To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health to design and implement a program to study the health effects of nuclear radiation on women, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8852 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8852 To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health to design and implement a program to study the health effects of nuclear radiation on women, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 15, 2026 Mr. Lawler (for himself and Mr. Levin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health to design and implement a program to study the health effects of nuclear radiation on women, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Radiation Health Research Act''. SEC. 2. HEALTH EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR RADIATION ON WOMEN. Part F of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 287d et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 486C. HEALTH EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR RADIATION ON WOMEN. ``(a) Authority To Conduct Program.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Director of NIH, acting through the Director of the Office, (in this section referred to as the `Director') shall design and implement a program to study the health effects of nuclear radiation on women. ``(b) Program Requirements.--In designing and implementing the program, the Director shall-- ``(1) specifically examine the health effects of nuclear radiation on pregnant women, adolescent girls, and pre- adolescent girls; ``(2) provide for longitudinal monitoring of individuals participating in the program over a period of not less than 10 years; `