsection 7a71      
includ+ progress t[>d a*iev+ outcomes1  
to-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on ,heal?1       
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( !      
,s5ate2  7#b7 ! ,committee on           
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  
,s5ate2  7#c7 ! ,committee on ,homel&   
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate2  7#d7 ! ,committee on ,en]gy &  
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2   
7#e7 ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7#f7 !      
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  #d4 ,r$uc+    

,am]ican reliance on radiation te*nology
 9 favor ( l[]-risk alt]natives  7a7    
,byproduct mat]ial ,section #ha ( !     
,atomic ,en]gy ,act ( #aied 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #baaa7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  d4 ,consid]ation (       
alt]native te*nologies  7#a7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7 ,radiation     
s\rce ,! t]m radiation s\rce has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m 9 section #agj;,h a4  7,b7  
,radionuclide ( conc]n ,! t]m           
radionuclide ( conc]n means a           
radionuclide t1 9 ! det]m9ation ( !     
,commission1 is suffici5tly attractive =
 use 9 a radiological disp]sal device or
 = any o!r malici\s purpose su* t an    
alt]native to ! use ( t radionuclide by 
a lic5see "u ?is section %\ld be        
consid]$4  7#b7 ,alt]natives to         
radionuclides ( conc]n ,9 issu+ lic5ses 
"u ?is section1 ! ,commission %all      
consid] alt]natives to devices or       
processes t employ radionuclides (      
conc]n z a radiation s\rce4  7#c7       
,regulations  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 

#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
subsection1 ! ,commission %all publi% a 
notice ( propos$ rulemak+ describ+ h[ ! 
,commission w incorporate into ! lic5s+ 
process ( ! ,commission "u ?is section  
consid]ation ( alt]natives to devices or
 processes t employ radionuclides (     
conc]n z a radiation s\rce4  7,b7       
,requirem5ts ,9 c>ry+ out subp>agraph   
7,a71 ! ,commission %all consid]1 at a  
m9imum-- 7i7 direct+ pot5tial lic5sees  
to ju/ify any ne$ = te*nologies employ+ 
a radiation s\rce :5 a nonradiological  
alt]native is available & viable2 &     
7ii7 direct+ pot5tial lic5sees to       
consult ) o!r ,gov]nm5t ag5cies ab\t    
alt]native te*nologies be=e !           
,commission w consid] ! application ( ! 
pot5tial lic5see4  7,c7 ,consultation & 
coord9ation ,9 develop+ regulations "u  
?is p>agraph1 ! ,commission %all consult
 & coord9ate ) ! task =ce e/abli%$ by   
section #agj;,h h47#b71 z necess>y4  4  
7b7 ,radiation s\rce protection ,section
 #agj;,h ( ! ,atomic ,en]gy ,act ( #aied

 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbaj;h7 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  h4 ,alt]natives
 to devices or processes t employ       
radiation s\rces  7#a7 ,s5se ( ,congress
 ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t ,gov]nm5t   
ag5cies %\ld-- 7,a7 ex]cise ! au?orities
 provid$ to ^? ag5cies to a*ieve maximum
 r$uction 9 ! use ( devices or processes
 t employ radiation s\rces2 &  7,b7     
:]ev] possible1 promote ! use (         
comp>able alt]natives to ^? devices or  
processes t d n employ radiation s\rces4
  7#b7 ,task =ce on alt]natives to      
devices or processes t employ radiation 
s\rces  7,a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is        
e/abli%$ a task =ce on alt]natives to   
devices or processes t employ radiation 
s\rces 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is subsection z !  
alt]natives task =ce74  7,b7 ,*air ,!   
*air ( ! alt]natives task =ce %all be ! 
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce &        
,te*nology ,policy 7or a designee7      
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is subsection z ! ,*air74 
7,c7 ,memb]%ip ,! memb]%ip ( ! task =ce 
%all consi/ (-- 7i7 ! ,*air2  7ii7 !    

,*airman ( ! ,nucle> ,regulatory        
,commission 7or a designee72  7iii7 !   
,secret>y ( ,agriculture 7or a          
designee72  7iv7 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy   
7or a designee72  7v7 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !
 ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy 7or a 
designee72  7vi7 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices 7or a designee72  7vii7 
! ,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs 7or a   
designee72 &  7viii7 ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs 7or a designee74  7#c7
 ,national /rategy  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n    
lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is subsection1 ! alt]natives task =ce
 %all develop1 publi%1 & implem5t a     
national /rategy-- 7i7 to maximally     
r$uce ! use ( devices or processes t    
employ radiation s\rces2 &  7ii7 to     
promote ! use ( alt]natives to ^?       
devices or processes t p]=m "s or all ( 
! same functions4  7,b7 ,cont5ts ,!     
/rategy develop$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7    
%all include all ! desirable *>act]i/ics
 ( national /rategies t h be5 id5tifi$  
by ! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice1   

includ+-- 7i7 specific goals & p]=mance 
measures2  7ii7 cle> roles = gov]nm5t & 
nongov]nm5t entities2 &  7iii7 proposals
 to provide relevant au?orities to      
execute ^? roles4  4  #e4 ,elim9at+ r$  
tape to all[ exp]ts to less exp5sively  
dispose ( l[-level nucle> wa/e ,section 
#caaf ( ! ,ronald ,w4 ,reagan ,national 
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjje 7,public ,law #ajh-cge2 #ej  
,u4,s4,c4 #bfjb note7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by
 /rik+ subsections 7c7 & 7d7 & ins]t+ ! 
foll[+ new subsections3  7c7 ,cov]$     
,/ates  7#a7 ,= purposes ( ?is section1 
! foll[+ ,/ates are cov]$ ,/ates3 7,a7  
,! ,/ate ( ,idaho4  7,b7 ,! ,/ate ( ,s\?
 ,c>ol9a4  7,c7 ,! ,/ate ( ,wa%+ton4    
7#b7 ,subsection 7a7 %all n apply to any
 mat]ial o!rwise cov]$ by t subsection t
 is transport$ f ! ,/ate ( ,idaho or !  
,/ate ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a4  7d7 ,l[-,level   
wa/e (fsite disposal project at ,han=d  
site  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out ! 
,l[-,level ,wa/e ,(fsite ,disposal      
project to demon/rate ! feasibility (   

gr\t+ supplem5tal l[-activity wa/e f !  
,han=d ,site1 ,ri*l&1 ,wa%+ton4  7#b7 ,!
 ,secret>y may classify ! wa/e          
correspond+ to ! ,l[-,level ,wa/e       
,(fsite ,disposal project 9 accordance )
 ?is section4  7#c7 ,wa/e correspond+ to
 ! ,l[-,level ,wa/e ,(fsite ,disposal   
project t is reclassifi$ "u ?is section 
= disposal outside ( ! ,/ate (          
,wa%+ton-- 7,a7 may be l&-dispos$ if !  
,/ate receiv+ ! wa/e p]mits ! disposal (
 su* wa/e2 &  7,b7 not)/&+ sections     
#bfh4dj & #bfh4db ( title #dj1 ,code (  
,f$]al ,regulations 7or successor       
regulations7 & z incorporat$ by ref]5ce 
9 section #agc-cjc-adj ( title #agc1    
,wa%+ton ,adm9i/rative ,code1 is n      
requir$ to be treat$ to ! ,,hlvit /&>d  
7)9 ! mean+ ( section #bfh4db7;a7 (     
title #dj1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  
7or a successor regulation77 prior to   
su* disposal4  7#d7 ,9 ?is subsection1 !
 t]m ,l[-,level ,wa/e ,(fsite ,disposal 
project means ! second phase ( ! te/ b$ 
initiative ( ! ,(fice ( ,environm5tal   

,managem5t at ! ,han=d ,site1 :i*       
int5ds-- 7,a7 to pretreat approximately 
#b1jjj gallons ( liquid tank wa/e2  7,b7
 to immobilize ! wa/e at an (f-site     
comm]cial facility2 &  7,c7 to transport
 ! immobiliz$ mix$ l[-level wa/e out ( !
 ,/ate ( ,wa%+ton = disposal4  2 &  7#b7
 by /rik+ subsection 7e77#b7 & ins]t+ ! 
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#b7 ,) !         
exception ( subsection 7d77#c77;,b71    
no?+ 9 ?is section e/abli%es any prec$5t
 or is b9d+ on ! ,/ate ( ,oregon or any 
o!r ,/ate n cov]$ by subsection 7c7 = ! 
managem5t1 /orage1 treatm5t1 &          
disposition ( radioactive & haz>d\s     
mat]ials4  4