§360qq. Annual report

(a) The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the President for transmittal to the Congress on or before April 1 of each year a comprehensive report on the administration of this part for the preceding calendar year. Such report shall include-

(1) a thorough appraisal (including statistical analyses, estimates, 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 decisions, and compromises of alleged violations by location and company name;

(4) a summary of outstanding problems confronting the administration of this part in order of priority;

(5) an analysis and evaluation of research activities completed as a result of Government and private sponsorship, and technological 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 part;

(7) the extent to which technical information was disseminated to the scientific, commercial, and labor community and consumer-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 part 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) of this section shall contain such recommendations for additional legislation as the Secretary deems necessary to promote cooperation among the several States in the improvement of electronic product radiation control and to strengthen the national electronic product radiation control program.

(June 25, 1938, ch. 675, §540, formerly act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, §540, formerly §360D, as added Oct. 18, 1968, Pub. L. 90–602, §2(3), 82 Stat. 1185 ; renumbered §540 and amended Nov. 28, 1990, Pub. L. 101–629, §19(a)(1)(B), (3), (4), 104 Stat. 4529 , 4530; Aug. 13, 1993, Pub. L. 103–80, §4(a)(2), 107 Stat. 779 .)

Codification

Section was classified to section 263l of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 101–629.

Amendments

1993-Pub. L. 103–80 amended directory language of Pub. L. 101–629, §19(a)(4), which renumbered section 263l of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, as this section.

1990-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–629, §19(a)(1)(B), substituted "this part" for "this subpart" wherever appearing.

Noninterference With Other Federal Agencies

Enactment of this section not to be construed to supersede or limit the functions under any other provision of law of any officer or agency of the United States, see section 4 of Pub. L. 90–602, set out as a note under section 360hh of this title.