A bill require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct an ongoing study of the health consequences of nuclear weapons tests.

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Instructs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to: (1) conduct an ongoing study of the health consequences of nuclear weapons tests by the United States and specified foreign countries, considering in particular the health consequences of exposure to specified radioactive elements produced by such tests; (2) provide for continuing study guidance and review by the Advisory Committee on Energy-Related Epidemiologic Research of the Department of Health and Human Services and by other entities engaged in the review of governmental studies relating to nuclear weapons activities; and (3) report annually to the Congress on the study results. Directs the Secretary of Energy to transfer to the Secretary funds from appropriations for nuclear weapons activities in order to permit the conduct of such study.

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 November 1997

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