[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
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April 21, 1997.--Ordered to be printed
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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
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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
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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.