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related to the field in which the students are employed 
by the Commission; and 
‘‘(2) pay the costs of health and medical services furnished, 
pursuant to an agreement between the Commission and the 
Department of State, to employees of the Commission and 
dependents of the employees serving in foreign countries.’’. 
(4) PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 19 of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2015 et seq.) (as amended by section 
622(a)) is amended by inserting after section 243 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 244. PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION. 
‘‘a. DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The term ‘Hispanic-
serving institution’ has the meaning given the term in section 
502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)). 
‘‘(2) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY.—The 
term ‘historically Black college or university’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘part B institution’ in section 322 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 
‘‘(3) TRIBAL COLLEGE.—The term ‘Tribal college’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘tribally controlled college or university’ 
in section 2(a) of the Tribally Controlled College or University 
Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801(a)). 
‘‘b. PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—The Commission may establish 
and participate in activities relating to research, mentoring, instruc-
tion, and training with institutions of higher education, including 
Hispanic-serving institutions, historically Black colleges or univer-
sities, and Tribal colleges, to strengthen the capacity of the institu-
tions— 
‘‘(1) to educate and train students (including present or 
potential employees of the Commission); and 
‘‘(2) to conduct research in the field of science, engineering, 
or law, or any other field that the Commission determines 
is important to the work of the Commission.’’. 
(5) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. prec. 2011) (as 
amended by subsection (a)(2)) is amended— 
(A) by adding at the end of the items relating to 
chapter 14 the following:
‘‘Sec. 170F. Recruitment tools. 
‘‘Sec. 170G. Expenses authorized to be paid by the Commission.’’;
and 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to section 243 
the following:
‘‘Sec. 244. Partnership program with institutions of higher education.’’.
(d) RADIATION SOURCE PROTECTION.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 14 of the Atomic Energy Act 
of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) (as amended by subsection 
(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 170H. RADIATION SOURCE PROTECTION. 
‘‘a. DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(1) CODE OF CONDUCT.—The term ‘Code of Conduct’ means 
the code entitled the ‘Code of Conduct on the Safety and Secu-
rity of Radioactive Sources’, approved by the Board of Governors 
of the International Atomic Energy Agency and dated Sep-
tember 8, 2003. 
‘‘(2) RADIATION
SOURCE.—The term ‘radiation source’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) a Category 1 Source or a Category 2 Source, 
as defined in the Code of Conduct; and 
‘‘(B) any other material that poses a threat such that 
the material is subject to this section, as determined by 
the Commission, by regulation, other than spent nuclear 
fuel and special nuclear materials. 
‘‘b. COMMISSION APPROVAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall issue regula-
tions prohibiting a person from— 
‘‘(1) exporting a radiation source, unless the Commission 
has specifically determined under section 57 or 82, consistent 
with the Code of Conduct, with respect to the exportation, 
that— 
‘‘(A) the recipient of the radiation source may receive 
and possess the radiation source under the laws and regula-
tions of the country of the recipient; 
‘‘(B) the recipient country has the appropriate technical 
and administrative capability, resources, and regulatory 
structure to ensure that the radiation source will be man-
aged in a safe and secure manner; and 
‘‘(C) before the date on which the radiation source 
is shipped— 
‘‘(i) a notification has been provided to the recipient 
country; and 
‘‘(ii) a notification has been received from the 
recipient country; 
as the Commission determines to be appropriate; 
‘‘(2) importing a radiation source, unless the Commission 
has determined, with respect to the importation, that— 
‘‘(A) the proposed recipient is authorized by law to 
receive the radiation source; and 
‘‘(B) the shipment will be made in accordance with 
any applicable Federal or State law or regulation; and 
‘‘(3) selling or otherwise transferring ownership of a radi-
ation source, unless the Commission— 
‘‘(A) has determined that the licensee has verified that 
the proposed recipient is authorized under law to receive 
the radiation source; and 
‘‘(B) has required that the transfer shall be made in 
accordance with any applicable Federal or State law or 
regulation. 
‘‘c. TRACKING SYSTEM.—(1)(A) Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall issue regula-
tions establishing a mandatory tracking system for radiation sources 
in the United States. 
‘‘(B) In establishing the tracking system under subparagraph 
(A), the Commission shall coordinate with the Secretary of 
Transportation to ensure compatibility, to the maximum extent
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practicable, between the tracking system and any system estab-
lished by the Secretary of Transportation to track the shipment 
of radiation sources. 
‘‘(2) The tracking system under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) enable the identification of each radiation source by 
serial number or other unique identifier; 
‘‘(B) require reporting within 7 days of any change of 
possession of a radiation source; 
‘‘(C) require reporting within 24 hours of any loss of control 
of, or accountability for, a radiation source; and 
‘‘(D) provide for reporting under subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) through a secure Internet connection. 
‘‘d. PENALTY.—A violation of a regulation issued under sub-
section a. or b. shall be punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed 
$1,000,000. 
‘‘e. NATIONAL ACADEMY
OF SCIENCES STUDY.—(1) Not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Commission shall enter into an arrangement with the National 
Academy of Sciences under which the National Academy of Sciences 
shall conduct a study of industrial, research, and commercial uses 
for radiation sources. 
‘‘(2) The study under paragraph (1) shall include a review 
of uses of radiation sources in existence on the date on which 
the study is conducted, including an identification of any industrial 
or other process that— 
‘‘(A) uses a radiation source that could be replaced with 
an economically and technically equivalent (or improved) 
process that does not require the use of a radiation source; 
or 
‘‘(B) may be used with a radiation source that would pose 
a lower risk to public health and safety in the event of an 
accident or attack involving the radiation source. 
‘‘(3) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this section, the Commission shall submit to Congress the results 
of the study under paragraph (1). 
‘‘f. TASK FORCE ON RADIATION SOURCE PROTECTION AND SECU-
RITY.—(1) There is established a task force on radiation source 
protection and security (referred to in this section as the ‘task 
force’). 
‘‘(2)(A) The chairperson of the task force shall be the Chair-
person of the Commission (or a designee). 
‘‘(B) The membership of the task force shall consist of the 
following: 
‘‘(i) The Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee). 
‘‘(ii) The Secretary of Defense (or a designee). 
‘‘(iii) The Secretary of Energy (or a designee). 
‘‘(iv) The Secretary of Transportation (or a designee). 
‘‘(v) The Attorney General (or a designee). 
‘‘(vi) The Secretary of State (or a designee). 
‘‘(vii) The Director of National Intelligence (or a designee). 
‘‘(viii) The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (or 
a designee). 
‘‘(ix) The Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency (or a designee). 
‘‘(x) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
(or a designee).
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‘‘(xi) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency (or a designee). 
‘‘(3)(A) The task force, in consultation with Federal, State, 
and local agencies, the Conference of Radiation Control Program 
Directors, and the Organization of Agreement States, and after 
public notice and an opportunity for comment, shall evaluate, and 
provide recommendations relating to, the security of radiation 
sources in the United States from potential terrorist threats, 
including acts of sabotage, theft, or use of a radiation source in 
a radiological dispersal device. 
‘‘(B) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this section, and not less than once every 4 years thereafter, the 
task force shall submit to Congress and the President a report, 
in unclassified form with a classified annex if necessary, providing 
recommendations, including recommendations for appropriate regu-
latory and legislative changes, for— 
‘‘(i) a list of additional radiation sources that should be 
required to be secured under this Act, based on the potential 
attractiveness of the sources to terrorists and the extent of 
the threat to public health and safety of the sources, taking 
into consideration— 
‘‘(I) radiation source radioactivity levels; 
‘‘(II) radioactive half-life of a radiation source; 
‘‘(III) dispersability; 
‘‘(IV) chemical and material form; 
‘‘(V) for radioactive materials with a medical use, the 
availability of the sources to physicians and patients for 
medical treatment; and 
‘‘(VI) any other factor that the Chairperson of the 
Commission determines to be appropriate; 
‘‘(ii) the establishment of, or modifications to, a national 
system for recovery of lost or stolen radiation sources; 
‘‘(iii) the storage of radiation sources that are not used 
in a safe and secure manner as of the date on which the 
report is submitted; 
‘‘(iv) modifications to the national tracking system for radi-
ation sources; 
‘‘(v) the establishment of, or modifications to, a national 
system (including user fees and other methods) to provide for 
the proper disposal of radiation sources secured under this 
Act; 
‘‘(vi) modifications to export controls on radiation sources 
to ensure that foreign recipients of radiation sources are able 
and willing to adequately control radiation sources from the 
United States; 
‘‘(vii)(I) any alternative technologies available as of the 
date on which the report is submitted that may perform some 
or all of the functions performed by devices or processes that 
employ radiation sources; and 
‘‘(II) the establishment of appropriate regulations and 
incentives for the replacement of the devices and processes 
described in subclause (I)— 
‘‘(aa) with alternative technologies in order to reduce 
the number of radiation sources in the United States; or 
‘‘(bb) with radiation sources that would pose a lower 
risk to public health and safety in the event of an accident 
or attack involving the radiation source; and