[House Report 105-60]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                                       
105th Congress                                             Rept. 105-60
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                     Part 2
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 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.



                            C O N T E N T S

                                                                   Page
   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 high-strength 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 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 non-federal 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 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 long-term 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 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 non-federal 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 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.

                    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 described 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 
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          4      0      0      0      0      0
  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       4      4      0      0      0      0
  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 PRIVATE-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 recommendations 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, [1997] 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.--
            (1)  * * *
          * * * * * * *
            (5) The Advisory Committee shall terminate not 
        later than December 31, [1997] 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, [1997] 
                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 
        [$65,000,000] $46,000,000 for the period encompassing 
        fiscal years 1993 through [1997] 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, [1997] 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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