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105TH CONGRESS REPT. 105–60 " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session Part 2

AMENDING SECTION 2118 OF THE ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 1992 TO EXTEND THE ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS RESEARCH AND PUBLIC

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION PROGRAM

APRIL 21, 1997.—Ordered to be printed

Mr. SENSENBRENNER, from the Committee on Science,

submitted the following

R E P O R T

[To accompany H.R. 363]

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

The Committee on Science, to whom was referred the bill (H.R.

363) to amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to extend the Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination program, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that

the bill as amended do pass.
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C O N T E N T S

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I. Amendment ................................................................................................. 2

II. Purpose of the Bill ...................................................................................... 2

III. Background and Need for Legislation ....................................................... 2

IV. Summary of Hearings ................................................................................. 4

V. Committee Actions ...................................................................................... 5

VI. Summary of Major Provisions of the Bill .................................................. 6

VII. Section-By-Section Analysis ....................................................................... 7

VIII. Committee Cost Estimate ........................................................................... 7

IX. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate ............................................. 9

X. Compliance with Public Law 104-4 ........................................................... 9

XI. Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations ........................... 9

XII. Oversight Findings and Recommendations by the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight .............................................................. 9

XIII. Constitutional Authority Statement .......................................................... 10

XIV. Federal Advisory Committee Statement ................................................... 10

XV. Congressional Accountability Act .............................................................. 10

XVI. Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ........................ 10

XVII. Committee Recommendations .................................................................... 11

I. AMENDMENT

The amendment is as follows:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:

SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.

Section 2118 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13478) is amended—

(1) in subsections (c)(5), (e)(5), (g)(3)(B), (j)(1), and (l) by striking ‘‘1997’’

each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘1998’’; and

(2) in subsection (j)(1), by striking ‘‘$65,000,000’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$46,000,000’’.

II. PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of H.R. 363 is to amend the Energy Policy Act of

1992 (EPACT) to extend through 1998 the Electric and Magnetic

Fields (EMF) Research and Public Information Dissemination

(RAPID) Program, along with corresponding deadlines for the submission of certain reports concerning the extent to which exposure

to EMF produced by the generation, transmission, and use of electric energy affects human health.

III. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR THE LEGISLATION

Society is highly dependent on electricity and electricity-driven

devices. Use of electricity is so widespread that it is impossible to

avoid exposure to the EMF produced in the generation and transmission of electric power or to those fields generated by devices

used in the homes and workplaces.

While the hazard due to shocks and burns from coming into contact with electric conductors has been known since the first application of electric current, there have also been concerns about the

possible health effects of exposure to EMF. These concerns first

arose when military personnel were exposed to relatively highstrength fields from high-frequency radar systems during World

War II. And since the late 1970’s, public attention has focused on

possible adverse health effects of exposure to EMF associated with

the 50-60 Hertz power systems used throughout the world. Several

studies, dating back to 1979, have reported epidemiological data
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suggesting an association between the configuration of power lines

near homes and the incidence of leukemia and other types of childhood cancer. While the reported associations are generally weak

and the suggested causality highly uncertain, reports of these studies in the popular media have heightened public concern, which in

turn has been the driving force in setting research agendas for the

study of EMF by government agencies and private organizations.

Section 2118 of the EPACT (33 U.S.C. 13478), enacted in 1992,

directed the Secretary of Energy to establish a 5-year, cost-shared

program—the EMF RAPID Program—starting on October 1, 1992

and expiring on December 31, 1997. The EMF RAPID Program objectives are to: (1) determine whether or not exposure to EMF produced by the generation, transmission, and use of electric energy

affects human health; (2) carry out research, development, and

demonstration with respect to technologies to mitigate any adverse

human health effects; and (3) provide for the dissemination of scientifically-valid information to the public. Under the Act, the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Health and

Human Services’ National Institute of Environmental Health

Sciences (NIEHS) are jointly responsible for directing the Program.

DOE has responsibility for the research, development, and demonstration of technologies to improve the measurement and characterization of EMF and for assessing and managing exposure to

EMF, while NIEHS has sole responsibility for research on possible

human health effects of EMF. EPACT also authorizes $65.0 million

for the period encompassing Fiscal Years 1993 through 1997. At

least 50 percent ($32.5 million) of the total authorized funding

must come from non-federal sources, and before the federal funds

can be expended in any fiscal year they must be matched by nonfederal contributions. In addition, not more than $1.0 million annually may be spent for the collection, compilation, publication, and

dissemination of scientifically-valid information.

The Act also established two advisory committees to help guide

the Program: (1) the Electric and Magnetic Fields Interagency

Committee (EMFIAC), comprised of nine members, each representing a separate federal agency (DOE, NIEHS, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Defense, Occupational Safety and

Health Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Transportation, Rural Electrification Administration, and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission); and (2) the

National Electric and Magnetic Fields Advisory Committee

(NEMFAC), a ten-member body, comprised of EMF experts and

representatives of State regulatory and health agencies, electric

utilities, electric equipment manufacturers, labor unions and the

public. Under the Act, both these Committees terminate no later

than December 31, 1997.

Finally, the EPACT establishes a number of reporting requirements, including the following:

• By March 31, 1997, the Director of the NIEHS is to report to the

EMFIAC and to Congress his or her findings and conclusions

on the extent to which exposure to EMF affects human health.

• Not later than September 30, 1997, the EMFIAC, in consultation

with the NEMFAC, is to report to the Secretary of Energy and

to Congress on its findings and conclusions on the effects, if
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any, of EMF on human health and remedial actions, if any,

that may be needed to minimize any such health effects.

• Periodically, the National Academy of Sciences is to submit reports to the EMFIAC and NEMFAC that evaluate the research

activities under the Program and make recommendations to

promote the effective transfer of information derived from such

research projects.

Although the Act authorized the EMF RAPID Program to begin

in Fiscal Year 1993, no funds were appropriated because the 1993

Energy and Water Development Appropriation Bill was enacted before EPACT. Consequently, the first year of available appropriations was Fiscal Year 1994. In 1996, DOE submitted legislation to

extend the EPACT authority for the EMF RAPID Program through

1998, and former Science Committee Chairman Walker (R-PA) introduced this proposal as H.R. 4013 in the 104th Congress. However, the 104th Congress adjourned sine die without taking action

on that measure.

The President’s Fiscal Year 1998 budget request contains funding for the fifth and final year of the EMF RAPID program and

completion of the DOE’s long-term commitment to EMF research.

As noted in the Summary of Hearings section below, the DOE continues to believe a 1-year extension is appropriate in the interest

of completing the work contemplated by the EPACT, and the DOE

and non-federal participants testified that a total authorization of

$46.0 million will be sufficient to complete the 5-year effort.

IV. SUMMARY OF HEARINGS

The Subcommittee held a hearing on March 19, 1997, and heard

testimony on H.R. 363 from three witnesses: (1) the Honorable

Christine Ervin, DOE’s Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy; (2) Dr. Paul Gilman, Executive Director,

Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council (NRC);

and (3) Mr. Charles J. Boeggeman, PE, Senior Engineer, Power Delivery, PECO Energy Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and

chair of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) EMF Task Force, on behalf of EEI, PECO Energy Company, the American Public Power

Association, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association,

and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association.

Ms. Ervin testified that the President’s Fiscal Year 1998 budget

request contains $8.0 million in funding ‘‘for the fifth and final year

of the RAPID program and completion of the Department’s longterm commitment to EMF research.’’ She also noted that the ‘‘Department previously has submitted legislation to extend the

EPACT authority for the RAPID program through 1998, and we

were pleased that the proposal was introduced as H.R. 4013 in the

104th Congress.’’ And she concluded by stating that the ‘‘Department continues to believe a 1-year extension is appropriate in the

interest of completing the work contemplated by the EPACT,’’ and

that a total authorization of $46.0 million ‘‘will be sufficient to complete the 5-year effort.’’

Dr. Gilman discussed two NRC studies: (1) Possible Health Effects of Exposure to Residential Electric and Magnetic Fields, published in 1997; and (2) EMF Research Activities Completed Under
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the Energy Policy Act of 1992 [Interim Report 1995], the first report

of the NRC’s activity to monitor the EMF-RAPID Program research

activities.

The first study, Possible Health Effects of Exposure to Residential

Electric and Magnetic Fields, is the result of nearly 3 years of

study by a 16-member NRC panel to review and evaluate the literature on possible adverse health effects resulting from exposure

to residential EMF. The panel, which examined more than 500

peer-reviewed studies dating back to 1979, concluded that ‘‘the current body of evidence does not show that exposure to these fields

presents a human health hazard. Specifically, no conclusive and

consistent evidence shows that exposures to residential electric and

magnetic fields produce cancer, adverse neurobehavioral effects, or

reproductive and developmental effects.’’ Dr. Gilman did note that

the panel found ‘‘that within current funding a number of questions

that remain unanswered by the research reviewed could be the

subject of further research. The most important of those questions

is the reason for the association between wire codes and increased

cancer risk.’’

The second study, EMF Research Activities Completed Under the

Energy Policy Act of 1992 [Interim Report 1995], is the first report

of the NRC’s activity to monitor the EMF-RAPID Program research

activities. The report found that: (1) a ‘‘great deal of care’’ had gone

into the development of the research strategy for the EMF-RAPID

program, and no glaring omissions could be identified; (2) the research strategy was consistent with the stated program goal; (3) extension of the program until 1999 would be needed to complete the

planned research because of the significant delay in making the

first research grant.

Mr. Boeggeman testified in support of a 1-year extension in the

program authority and funding authorization for the EMF RAPID

Program. ‘‘Such an extension,’’ he said, ‘‘will ensure that the

RAPID Program can function and receive authorized funding for a

full 5 years, as originally intended by Congress in the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct, Section 2118), and that the program is successfully completed.’’ He noted that, as of Fiscal Year 1996, $14

million of the EMF RAPID Program’s funding has come from nonfederal matching contributions from all sectors of the electric utility

industry, from electrical manufacturers, and from the realty industry. Finally, Mr. Boeggeman projected that a full 5-year EMF

RAPID Program will cost about one-third less than the amount

originally authorized—$46.0 million rather than $65.0 million.

V. COMMITTEE ACTIONS

Representative Edolphus Towns (D-NY) introduced H.R. 363 on

January 7, 1997. The bill was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and to the Committee on Science on January 7, 1997. Within the Science Committee, the bill was referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment on February 10, 1997.

Subcommittee Actions

The Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing

on March 19, 1997, and heard testimony on the bill from three witnesses: (1) the Honorable Christine Ervin, Assistant Secretary for
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy; (2) Dr. Paul Gilman, Executive Director, Commission on Life

Sciences, NRC; and (3) Mr. Charles J. Boeggeman, PE, Senior Engineer, Power Delivery, PECO Energy Company, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, and chair of the EEI EMF Task Force, on behalf of

EEI, PECO Energy Company, the American Public Power Association, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, and the

National Electrical Manufacturers Association.

The Subcommittee on Energy and Environment convened to

mark H.R. 363 on April 9, 1997. Mr. Calvert, Chairman of the Subcommittee, and Mr. Roemer, Ranking Democratic Member of the

Subcommittee, offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute

to H.R. 363, to be used in lieu of the bill for markup purposes. The

amendment was adopted by voice vote. With a quorum present, Mr.

Roemer moved the bill, as amended, for further consideration by

the Committee on Science. The motion was also approved by voice

vote.

Committee Actions

The Full Science Committee met on April 16, 1997, to consider

H.R. 363, as reported by the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment on April 9, 1997, and adopted the Subcommittee’s amendment by voice vote.

With a quorum present, Mr. Roemer moved that the Committee

report the bill, H.R. 363, as amended, to the House and that the

staff prepare the legislative report and make technical and conforming changes, and that the Chairman take all necessary steps

to bring the bill before the House for consideration. The motion was

approved by voice vote.

Mr. Sensenbrenner, Chairman of the Science Committee, asked

and received unanimous consent that Committee members have 2

subsequent calendar days in which to submit supplemental, minority or additional views on the measure, and that, pursuant to

Clause 1 of Rule XX of the Rules of the House of Representatives,

the Committee authorize the Chairman to offer such motions as

may be necessary in the House to go to conference with the Senate

on H.R. 363 or a similar Senate bill.

VI. SUMMARY OF MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE BILL

H.R. 363, to amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992

to extend the Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program, amends the EPACT as follows:

• Extends the EMF RAPID Program, the EMFIAC, and the

NEMFAC termination dates by 1 year (from December 31,

1997 to December 31, 1998).

• Extends the deadline of the Director of the NIEHS’s report to the

EMFIAC and to Congress by 1 year (from March 31, 1997 to

March 31, 1998).

• Extends the deadline of the EMFIAC’s report to the Secretary of

Energy and to Congress by 1 year (from September 30, 1997

to September 30, 1998).

• Reduces the total EMF RAPID Program 5-year authorization from

$65.0 million to $46.0 million.
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VII. SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS

Section 1. Amendments

Section 1 amends Section 2118 of EPACT by extending by 1 year:

(1) the EMF RAPID Program, the EMFIAC, and the NEMFAC termination dates (from December 31, 1997 to December 31, 1998); (2)

the deadline of the Director of the NIEHS’s report to the EMFIAC

and to Congress (from March 31, 1997 to March 31, 1998); and (3)

the deadline of the EMFIAC’s report to the Secretary of Energy

and to Congress (from September 30, 1997 to September 30, 1998).

Finally, Section 1 reduces the total EMF RAPID Program 5-year

authorization from $65.0 million to $46.0 million, consistent with

the testimony by the DOE and the non-federal participants on the

funding requirements needed to complete the Program.

VIII. COMMITTEE COST ESTIMATE

Clause 7(a) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives requires each committee report accompanying each bill or

joint resolution of a public character to contain: (1) an estimate,

made by such Committee, of the costs which would be incurred in

carrying out such bill or joint resolution in the fiscal year in which

it is reported, and in each of the 5 fiscal years following such fiscal

year (or for the authorized duration of any program authorized by

such bill or joint resolution, if less than 5 years); (2) a comparison

of the estimate of costs described in subparagraph (1) of this paragraph made by such Committee with an estimate of such costs

made by any government agency and submitted to such Committee;

and (3) when practicable, a comparison of the total estimated funding level for the relevant program (or programs) with the appropriate levels under current law. However, clause 7(d) of that rule

provides that this requirement does not apply when a cost estimate

and comparison prepared by the Director of the Congressional

Budget Office under section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act

of 1974 has been timely submitted prior to the filing of the report

and included in the report pursuant to clause 2(l)(3)(C) of rule XI.

A cost estimate and comparison prepared by the Director of the

Congressional Budget Office under section 403 of the Congressional

Budget Act of 1974 has been timely submitted prior to the filing

of this report and included in Section IX of this report pursuant to

clause 2(l)(3)(C) of rule XI.

Clause 2(l)(3)(B) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives requires each committee report that accompanies a

measure providing new budget authority (other than continuing appropriations), new spending authority, or new credit authority, or

changes in revenues or tax expenditures to contain a cost estimate,

as required by section 308(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of

1974 and, when practicable with respect to estimates of new budget

authority, a comparison of the total estimated funding level for the

relevant program (or programs) to the appropriate levels under current law. H.R. 363 does not contain any new budget authority,

credit authority, or changes in revenues or tax expenditures. Assuming that the sums authorized under the bill are appropriated,

H.R. 363 does authorize additional discretionary spending, as de-
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scribed in the Congressional Budget Office report on the bill, which

is contained in Section IX of this report.

IX. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

U.S. CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, DC. 20515

JUNE E. O’NEILL, DIRECTOR

April 17, 1997

Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.,

Chairman, Committee on Science,

U.S. House of Representatives,

Washington, DC. 20515

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN:

The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R.

363, a bill to amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to extend the

Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program.

If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased to provide them.

The CBO staff contact is Kathleen Gramp, who can be reached at 226-2860.

Sincerely,

JUNE E. O’NEILL, Director

Enclosure

cc: Honorable George E. Brown, Jr., Ranking Minority Member

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE

APRIL 17, 1997

H.R. 363

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 2118 OF THE ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 1992 TO EXTEND

THE ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS RESEARCH AND PUBLIC INFORMATION DISSEMINATION PROGRAM

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on April 16, 1997

SUMMARY

H.R. 363 would extend and modify the authorization for a multiyear initiative focused on the health effects of electric and magnetic fields. This interagency research

effort, which is funded jointly with the private sector, is administered by the Department of Energy (DOE). The current authorization allows the appropriation of

up to $65 million over a multiyear period ending in 1997, provided that nonfederal

sources match the federal funds. Since the program’s inception in 1993, appropriations have totaled $20 million and have been matched by a corresponding amount

of nonfederal support. Enacting this bill would enable the program to receive funding through 1998, and would reduce the multiyear authorization ceiling to $46 million.

Assuming funds are appropriated for these activities in 1998, CBO estimates that

enacting H.R. 363 would result in additional discretionary spending of $4 million

over the 1998-2002 period. The legislation would not affect direct spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would not apply. The legislation does not

contain any intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.

ESTIMATED COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

The estimated budgetary impact of H.R. 363 is shown in the table on the

following page. For purposes of this estimatee, CBO assumes that appropriations for

this program would total $4 million in 1998, the amount provided under current law

for 1997, and that this amount would be matched by nonfederal sources. Although

the amount authorized to be appropriated in 1998 could total up to $26 million (the

balance between the $46 million cap and the $20 million appropriated to date), CBO
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estimates that the program only needs about $4 million to complete its mission. We

assume outlays would follow historical spending patterns for such research and assessment activities at DOE.

By Fiscal Year, in Millions of Dollars

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION:

Spending Under Current Law

Budget Authority† 400000

Estimated Outlays 5 2 1 0 0 0

Proposed Changes

Authorization Level 0 4 0 0 0 0

Estimated Outlays 0 2 1 1 0 0

Spending Under H.R. 363

Authorization Level† 440000

Estimated Outlays 5 4 2 1 0 0

†The 1997 level is the amount appropriated for that year.

The costs of this legislation fill within budget function 270 (energy).

PAY-AS YOU-GO CONSIDERATIONS: None.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND P RIVATE-SECTOR IMPACT

H.R. 363 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in

the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, and would not impose any costs on

state, local, or tribal governments.

PREVIOUS CBO ESTIMATE

On March 6, 1997, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for H.R. 363 as ordered reported by the House Committee on Commerce on March 5, 1997. The estimated

budgetary impact of the two bills is the same. Although the Science Committee’s

version of H.R. 363 would reduce the amount authorized to be appropriated over the

6-year period from $65 million to $46 million, CBO estimates this change would not

affect the level of spending expected over the 1998-2002 period, because both the

existing cap and the lower cap exceed the amount of federal funding needed by the

program to complete its mission.

ESTIMATE PREPARED BY: Kathleen Gramp (226-2860)

ESTIMATE APPROVED BY:

Robert A. Sunshine

Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis

X. COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104-4

H.R. 363 contains no unfunded mandates.

XI. COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Clause 2(l)(3)(A) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives requires each committee report to include oversight

findings and recommendations required pursuant to clause 2(b)(1)

of rule X. The Committee has no oversight findings.

XII. OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT

Clause 2(l)(3)(D) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives requires each committee report to contain a summary

of the oversight findings and recommendations made by the House

Government Reform and Oversight Committee pursuant to clause

4(c)(2) of rule X, whenever such findings and recommendations

have been submitted to the Committee in a timely fashion. The

Committee on Science has received no such findings or rec-
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ommendations from the Committee on Government Reform and

Oversight.

XIII. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

Clause 2(l)(4) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives requires each report of a Committee on a bill or joint resolution of a public character to include a statement citing the specific

powers granted to the Congress in the Constitution to enact the

law proposed by the bill or joint resolution. Article I, section 8 of

the Constitution of the United States grants Congress the authority to enact H.R. 363.

XIV. FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT

The functions of the advisory committees—the EMFIAC and the

NEMFAC—extended in H.R. 363 are not currently being, nor could

they be performed, by one or more agencies or by enlarging the

mandate of another existing advisory committee.

XV. CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

The Committee finds that H.R. 363 does not relate to the terms

and conditions of employment or access to public services or accommodations within the meaning of section 102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act (Public Law 104-1).

XVI. CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

In compliance with clause 3 of rule XIII of the Rules of the

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill,

as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italics,

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman):

SECTION 2118 OF THE ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 1992

SEC. 2118. ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS RESEARCH AND PUBLIC

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION PROGRAM.

(a) * * *

* * * * * * *

(c) ROLE OF THE DIRECTOR.—

(1) * * *

* * * * * * *

(5) REPORT.—The Director shall report, by June 1, 1995,

and by March 31, ø1997¿ 1998, and as appropriate, to the

Interagency Committee established under subsection (d) and to

Congress the findings and conclusions of the Director on the

extent to which exposure to electric and magnetic fields produced by the generation, transmission, or use of electric energy

affects human health.

* * * * * * *

(e) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—
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(1) * * *

* * * * * * *

(5) The Advisory Committee shall terminate not later than

December 31, ø1997¿ 1998.

* * * * * * *

(g) REPORTS.—

(1) * * *

* * * * * * *

(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Interagency Committee, in

consultation with the Advisory Committee, shall submit to the

Secretary and the Congress—

(A) * * *

(B) not later than September 30, ø1997¿ 1998, a final

report stating the Committee’s findings and conclusions on

the effects, if any, of electric and magnetic fields on human

health and remedial actions, if any, that may be needed to

minimize any such health effects.

* * * * * * *

(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

(1) GENERAL AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be

appropriated to the Secretary a total of ø$65,000,000¿

$46,000,000 for the period encompassing fiscal years 1993

through ø1997¿ 1998 to carry out the provisions of this section,

except that not more than $1,000,000 may be expended in any

such fiscal year for activities under subsection (b)(1). Any

amounts appropriated pursuant to this paragraph shall remain

available until expended.

* * * * * * *

(l) SUNSET PROVISION.—All authority under this section shall

expire on December 31, ø1997¿ 1998.

XVII. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

On April 16, 1997, a quorum being present, the Committee favorably reported the bill to amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy

Act of 1992 to extend the Electric and Magnetic Fields Research

and Public Information Dissemination Program, by a voice vote,

and recommended its enactment.

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