An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the protection of the public health from radiation emissions from electronic products
PL 90-602 (H.R.10790), enacted 10/18/1968

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SEC. G. The Governor of Guam sliall make an annual report to the mittano^'con'^^' 
Secretary of tlie Interior on the administration of this Act who shall g""^^^-
tlien forward coi)ies of such reports to the Speaker of the House of 
Ivepresentatives and the President of the Senate. 
SKC. 7. The Comptroller General of the United States, or any of 
Auditing, 
his duly authorized representatives, shall have access, for the purpose 
of audit and examination, to the books, documents, papers, and rec-
ords of tlie agency, or agencies, of the government of Guam admin-
istering tlie plan that are jjertinent to the funds received under this 
Act. 
Approved October 17, 1968. 
Public Law 90-602 
AN ACT 
October 18, 19 68 
To aiiieud the Public Health Service Act to provide for the protection of the 
[H. R. 10790] 
public health from radiation emissions from electronic products. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of llepreHentafives of the 
United States of America In Congress assembled^ 
troTfor^HerithTnd 
Safety Act of 19 68. 
SHORT TITLE 
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Radiation Control for 
Health and Safety Act of 1968-'. 
AMENDMENTS TO PUBIJC HEALTH SERVICE ACT 
SEC. 2. Part F of title I I I of the Public Health Service xVct is gtat! fzt 
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amended— 
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(1) by striking out the heading for such part and inserting in 
lieu thereof the following: 
''PART F—LICENSING or BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS AND CLINICAL LABORA-
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D CONTROL OF RADIATION 
"SUBPART 1—BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS"; 
(2) by inserting immediately above the section heading of 
section 353 the following: 
"SUBPART 2—CLINICAL LABORATORIES"; and 
(3) by adding at the end of such part F the following new 
subpart: 
"SUBPART 3—ELECTRONIC PRODUCT RADIATION CONTROL 
"DECLARATION OF PURPOSE 
"SEC. 354. The Congress hereby declares that the public health and 
safety must be protected from the dangers of electronic product radia-
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tion. Thus, it is the purpose of this subpart to provide for the estab-
lishment by the Secretary of an electronic product radiation control 
program which shall include the development and administration of 
performance standards to control the emission of electronic product 
radiation from electronic products and the undertaking by public and 
private organizations of research and investigation into the effects and 
control of such radiation emissions. 
"DEFINITIONS 
"SEC. 355. As used in this subpart^— 
"(1) the term 'electronic product radiation' means— 
"(A) any ionizing or noji-ionizing electromagnetic or 
particulate radiation, or 
"(B) any sonic, infrasonic, or ultrasonic wave, 
which is emitted from an electronic product as the result of the 
operation of an electronic circuit in such product; 
"(2) the term 'electronic product' means (A) any manufac-
tured or assembled product which, when in operation, (i) contains 
or acts as part of an electronic circuit and (ii) emits (or in the 
absence of effective shielding or other controls would emit) elec-
tronic product radiation, or (B) any manufactured or assembled 
ai-ticle which is intended for use as a component, part, or acces-
sory of a product described in clause (A) and which when in 
operation emits (or in the absence of effective shielding or other 
controls would emit) such radiation; 
"(3) the term 'manufacturer" means any person engaged in the 
business of manufacturing, assembling, or importing of electronic 
products; 
"(4) the term 'commerce' means (A) commerce between any 
place in any State and any place outside thereof; and (B) com-
merce wholly within the District of Columbia; and 
"(5) the term 'State' includes the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and 
American Samoa. 
"p^LECTRONIC I'ROnUC'J' RADIA'J'ION CONTROL I'ROGRAM 
"SEC. 356. (a) The Secretary shall establish and carry out an elec-
tronic product radiation control program designed to protect the 
public liealth and safety from electronic product radiation. As a part 
of such program, he shall— 
"(1) pursuant to section 358, develop and administer perform-
ance standards for electronic products; 
"(2) plan, conduct, coordinate, and support research, develop-
ment, training, and operational activities to minimize the emis-
sions of and the exposure of people to, unnecessary electronic 
product radiation; 
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" (3) maintain liaison with and receive information from other 
Federal and State departments and agencies with related inter-
ests, professional organizations, industry, industry and labor asso-
ciations, and other organizations on present and future potential 
electronic product radiation; 
"(4) study and evaluate emissions of, and conditions of ex-
posure to, electronic product radiation and intense magnetic 
fields; 
"(5) develop, test, and evaluate the effectiveness of procedures 
and techniques for minimizing exposure to electronic product 
radiation; and 
"(6) consult and maintain liaison with the Secretary of Com-
merce, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Labor, the 
Atomic Energy Commission, and other appropriate Federal de-
partments and agencies on (A) techniques, equipment, and pro-
grams for testing and evaluating electronic product radiation, and 
(B) the development of performance standards pursuant to sec-
tion 358 to control such radiation emissions. 
"(b) In carrying out the purposes of subsection (a), the Secretary 
is authorized to— 
"(1) (A) collect and make available, through publications and 
other appropriate means, the results of, and other information 
concerning, research and studies relating to the nature and extent 
of the hazards and control of electronic product radiation; and 
(B) make such recommendations relating to such hazards and 
control as he considers appropriate; 
"(2) make grants to public and private agencies, organizations, 
and institutions, and to individuals for the purposes stated in 
paragraphs (2), (4), and (5) of subsection (a) of this section; 
"(3) contract with public or private agencies, institutions, and 
organizations, and with individuals, without regard to sections 
3648 and 3709 of the Eevised Statutes of the United States (31 
U.S.C. 529,41 U.S.C. 5) ; and 
"(4) procure (by negotiation or otherwise) electronic prod-
ucts for research and testing purposes, and sell or otherwise dis-
pose of such products. 
"(c)(1) Each recipient of assistance under this subpart pursuant 
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to grants or contracts entered into under other than competitive 
bidding procedures shall keep such records as the Secretary shall pre-
scribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposi-
tion by such recipient of the proceeds of such assistance, the total cost 
of the project or undertaking in connection with which such assistance 
is given or used, and the amount of that portion of the cost of the 
project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other rec-
ords as will facilitate an effective audit. 
"(2) The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United 
States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have 
access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, docu-
gress. 
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meiits, papei-s, and records of the recipients that are pertinent to the 
grants or contracts entered into under this subpart under other than 
competitive bidding procedures. 
"STUDIES BY THE SECRETARY 
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ug^,^^ 357. (a) The Secretary shall conduct the following studies, 
and shall make a report or reports of the results of such studies to 
the Congress on or before January 1, 1970, and from time to time 
thereafter as he may find necessary, together with such recommenda-
tions for legislation as he may deem appropriate: 
"(1) A study of present State and Federal control of heaHh hazards 
from electronic product radiation and other types of ionizing radia-
tion, wliich study shall include, but not be limited to— 
"(A) control of health hazards from radioactive materials other 
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than materials regulated under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; 
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"(B) any gaps and inconsistencies in present controls; 
"(C) the need for controlling the sale of certain used electronic 
products, particularly antiquated X-ray equipment, without 
upgrading such products to meet the standards for new products 
or separate standards for used products; 
"(D) measures to assure consistent and effective control of the 
aforementioned health hazards; 
"(E!) measures to strengthen radiological health programs of 
State governments; and 
"(F) the feasibility of authorizing the Secretary to enter into 
arrangements with individual States or groups of States to define 
their respective functions and responsibilities for the control of 
electronic product radiation and other ionizing radiation; 
"(2) A study to determine the necessity for the development of 
standards for the use of nonmedical electronic products for commercial 
and industrial purposes; and 
"(3) A study of the development of practicable procedures for the 
detection and measurement of electronic product radiation w4iich may 
be emitted from electronic products manufactured or imported prior 
to the ett'ective date of any applicable standard established pursuant 
to this subpart. 
"(b^ In carrying out these studies, the Secretary shall invite the 
participation of other Federal departments and agencies having re-
lated responsibilities and interests, State governments—particularly 
those of States which regulate radioactive materials under section 274 
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fessional, labor, and nidustrial organizations. Upon request from con-
gressional committees interested in these studies, the Secretary shall 
keep these committees currently informed as to the progress of the 
studies and shall permit the committees to send observers to meetings 
of the study groups. 
"(c) The Secretary or his designee shall organize the studies and 
the participation of the invited participants as he deems best. Any 
dissent from the findings and recommendations of the Secretary shall 
be included in the report if so requested by the dissenter. 
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"rERFORMANCF, STANDARDS FOR ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS 
"SEC. 35«. (a) (1) The Scci-etary shall by regulation prescribe per-
formance standards for electronic products to control the emission of 
electronic product radiation from such products if he determines that 
such standards are necessary for the protection of the public health 
and safety. Such standards may include provisions for the testing of 
such products and the measurement of their electronic product radia-
tion emissions, may I'equire the attachment of warning signs and labels, 
and may require the provision of instructions for the installation, 
operation, and use of such products. Such standards may be prescribed 
from time to time whenever such determinations are made, but the 
iirst of such standards shall be prescribed prior to January 1, 1970. 
In the development of such standards, the Secretary shall consult w^th 
Federal and State departments and agencies having related responsi-
bilities or interests and with appropriate professional organizations 
and interested persons, includmg representatives of industries and 
labor organizations which would be affected by such standards, and 
shall give consideration to— 
"(A) the latest available scientific and medical data in the 
field of electronic product radiation; 
"(B) the standards currently recommended by (i) other Fed-
eral agencies having i-esponsibilities relating to the control and 
measurement of electronic pi-oduct radiation, and (ii) public or 
private groups having an expertise in the field of electronic prod-
uct radiation; 
"(C) the reasonableness and technical feasibility of such stand-
ards as applied to a particular electronic product; 
"(D) the adaptability of such standards to the need for uni-
formity and reliability of testing and measuring procedures and 
equipment; and 
"(E) in the case of a component, or accessory described in par-
agraph (2) (B) of section 355, the performance of such article 
in the manufactured or assembled product for which it is 
designed. 
"(2) The Secretary may prescribe different and individual per-
formance standards, to the extent appropriate and feasible, for dif-
ferent electronic products so as to recognize their different operating 
characteristics and uses. 
"(3) The j>erformance standards prescribed under this section shall 
not apply to any electronic product which is intended solely for ex-
port II (A) such product and the outside of any shipping container 
used in the export of such product are labeled or tagged to show that 
such product is intended for export, and (B) such product meets 
all the applicable requirements oi the country to which such product 
is intended for export. 
"(4) The Secretary may by regulation amend or revoke any per-
formance standard i^rescribed under this section. 
"(5) The Secretary may exempt from the provisions of this section 
any electronic product intended for use by departments or agencies 
of the United States provided such department or agency has pre-
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scribed procurement specifications governing emissions of electronic 
product radiation and provided further that such product is of a type 
used solely or predominantly by departments or agencies of the United 
States. 
"(b) The provisions of subchapter I I of chapter 5 of title 5 of the 
United States Code (relating to the administrative procedure for 
Fus^c^ss'f 701. rulemaking), and of chapter 7 of such title (relating to judicial re-
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' view), shall apply with respect to any regulation prescribing, amend-
ing, or revoking any standard prescribed under this section. 
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"(c) Each regulation prescribing, amending, or revoking a stand-
egis er. ^^^^ shall specify the date on which it shall take effect which, in the 
case of any regulation prescribing, or amending any standard, may 
not be sooner than one year or not later than two years after the date 
on which such regulation is issued, unless the Secretary finds, for good 
cause shown, that an earlier or later effective date is in the public inter-
est and publishes in the Federal Register his reason for such finding, 
in which case such earlier or later date shall apply. 
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regulation issued under this section prescribing, amending, or i-evok-
ing a performance standard, any person who will be adversely affected 
by such regulation when it is effective may at any time prior to the 
sixtieth day after such regulation is issued file a petition with the 
United States court of appeals for the circuit wherein such person 
resides or has his principal place of business, for a judicial review 
of such regulation. A copy of the petition shall be forthwith trans-
mitted by the clerk of the coui-t to the Secretary or other officer desig-
nated by him for that purpose. The Secretary thereupon shall file in the 
court the record of the proceedings on which the Secretary based the 
regulation, as provided in section 2112 of title 28 of the LTnited States 
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" (2) If the petitioner applies to the court for leave to adduce addi-
tional evidence, and shows to the satisfaction of the court that such 
additional evidence is material and that there were reasonable grounds 
for the failure to adduce such evidence in the proceeding before the 
Secretary, the court may order such additional evidence (and evidence 
in rebuttal thereof) to be taken before the Secretary, and to be ad-
duced upon the hearing, in such manner and upon such terms and 
conditions as to the court may seem proper. The Secretary may mod-
ify his findings, or make new findings, by reason of the additional 
evidence so taken, and he shall file such modified or new findings, and 
his recommendations, if any, for the modification or setting aside of 
his original regulation, with the return of such additional evidence. 
"(3) Upon the filing of the petition referred to in paragraph (1) of 
this subsection, the court shall have jurisdiction to review the regula-
tion in accordance with chapter 7 of title 5 of the United States Code 
and to grant appropriate relief as provided in such chapter. 
"(4) The judgment of the court affirming or setting aside, in whole 
or in part, any such regulation of the Secretary shall be final, subject 
to review by the Supreme Court of the United States upon certiorari 
or certification as provided in section 1254 of title 28 of the United 
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"(5) Any action instituted under this subsection shall survive, not-
withstanding any change in the person occupying the office of Secretary 
or any vacancy in such office. 
"(6) The remedies provided for in this subsection shall be in addi-
tion to and not in substitution for any other remedies provided by law. 
"(e) A certified copy of the transcript of the record and adminis-
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trative proceedings under this section shall be furnished by the Sec-
retary to any interested party at his request, and payment of the costs 
thereof, and shall be admissible in any criminal, exclusion of imports, 
or other proceeding arising under or in respect of this subpart, irre-
spective of whether proceedings with respect to the regulation have 
previously been initiated or become final under this section. 
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part referred to as the 'Committee') which he shall consult before pre- a^ds committee. 
scribing any standard under this section. The Committee shall be 
appointed by the Secretary, after consultation with public and private 
agencies concerned with the technical aspect of electronic product 
radiation safety, and shall be composed of fifteen members eacli of 
whom shall be technically qualified by training and experience in one 
or more fields of science or engineering applicable to electronic product 
radiation safety, as follows: 
"(i) Five members shall be selected from governmental agen-
cies, including Stafe and Federal Governments; 
"(ii) Five members shall be selected from the affected indus-
tries after consultation with industry representatives; and 
"(iii) Five members shall be selected from the general public, 
of which at least one shall be a representative of organized lal^or. 
"(B) The Committee may propose electronic product radiation prop^olai.^*^"'^^'^^' 
safety standards to the Secretary for his consideration. All proceedings 
of the Committee shall be recorded and the record of each such pro-
ceeding shail be available for public inspsction. 
"(2) Members of the Committee w^ho are not officers or employees 
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of the United States shall, while attending meetings or conferences 
of the Committee or otherwise engaged in the business of the Com-
mittee, be entitled to receive compensation at a rate fixed by the Secre-
tary, but not exceeding $100 per diem (including traveltime), and 
while away from their homes or regular places of business they may 
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
as authorized in section 5703 of title 5 of the United States (^ode for 
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persons in the Government service employed intermittently. Payments 
under this subsection shall not render members of the Committee offi-
(^ers or employees of the United States for any purpose. 
"(g) Tlie Secretary shall review and evaluate on a continuing basis evaitTatl^n^"^ 
testing programs carried out by industry to assure the adequacy of 
hafeguai'ds against hazardous electronic product radiation and to as-
sure that electronic products comply with standards prescribed under 
this section. 
"(h) Every manufacturer of an electronic product to which is ap- ficatroliT* ''^'"" 
plicable a standard in effect under this section shall furnish to the dis-
tributor or dealer at the time of delivery of such product, in the form 
of a label or tag permanently affixed to such product or in such man-
ner as approved by the Secretary, the certification that such product 
conforms to all applicable standards under this section. Such certifica-
tion shall be based upon a test, in accordance with such standard, of 
the individual article to which it is attached or upon a testing pro-
gram which is in accord with good manufacturing practice and whicli 
has not been disapproved by the Secretary (in such manner as he sh-all 
prescribe by regulation) on the grounds that it does not assure the 
adequacy of safeguards against hazardous electronic product radia-
tion or that it does not assure that electronic pi-oducts comply with 
the standards prescribed under this section. 
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"NOTIFICATION OF DEFECTS I N , AND REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OP, 
ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS 
''SEC. 359. (a) (1) Every manufacturer of electronic products who 
discovers that an electronic product produced, assembled, or imported 
by him has a defect which relates to the safety of use of such product 
by reason of the emission of electronic product radiation, or that an 
electronic product produced, assembled, or imported by him on or 
after the effective date of an applicable standard prescribed pursuant 
to section 358 fails to comply with such standard, shall immediately 
notify the Secretary of such defect or failure to comply if such product 
has left the place of manufacture and shall (except as authorized by 
paragraph (2)) with reasonable promptness furnish notification of 
such defect or failure to the persons (where known to the manufac-
turer) specified in subsection (b) of this section. 
"(2) If, in the opinion of such manufacturer, the defect or failure 
to comply is not such as to create a significant risk of injury, including 
genetic injury, to any person, he may, at the time of giving notice 
to the Secretary of such defect or failure to comply, apply to the 
Secretary for an exemption from the requirement of notice to the 
persons specified in subsection (b). If such application states reason-
able grounds for such exemption, the Secretary shall afford such manu-
facturer an opportunity to present his views and evidence in support 
of the application, the burden of proof being on the manufacturer. 
If, after such presentation, the Secretary is satisfied that such defect 
or failure to comply is not such as to create a significant risk of injury, 
including genetic injury, to any person, he shall exempt such manu-
facturer from the requirement of notice to the persons specified in 
subsection (b) of this section and from the requirements of repair or 
replacement imposed by subsection (f) of this section. 
"(b) The notification (other than to the Secretary) required by 
paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this section shall be accomplished— 
"(1) by certified mail to the first purchaser of such product 
for purposes other than resale, and to any subsequent transferee 
of such product; and 
"(2) by certified mail or other more expeditious means to the 
dealers or distributors of such manufacturer to whom such prod-
uct was delivered. 
"(c) The notifications required by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) 
of this section shall contain a clear description of such defect or fail-
ure to comply with an applicable standard, an evaluation of the haz-
ard reasonably related to such defect or failure to comply, and a state-
ment of the measures to be taken to repair such defect. In the case 
of a notification to a person referred to m subsection (b) of this sec-
tion, the notification shall also advise the person of his rights under 
subsection (f) of this section. 
"(d) Every manufacturer of electronic products shall furnish to 
the Secretary a true or representative copy oi all notices, bulletins, and 
other communications to the dealers or distributors of such manu-
facturer or to purchasers (or subsequent transferees) of electronic 
products of such manufacturer regarding any such defect in such 
product or any such failure to comply with a standard applicable to 
such product. The Secretary shall disclose to the public so much of the 
information contained in such notice or other information obtained 
under section 360A as he deems will assist in carrying out the purposes 
of this subpart, but he shall not disclose any information which con-
tains or relates to a trade secret or other matter referred to in section 
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"(e) If through testing, inspection, investigation, or research car-
ried out pursuant to this subpart, or examination of reports submitted 
pursuant to section 360A, or otherwise, the Secretary determines that 
any electronic product— 
"(1) does not comply with an applicable standard prescribed 
pursuant to section 358; or 
" (2) contains a defect which relates to the safety of use of such 
product by reason of the emission of electronic product radiation; 
he shall immediately notify the manufacturer of such product of such 
defect or failure to comply. The notice shall contain the findings of 
the Secretary and shall include all information upon which the find-
ings are based. The Secretary shall afford such manufacturer an op-
portunity to present his views and evidence in support thereof, to 
establish that there is no failure of compliance or that the alleged 
defect does not exist or does not relate to safety of use of the product 
by reason of the emission of such radiation hazard. If after such pres-
entation by the manufacturer the Secretary determines that such prod-
uct does not comply with an applicable standard prescribed pursuant 
to section 358, or that it contains a defect which relates to the safety 
of use of such product by reason of the emission of electronic product 
radiation, the Secretary shall direct the manufacturer to furnish the 
notification specified in subsection (c) of this section to the persons 
specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of this section 
(where known to the manufacturer), unless the manufacturer has 
applied for an exemption from the requirement of such notification 
on the ground specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) and the 
Secretary is satisfied that such noncompliance or defect is not such as 
to create a significant risk of injury, including genetic injury, to any 
person. 
"(f) If any electronic product is found under subsection (a) or (e) 
to fail to comply with an applicable standard prescribed under this 
subpart or to have a defect which relates to the safety of use of such 
product, and the notification specified in subsection (c) is required to 
be furnished on account of such failure or defect, the manufacturer of 
such product shall (1) without charge, bring such product into con-
formity with such standard or remedy such defect and provide reim-
bursement for any expenses for transportation of such product incurred 
in connection with having such product brought into conformity or 
having such defect remedied, (2) replace such product with a like or 
equivalent product which complies with each applicable standard pre-
scribed under this subpart and which has no defect relating to the 
safety of its use, or (3) make a refund of the cost of such product. The 
manufacturer shall take the action required by this subsection in such 
manner, and with respect to such persons, as the Secretary by regula-
tions shall prescribe. 
"(g) This section shall not apply to any electronic product that was 
manufactured before the date of the enactment of this subpart. 
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IMPORTS 
"SEC. 360. (a) Any electronic product offered for importation into 
the United States which fails to comply with an applicable standard 
prescribed under this subpart, or to which is not affixed a certifica-
tion in the form of a label or tag in conformity with section 358(h) 
shall be refused admission into the United States. The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall deliver to the Secretary of Health, Education, and 
Welfare, upon the 1 after's request, samples of electronic products 
which are being imported or offered for import into the United States, 
giving notice thereof to the owner or consignee, who may have a 
hearing before the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. If 
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it appears from an examination of such samples or otherwise that 
any electronic product fails to comply with applicable standards pre-
scribed pursuant to section 358, then, unless subsection (b) of this 
section applies and is complied with, (1) such electronic product 
shall be refused admission, and (2) the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall cause the destruction of such electronic product unless such 
article is exported, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
the Treasury, within 90 days after the date of notice of refusal of 
admission or within such additional time as may be permitted by such 
regulations. 
''(b) If it appears to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Wel-
fare that any electronic product refused admission pursuant to sub-
section (a) of this section can be brought into compliance with 
applicable standards prescribed pursuant to section 358, final determi-
nation as to admission of such electronic product may be deferred upon 
filing of timely written application by the owner or consignee and 
the execution by him of a good and sufficient bond providing for the 
payment of such liquidated damages in the event of default as the 
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare may by regulation 
prescribe. If such application is filed and such bond is executed the 
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare may, in accordance 
with rules prescribed by him, permit the applicant to perform such 
operations with respect to such electronic product as may be specified 
in the notice of permission. 
"(c) All expenses (including travel, per diem or subsistence, and 
salaries of officers or employees of the ITnited States) in connection 
with the destruction provided for in subsection (a) of this section 
and the supervision of operations provided for in subsection (b) of 
this section, and all expenses in connection with the storage, car^aj^o, 
or labor with respect to any electronic product refused admission 
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall be paid by the owner or 
consignee, and, in event of default, shall constitute a lien against any 
future importations made by such owner or consignee. 
"(d) It shall be the duty of every manufacturer offering an elec-
tronic product for importation into the United States to designate 
in writing an agent upon whom service of all administrative and 
judicial processes, notices, orders, decisions, and requirements may be 
made for and on behalf of said manufacturer, and to file such desig-
nation w'ith the Secretary, which designation may from time to time 
be changed by like writing, similarly filed. Service of all administra-
tive and judicial processes, notices, orders, decisions, and requirements 
may be made upon said manufacturer by service upon such designated 
agent at his office or usual place of residence with like effect as if made 
personally upon said manufacturer, and in default of such designation 
of such agent, service of process, notice, order, requirement, or deci-
sion in any proceeding before the Secretary or in any judicial proceed-
ing for enforcement of this subpart or any standards prescribed pur-
suant to this subpart may be made by posting such process, notice, 
order, requirement, or decision in the Office of the Secretary or in a 
place designated by him by regulation. 
"SEC. 36()A. (a) If the Secretary finds for good cause that the 
methods, tests, or programs related to electronic product radiation 
safety in a particular factory, warehouse, or establishment in which 
electronic products are manufactured or held, may not be adequate 
or reliable, officers or employees duly designated by the Secretary, 
upon presenting appropriate credentials and a written notice to the 
owner, operator, or agent in charge, are thereafter authorized (1) 
to enter, at reasonable times, any area in such factory, warehouse, or 
establishment in which the maTiufacturer's tests (or testing pro-
grams) required by section 358(h) are carried out, and (2) to in-
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spect, at reasonable times and within reasonable limits and in a 
reasonable manner, the facilities and procedures within such area 
which are related to electronic product radiation safety. Each such 
inspection shall be commenced and completed with reasonable prompt-
ness. In addition to other grounds upon which good cause rnay be 
found for purposes of this subsection, good cause will be considered 
to exist in any case where the manufacturer has introduced into com-
merce any electronic product which does not comply with an apj)U-
cable standard prescribed under this subj)art and with respect to which 
no exemption from the notification requirements has been granted by 
the Secretary under section 359 (a) (2) or 359 (e). 
"(b) Every manufacturer of electronic products shall establish and Records, 
maintain such records (including testing records), make such reports, 
and provide such information, as the Secretary may reasonably require 
to enable him to determine whether such manufacturer has acted or is 
acting in compliance with this subpart and standards prescribed pur-
suant to this subpart and shall, upon request of an officer or employee 
duly designated by the Secretary, permit such officer or employee to 
inspect appropriate books, papers, records, and documents relevant to 
determining whether such manufacturer has acted or is acting in com-
pliance with standards prescribed pursuant to this subpart. 
"(c) Every manufacturer of electronic products shall provide to 
the Secretary such performance data and other technical data related 
to safety as may be required to carry out the purposes of this subpart. 
The Secretary is authorized to require the manufacturer to give such 
notification of such performance and technical data at the time of orig-
inal purchase to the ultimate purchaser of the electronic product, as he 
determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this subpart after 
consulting with the affected industry. 
"(d) Accident and investigation reports made under this subpart 
by any officer, employee, or agent of the Secretary shall be available for 
US3 in any civil, criminal, or other judicial proceeding arising out of 
such accident. Any such officer, employee, or agent may be required to 
testify in such proceedings as to the facts developed in such investiga-
tions. Any such report shall be made available to the public in a manner 
which need not identify individuals. All reports on research projects, 
demonstration projects, and other related activities shall be public 
information. 
" (e) The Secretary or his representative shall not disclose any infor-
mation reported to or otherwise obtained by him, pursuant to sub-
section (a) or (b) of this section, which concerns any information 
which contains or relates to a trade secret or other matter referred to 
in section 1905 of title 18 of the United States Code, except that such 
^2 stat. 791. 
information may be disclosed to other officers or employees of the 
Department and of other agencies concerned with carrying out this 
subpart or when relevant in any proceeding under this subpart. Noth-
ing in this section shall authorize the withholding of information by 
the Secretary, or by any officers or employees under his control, from 
the duly authorized committees of the Congress. 
"(f) The Secretary may by regulation (1) require dealers and dis-
tributors of electronic products, to which there are applicable stand-
ards prescribed under this subpart and the retail prices of which is not 
less than $50, to furnish manufacturers of such products such infor-
mation as may be necessary to identify and locate, for purposes of sec-
tion 359, the first purchasers of such products for purposes other than 
resale, and (2) require manufacturers to preserve such information. 
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Any regulation establishing a requirement pursuant to clause (1) of 
the preceding sentence shall (A) authorize such dealers and distribu-
tors to elect, in lieu of immediately furnishing such information to 
the manufacturer, to hold and preserve such information until advised 
by the manufacturer or Secretary that such information is needed by 
the manufacturer for purposes of section 359, and (B) provide that 
the dealer or distributor shall, upon making such election, give prompt 
notice of such election (together with information identifying the 
notifier and the product) to the manufacturer and shall, when advised 
by the manufacturer or Secretary, of the need therefor for the pur-
poses of section 359, immediately furnish the manufacturer with the 
required information. If a dealer or distributor discontinues the deal-
ing in or distribution of electronic products, he shall turn the infor-
mation over to the manufacturer. Any manufacturer receiving infor-
mation pursuant to this subsection concerning first purchasers of prod-
ucts for purposes other than resale shall treat it as confidential and 
may use it only if necessary for the purpose of notifying persons 
pursuant to section 359 (a). 
a PROHIBITED ACTS 
"SEC. 360B. (a) It shall be unlawful— 
" (1) for any manufacturer to introduce, or to deliver for intro-
duction, into commerce, or to import into the United States, any 
electronic product which does not comply with an applicable 
standard prescribed pursuant to section 358; 
" (2) for any person to fail to furnish any notification or other 
material or information required by section 359 or 360A; or to 
fail to comply with the requirements of section 359(f) ; 
"(3) for any person to fail or to refuse to establish or main-
tain records required by this subpart or to permit access by the 
Secretary or any of his duly authorized representatives to, or the 
copying of, such records, or to permit entry or inspection, as re-
quired oy or pursuant to section 360A; 
"(4) for any person to fail or to refuse to make any report 
required pursuant to section 360A(b) or to furnish or preserve 
any information required pursuant to section 360A(f); or 
"(5) for any person (A) to fail to issue a certification as re-
quired by section 358 (h), or (B) to issue such a certification when 
such certification is not based upon a test or testing program 
meeting the requirements of section 358(h) or when the issuer, 
in the exercise of due care, would have reason to know that such 
certification is false or misleading in a material respect. 
"(b) The Secretary may exempt any electronic product, or class 
thereof, from all or part of subsection (a), upon such conditions as 
he may find necessary to protect the public health or welfare, for the 
purpose of research, investigations, studies, demonstrations, or train-
ing, or for reasons of national security. 
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ENFORCEMENT 
"SEC. 360C. (a) The district courts of the United States shall have 
jurisdiction, for cause shown, to restrain violations of section 36013 
and to restrain dealers and distributors of electronic products from 
selling or otherwise disposing of electronic products which do not con-
form to an applicable standard prescribed pursuant to section 358 
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except when such products are disposed of by returning them to the 
distributor or manufacturer from whom they were obtamed. The dis-
trict courts of the United States shall also have jurisdiction in ac-
cordance with section 1355 of title 28 of the United States Code to 
^^ stat. 934. 
enforce the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. 
"(b)(1) Any person who violates section 360B shall be subject 
to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000. For purposes of this sub-
section, any such violation shall with respect to each electronic prod-
uct involved, or with respect to each act or omission made unlawful 
by section 360B, constitute a separate violation, except that the maxi-
mum civil penalty imposed on any person under this subsection for 
any related series of violations shall not exceed $300,000. 
"(2) Any such civil penalty may on application be remitted or 
mitigated by the Secretary. In determining the amount of such 
penalty, or whether it should be remitted or mitigated and in what 
amount, the appropriateness of such penalty to the size of the busi-
ness of the person charged and the gravity of the violation shall be 
considered. The amount of such penalty, when finaPy determined, may 
be deducted from any sums owing by the United States to the person 
charged. 
"(c) Actions under subsections (a) and (b) of this section may be 
brought in the district court of the United States for the district 
wherein any act or omission or transaction constituting the violation 
occurred, or in such court for the district where the defendant is 
found or transacts business, and process in such cases may be served 
in any other district of which the defendant is an inhabitant or 
wherever the defendant may be found. 
"(d) Nothing in this subpart shall be construed as requiring the 
Secretary to report for the institution of proceedings minor viola-
tions of this subpart whenever he believes that the public interest will 
be adequately served by a suitable written notice or warning. 
"(e) Except as provided in the first sentence of section 360F, com-
pliance with this subpart or any regulations issued thereunder shall 
not relieve any person from liability at common law or under statu-
tory law. 
(f) The remedies provided for in this subpart shall be in addition 
to and not in substitution for any other remedies provided by law. 
"ANNUAL REPORT 
"SEC. 360D. (a) The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the grills'!'''*'° *^'°"" 
President for transmittal to the Congress on or before April 1 of 
each year a comprehensive report on the administration of this sub-
part for the preceding calendar year. Such report shall include— 
"(1) a thorough appraisal (including statistical analyses, es-
timates, and long-term projections) of the incidence of biological 
injury and effects, including genetic effects, to the population 
resulting from exposure to electronic product radiation, with a 
breakdown, insofar as practicable, among the various sources of 
such radiation; 
"(2) a list of Federal electronic product radiation control 
standards prescribed or in effect in such year, with identification 
of standards newly prescribed during such year; 
"(3) an evaluation of the degree of observance of applicable 
standards, including a list of enforcement actions, court deci-
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sions, and compromises of alleged violations by location and 
company name; 
"(4) a summary of outstanding problems confronting the ad-
ministration of this subpart in order of priority; 
" (5) an analysis and evaluation of research activities completed 
as a result of Government and private sponsorship, and tech-
nological progress for safety achieved during such year; 
"(6) a list, with a brief statement of the issues, of completed 
or pending judicial actions under this subpart; 
"(7) the extent to which technical information was dissemi-
nated to the scientific, commercial, and laibor community and con-
sumer-oriented information was made available to the public; 
and 
"(8) the extent of cooperation between Government officials 
and representatives of industry and other interested parties in 
the implementation of this subpart including a log or summary 
of meetings held between Government officials and representatives 
of industry and other interested parties. 
"(b) The report required by subsection (a) shall contain such rec-
ommendations for additional legislation as the Secretary deems nec-
essary to promote cooperation among the several Sta-tes in the improve-
ment of electronic product radiation control and to strengthen the 
national electronic product radiation control program. 
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FEDERAL-STATE COOPERATION 
"SEC. 860E. The Secretary is authorized (1) to accept from State 
and local authorities engaged in activities related to health or safety 
or consumer protection, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, any 
assistance in the administration and enforcement of this subpart which 
he may request and which they may be able and willing to provide 
and, if so agreed, may pay in advance or otherwise for the reasonable 
cost of such assistance, and (2) he may, for the purpose of conducting 
examinations, investigations, and inspections, commission any officer 
or employee of any such authority as an officer of the Department. 
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EFFECT ON STATE STANDARDS 
"SEC. 360F. Whenever any standard prescribed pursuant to section 
358 with respect to an aspect of performance of an electronic product 
is in effect, no State or political subdivision of a State shall have any 
authority either to establish, or to continue in effect, any standard 
which is applicable to the same aspect of performance of such product 
and which is not identical to the Federal standard. Nothing in this 
subpart shall be construed to prevent the Federal Government or the 
government of any State or political subdivision thereof from estab-
lishing a requirement with respect to emission of radiation from elec-
tronic products procured for its own use if such requirement imposes 
a more restrictive standard than that required to comply with the 
otherwise applicable Federal standard." 
DEFINITIONS 
SEC. 3. As used in the amendments made by section 2 of this Act, 
except when otherwise specified, the term "Secretary" means the Secre-
tary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the term "Department" 
means the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. 
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NONINTERrERENCE W I T H OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES 
SEC. 4. The amendments made by section 2 of this Act shall not be 
construed as superseding or limiting the functions, under any other 
provision of law, of any officer or agency of the United States. 
Approved October 18, 1968. 
Public Law 90-603 
AN ACT 
To amend title 37, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under whieh 
physicians and dentists who extend their service on active duty in a uniformed 
service may l)e paid continuation pay. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 311 
(a) (2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
"(2) has completed his initial active duty obligation; and". 
SEC. 2. The amendment made by this Act becomes effective as of 
January 1,1968. 
Approved October 18, 1968. 
October 18, 1968 
[S.4158] 
Armed Forces. 
Physicians and 
dentists, duty ex-
tension. 
81 Stat. 651. 
Effective date. 
Public Law 90-604 
AN ACT 
To authorize the disposal of magnesium from the national stockpile. 
October 18, 19 68 
[H. R. 5785] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rep'reseritatives of the 
United States of America in Congress a^senMed, That the Adminis-
trator of General Services is hereby authorized to disi>ose of, by ne-
gotiation or otherwise, approximately fifty-five thousand short tons 
of magnesium now held in the national stockpile established pur-
suant to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
U.S.C. 90-98h). Such disposition may be made without regard to the 
provisions of section 3 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
Piling Act: Provided, That the time and method of disposition shall 
be fixed with due regard to the protection of the United States against 
avoidable loss and the protection of producers, processors, and con-
sumers against avoidable disruption of their usual markets. 
Approved October 18, 1968. 
Magnesium. 
Disposal. 
60 Stat. 596. 
50 u s e 98 note. 
Public Law 90-605 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, relating to certain common carrier opera-
tions in the District of Columbia. 
October 18, 1968 
[H. R. 18248] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of A^nerica in Congress assemhled^ That section 2 of the 
Act entitled "An Act to provide for the regulation of fares for the 
transportation of schoolchildren in the District of 
Columbia", 
approved August 9, 1955 (D.C. Code, sec. 44-214a), is amended to 
read a.s follows: 
"SEC. 2. In the case of any common carrier required to furnish trans-
portation to schoolchildren at a reduced fare under this Act, the Wash-
D.C. 
Schoolchildren, 
fares. 
76 Stat. 113.