H.R. 10491

CHARGE Act

Sponsor: Warren Davidson · 0 cosponsors

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Sec. 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Community Health and Agricultural Research on Grid Exposure Act or the CHARGE Act.

Sec. 2. NIH study on effects of 750-kilovolt or greater transmission lines

(a) Study. As soon as practically feasible, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, (in this section referred to as the Secretary) shall conduct a study on the effects of 750-kilovolt or greater transmission lines on—

(1) the health of humans and livestock; and

(2) crop yields.

(b) Report

(1) Submission. Upon the conclusion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the chair and ranking member of the committees described in paragraph (2) a report detailing the results of the study.

(2) Committees described. The committees described in this paragraph are the following:

(A) The Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives.

(B) The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.

(C) The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.

(D) The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.