,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajdhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ag1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,bacon introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! 
,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,def5se = ,nucle>1
 ,*emical1 & ,biological ,def5se1       
,policy & ,programs to seek to ent] into
 an agreem5t ) a ,univ]sity ,affiliat$  
,rese>* ,c5t] affiliat$ ) ,unit$ ,/ates 
,/rategic ,comm& to conduct an indep5d5t
 sci5tific assessm5t ) respect to bone  
m>r[ radiation %ield+ = nucle>          
survivability4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,bone ,m>r[        
,radiation ,%ield+ ,act4  #b4 ,indep5d5t
 assessm5t ( bone m>r[ radiation %ield+ 
= nucle> survivability  7a7 ,assessm5t  
requir$ ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,assi/ant   
,secret>y ( ,def5se = ,nucle>1 ,*emical1
 & ,biological ,def5se1 ,policy &       
,programs %all seek to ent] into an     
agreem5t ) a ,univ]sity ,affiliat$      

,rese>* ,c5t] affiliat$ ) ,unit$ ,/ates 
,/rategic ,comm& to conduct an indep5d5t
 sci5tific assessm5t on :e!r pres]v+ !  
viability ( bone m>r[ us+ p>tial body   
radiation %ield+ c improve !            
survivability ( an individual expos$ to 
gamma radiation z comp>$ to an          
individual )\t su* protection4  7b7     
,elem5ts ,! assessm5t requir$ "u        
subsection 7a7 %all exam9e pe]-review$  
sci5tific lit]ature1 laboratory /udies &
 relevant exp]im5tal data to evaluate ! 
comp>ative effectiv5ess ( pres]v+ bone  
m>r[ us+ p>tial body radiation %ield+ ) 
respect to-- 7#a7 ! likelihood (        
develop+ ,acute ,radiation ,syndrome2   
7#b7 ! sev]ity ( ,acute ,radiation      
,syndrome :5 x occurs2 &  7#c7 ov]all   
mortality rates foll[+ gamma radiation  
exposure4  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #aej 
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all submit 
to ! ,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a    
report on ! assessm5t requir$ "u        

subsection 7a7 t includes ! f9d+s ( su* 
assessm5t4