Sec. 537. Study on radiation exposure
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Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the National Research Council of the National Academies shall conduct a study on radiation exposure onboard various aircraft types operated under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. In conducting the study under subsection (a), the National Research Council shall assess— radiation concentrations in such aircraft at takeoff, in-flight at high altitudes, and upon landing; the health risks and impact of radiation exposure to flight attendants and passengers onboard aircraft operating at high altitudes; and mitigation measures to prevent and reduce the health and safety impacts of radiation exposure to flight attendants and passengers.
Not later than 16 months after the initiation of the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the study conducted by the National Research Council pursuant to this section. In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.