21 U.S.C. § 360ii — Program of control

(a) Establishment The Secretary must set up and run an "electronic product radiation control program" to protect public health and safety from electronic product radiation. As part of the program, the Secretary must: (1) develop and run performance standards for electronic products, under section 360kk; (2) plan, run, coordinate, and support research, development, training, and operational work to cut down unnecessary radiation emissions and people's exposure to them; (3) stay in contact with, and get information from, other federal and state agencies with related interests, professional organizations, industry and labor associations, and other groups working on present and future electronic product radiation; (4) study and evaluate radiation emissions, conditions of exposure to them, and intense magnetic fields; (5) develop, test, and check how well procedures and techniques work at cutting down exposure to radiation; and (6) consult and stay in contact with the Secretaries of Commerce, Defense, and Labor, the Atomic Energy Commission, and other relevant federal agencies about (A) techniques, equipment, and programs for testing and evaluating radiation, and (B) developing performance standards under section 360kk to control radiation emissions. (b) Powers of Secretary To carry out subsection (a), the Secretary is allowed to: (1)(A) collect and share, through publications and other means, research results and other information on the nature, extent, and control of radiation hazards, and (B) make recommendations about those hazards and their control that the Secretary thinks are appropriate; (2) make grants to public and private agencies, organizations, institutions, and individuals for the purposes named in paragraphs (2), (4), and (5) of subsection (a) — that is, research and training, studying radiation exposure, and developing and testing exposure-reduction methods; (3) contract with public or private agencies, institutions, organizations, or individuals, without following certain federal procurement rules (title 31, section 3324, and title 41, section 6101); and (4) buy electronic products, by negotiation or other means, for research and testing, and sell or otherwise dispose of them. (c) Record keeping (1) Anyone who receives grant or contract funding under this part, where the grant or contract was not awarded through competitive bidding, must keep the records the Secretary requires. These records must fully show how much money the recipient got and how it was spent, the total cost of the project, how much of that cost came from other sources, and any other records needed for an effective audit. (2) The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, or their authorized representatives, may access, for the purpose of audit and examination, any books, documents, papers, and records of these recipients that relate to grants or contracts awarded without competitive bidding.