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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4765 

To address recommendations made to Congress by the Government Accountability Office and detailed in the annual duplication report, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 3, 2022 

Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. PAUL) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public 

Works 

A BILL 

To address recommendations made to Congress by the Government Accountability Office and detailed in the annual 

duplication report, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Acting on the Annual 

5 Duplication Report Act of 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

8 (1) the annual reports prepared by the Comp9 troller General of the United States under section 21 


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1 of the Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution 

2 increasing the statutory limit on the public debt’’, 

3 approved February 12, 2010 (31 U.S.C. 712 note; 

4 Public Law 111–139), have produced approximately 

5 $531,000,000,000 in financial benefits for the Fed6 eral Government; 

7 (2) the 2022 report entitled ‘‘Additional Oppor8 tunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Du9 plication and Achieve Billions of Dollars in Financial 

10 Benefits’’ and numbered GAO–22–105301 identified 

11 94 new actions that Congress or the executive 

12 branch can take— 

13 (A) to improve efficiency and effectiveness 

14 across the Federal Government; and 

15 (B) to save potentially tens of billions of 

16 dollars; 

17 (3) the financial benefits described in para18 graph (2) cannot be realized without full implemen19 tation of the actions and recommendations set forth 

20 by the Comptroller General of the United States in 

21 the report described in that paragraph; and 

22 (4) of the 94 new actions described in that re23 port, several require legislation to be fully imple24 mented, including recommendations— 


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1 (A) to improve coordination among 200 

2 Federal efforts to address diet-related chronic 

3 illnesses; 

4 (B) to encourage the use of lower-risk al5 ternatives to radiation technology; and 

6 (C) to clarify statutory authorities for low7 level nuclear waste disposal to make that dis8 posal more cost-effective. 

9 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con10 gress that— 

11 (1) it is the responsibility of Congress and the 

12 executive branch to take action to implement rec13 ommendations made in the annual reports described 

14 in subsection (a)(1) on reducing duplication in Fed15 eral programs to be good stewards of taxpayer dol16 lars; 

17 (2) legislation and adequate resources are need18 ed to ensure that all potential financial benefits are 

19 realized from the implementation of those rec20 ommendations; and 

21 (3) while some recommendations for congres22 sional action from previous reports have been re23 solved, Congress must continue to pursue the rec24 ommendations that have gone unaddressed in addi25 tion to the new recommendations for action preVerDate Sep 11 2014 18:16 Aug 15, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4765.IS S4765

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1 sented in the 2022 report described in subsection 

2 (a)(2). 

3 SEC. 3. INCREASING COORDINATION AMONG FEDERAL EF4 FORTS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS DIET-RE5 LATED CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS TO 

6 ACHIEVE COST-SAVINGS AND IMPROVE 

7 HEALTH OUTCOMES. 

8 (a) STRATEGY.—The Secretary of Health and 

9 Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of Ag10 riculture, shall develop and implement a strategy to co11 ordinate Federal, diet-related efforts that aim to reduce 

12 the risk of chronic health conditions among the people of 

13 the United States. The strategy shall— 

14 (1) identify an entity within the Department of 

15 Health and Human Services to lead the effort to im16 plement the strategy; 

17 (2) address diet-related chronic health condi18 tions that include— 

19 (A) obesity; 

20 (B) cardiovascular disease and related risk; 

21 (C) diabetes; 

22 (D) cancer; and 

23 (E) conditions related to bone and muscle 

24 health; 


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1 (3) include a plan to coordinate the 200 Fed2 eral efforts identified in the report of the Govern3 ment Accountability Office entitled ‘‘Chronic Health 

4 Conditions: Federal Strategy Needed to Coordinate 

5 Diet-Related Efforts’’, numbered GAO–21–593, and 

6 dated August 17, 2021, including efforts related to 

7 research, education and clinical services, food assist8 ance and access, and regulatory action; 

9 (4) describe the role of relevant agency heads in 

10 ensuring that their agencies assist with coordinating 

11 the 200 Federal efforts identified in the report de12 scribed in paragraph (3); 

13 (5) identify potential gaps and overlap in and 

14 among existing efforts; 

15 (6) define desired outcomes and establish per16 formance measures to monitor progress toward 

17 achieving those outcomes; and 

18 (7) identify priorities for resource allocation. 

19 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

20 of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Sec21 retary of Health and Human Services, in coordination 

22 with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall submit a report 

23 on the implementation of the strategy described in sub24 section (a), including progress toward achieving outcomes, 

25 to— 


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1 (1) the Committee on Health, Education, 

2 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; 

3 (2) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

4 and Forestry of the Senate; 

5 (3) the Committee on Homeland Security and 

6 Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

7 (4) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 

8 the House of Representatives; 

9 (5) the Committee on Ways and Means of the 

10 House of Representatives; and 

11 (6) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of 

12 the House of Representatives. 

13 SEC. 4. REDUCING AMERICAN RELIANCE ON RADIATION 

14 TECHNOLOGY IN FAVOR OF LOWER-RISK AL15 TERNATIVES. 

16 (a) BYPRODUCT MATERIAL.—Section 81 of the 

17 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2111) is amended 

18 by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘d. CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVE TECH20 NOLOGIES.— 

21 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

22 ‘‘(A) RADIATION SOURCE.—The term ‘ra23 diation source’ has the meaning given the term 

24 in section 170H a. 


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1 ‘‘(B) RADIONUCLIDE OF CONCERN.—The 

2 term ‘radionuclide of concern’ means a radio3 nuclide that, in the determination of the Com4 mission, is sufficiently attractive for use in a 

5 radiological dispersal device or for any other 

6 malicious purpose such that an alternative to 

7 the use of that radionuclide by a licensee under 

8 this section should be considered. 

9 ‘‘(2) ALTERNATIVES TO RADIONUCLIDES OF

10 CONCERN.—In issuing licenses under this section, 

11 the Commission shall consider alternatives to devices 

12 or processes that employ radionuclides of concern as 

13 a radiation source. 

14 ‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

16 after the date of enactment of this subsection, 

17 the Commission shall publish a notice of pro18 posed rulemaking describing how the Commis19 sion will incorporate into the licensing process 

20 of the Commission under this section consider21 ation of alternatives to devices or processes that 

22 employ radionuclides of concern as a radiation 

23 source. 


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1 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 

2 subparagraph (A), the Commission shall con3 sider, at a minimum— 

4 ‘‘(i) directing potential licensees to 

5 justify any need for technologies employing 

6 a radiation source when a nonradiological 

7 alternative is available and viable; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) directing potential licensees to 

9 consult with other Government agencies 

10 about alternative technologies before the 

11 Commission will consider the application of 

12 the potential licensee. 

13 ‘‘(C) CONSULTATION AND COORDINA14 TION.—In developing regulations under this 

15 paragraph, the Commission shall consult and 

16 coordinate with the task force established by 

17 section 170H h.(2), as necessary.’’. 

18 (b) RADIATION SOURCE PROTECTION.—Section 

19 170H of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 

20 2210h) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘h. ALTERNATIVES TO DEVICES OR PROCESSES

22 THAT EMPLOY RADIATION SOURCES.— 

23 ‘‘(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

24 Congress that Government agencies should— 


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1 ‘‘(A) exercise the authorities provided to 

2 those agencies to achieve maximum reduction in 

3 the use of devices or processes that employ ra4 diation sources; and 

5 ‘‘(B) wherever possible, promote the use of 

6 comparable alternatives to those devices or 

7 processes that do not employ radiation sources. 

8 ‘‘(2) TASK FORCE ON ALTERNATIVES TO DE9 VICES OR PROCESSES THAT EMPLOY RADIATION

10 SOURCES.— 

11 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab12 lished a task force on alternatives to devices or 

13 processes that employ radiation sources (re14 ferred to in this subsection as the ‘alternatives 

15 task force’). 

16 ‘‘(B) CHAIR.—The chair of the alternatives 

17 task force shall be the Director of the Office of 

18 Science and Technology Policy (or a designee) 

19 (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Chair’). 

20 ‘‘(C) MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of 

21 the task force shall consist of— 

22 ‘‘(i) the Chair; 

23 ‘‘(ii) the Chairman of the Nuclear 

24 Regulatory Commission (or a designee); 


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1 ‘‘(iii) the Secretary of Agriculture (or 

2 a designee); 

3 ‘‘(iv) the Secretary of Energy (or a 

4 designee); 

5 ‘‘(v) the Administrator of the Envi6 ronmental Protection Agency (or a des7 ignee); 

8 ‘‘(vi) the Secretary of Health and 

9 Human Services (or a designee); 

10 ‘‘(vii) the Commissioner of Food and 

11 Drugs (or a designee); and 

12 ‘‘(viii) the Secretary of Veterans Af13 fairs (or a designee). 

14 ‘‘(3) NATIONAL STRATEGY.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 

16 after the date of enactment of this subsection, 

17 the alternatives task force shall develop, pub18 lish, and implement a national strategy— 

19 ‘‘(i) to maximally reduce the use of 

20 devices or processes that employ radiation 

21 sources; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) to promote the use of alter23 natives to those devices or processes that 

24 perform some or all of the same functions. 


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1 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The strategy developed 

2 under subparagraph (A) shall include all the de3 sirable characteristics of national strategies that 

4 have been identified by the Government Ac5 countability Office, including— 

6 ‘‘(i) specific goals and performance 

7 measures; 

8 ‘‘(ii) clear roles for government and 

9 nongovernment entities; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) proposals to provide relevant au11 thorities to execute those roles.’’. 

12 SEC. 5. ELIMINATING RED TAPE TO ALLOW EXPERTS TO 

13 LESS EXPENSIVELY DISPOSE OF LOW-LEVEL 

14 NUCLEAR WASTE. 

15 Section 3116 of the Ronald W. Reagan National De16 fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 

17 108–375; 50 U.S.C. 2602 note) is amended— 

18 (1) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and in19 serting the following new subsections: 

20 ‘‘(c) COVERED STATES.—(1) For purposes of this 

21 section, the following States are covered States: 

22 ‘‘(A) The State of Idaho. 

23 ‘‘(B) The State of South Carolina. 

24 ‘‘(C) The State of Washington. 


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1 ‘‘(2) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any material 

2 otherwise covered by that subsection that is transported 

3 from the State of Idaho or the State of South Carolina. 

4 ‘‘(d) LOW-LEVEL WASTE OFFSITE DISPOSAL

5 PROJECT AT HANFORD SITE.—(1) The Secretary shall 

6 carry out the Low-Level Waste Offsite Disposal project 

7 to demonstrate the feasibility of grouting supplemental 

8 low-activity waste from the Hanford Site, Richland, Wash9 ington. 

10 ‘‘(2) The Secretary may classify the waste cor11 responding to the Low-Level Waste Offsite Disposal 

12 project in accordance with this section. 

13 ‘‘(3) Waste corresponding to the Low-Level Waste 

14 Offsite Disposal project that is reclassified under this sec15 tion for disposal outside of the State of Washington— 

16 ‘‘(A) may be land-disposed if the State receiving 

17 the waste permits the disposal of such waste; and 

18 ‘‘(B) notwithstanding sections 268.40 and 

19 268.42 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 

20 successor regulations) and as incorporated by ref21 erence in section 173–303–140 of title 173, Wash22 ington Administrative Code, is not required to be 

23 treated to the HLVIT standard (within the meaning 

24 of section 268.42(a) of title 40, Code of Federal 


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1 Regulations (or a successor regulation)) prior to 

2 such disposal. 

3 ‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘Low-Level Waste 

4 Offsite Disposal project’ means the second phase of the 

5 test bed initiative of the Office of Environmental Manage6 ment at the Hanford Site, which intends— 

7 ‘‘(A) to pretreat approximately 2,000 gallons of 

8 liquid tank waste; 

9 ‘‘(B) to immobilize the waste at an off-site com10 mercial facility; and 

11 ‘‘(C) to transport the immobilized mixed low12 level waste out of the State of Washington for dis13 posal.’’; and 

14 (2) by striking subsection (e)(2) and inserting 

15 the following new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(2) With the exception of subsection (d)(3)(B), 

17 nothing in this section establishes any precedent or is 

18 binding on the State of Oregon or any other State not 

19 covered by subsection (c) for the management, storage, 

20 treatment, and disposition of radioactive and hazardous 

21 materials.’’. 

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