H.R. 4675 · 115th Congress
Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2017
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Roger Marshall
- Introduced
- 2017-12-18
- Latest action
- 2018-02-14 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Summary
Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Energy to carry out a research program on low-dose radiation to enhance the scientific understanding of the effects of exposure and to improve risk-assessment and risk-management methods.
"Low-dose radiation" is defined as a dose less than 100 millisieverts. (The Nuclear Regulatory Commission limits an adult's annual occupational radiation dose to 50 millisieverts.)