Charter of Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments

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2 . coY=ittce*s Ut fic irl Desicnatian There hes been eszablished 2 Eman Raaiction Inter agency of whicb intlurie the Secret r ry of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Eiealth cnd Huzan Services, the Secretery of Veterans hffrirs, %!e Attorney General, the ACzinFstretzr of t h e Nazional Aeronautits an& Spete kdziniszrztlan, t h e Directcr of Central Intelligence, and the Director cf the Office of Xcncgement 2nd Budge=. As set shell provide t o the fnzeraqency working Group advice and recomendztions on the e'lhiczl znd scientific standaras eppliczble fo t;uaz.?l radiation Experanen=s czzried out o r sponsored by =fie Exited States Goverment. As used here in, exposure to ionizing rcdiation. include cmxnon and routine clinical practices, such as This category does n o t established eia q nos is ctld treatment methods, involving in cide fit cl exposures t o ionizing rc diction. (I)Ex per hen%i mol ving inter xion el environmental releeses of rzeiarion that(A) were designed. t o test human health effects cf ionizing radiztion; or (B) were designed to test the ex te zz of human exposure t o - b ;-..-s Charzer, the Advisory Coxizzee elso shall provide

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(1) The experirrent into the atmospheric C if fusion of radioaczive gcses and test of deteczcbility, cornonly Atonic Energy to mission(AX) end the Air Force in December 1949 i n Hanford, Washington: (2) Two raeiation warfare field experiments conducted at radiation relersed from non-bomb point source set Or near ground level ; (3)Six tests conducted during 1949-1952 of radiation warfare ballistic dispersal devices containing radioacrive aaents at the U.S. Army's Dugway, Utah ( 4 ) Four azxospheric radiation-tracking t e s t s i n 1 9 5 0 at Los Alamos, New Mexico; and (5) Any othez s i ~ ila rexperiments which may later be identified by the Inter agency Working Group. The Advisor).' Comaittee shall review experiments conducted from 1944to Kay 30, 1974. )tunan radietion experiments una e rte ken efter %E). 30, 1974, the date of issuance of the Depzrtment of Health, Education and Welfare Regulations for =he Protection of Emen Subjects (45 C.F.R.46), may be s a a pled to deternine whether further inquiry into experiments is u arran ted.Further inquiry into experiments conducted af=er Kay 3 0 , 1 9 3 4 , may be pursued i f t h e Advisory Comit tee de te mines, with the concurrence of the Inter agency Working Group, that such inquiry is warranted. 4 . Description of Duties for fihich The duties of the Advisory Cosunittee are solely advisory and a. The Advisory Co raitt ce shall deterr.ine the ethical and scientific standards and criteric by which it shall eva lua ze hunan radiation experiments, as set forth in section 3 of this Charter. The Advisory Committee shall consicier whether ( A ) there wzs a clear medical or scientific puzzose for the experiments ; (B) appropriate ex per kents ' design and adz An is rr a tic n adequazely met the ethic21 and scientific s render us,including tine cf =he ex q erin ents End. tht exlsr today.

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b. The ~ Wisor yCozzitfee shell eveluzte the ex zen t to which hs an radiation experiments were coasistent with dezezzined by :he Coxniztee pursuan:. t o peragrcph (a) of this section. If deemed necesszry f o r such,en zssessment, che Advisory Connittee may carry out a ae=eilee review of experiments and essociated records to the extent pemitted by iaw. c. If required t o protect =he her l th of individutls who were subjects of a human radiation experiment, or their desceadants, *&e Advisory Cornnittee may recommend t o the Interagency Working Group that an agency notify particular subjects of En experiment, or their descendants, of any potential health risk or the need for ned ical follow-up. d. The Advisory Committee r;ay recommend further policies, as needed, t o ensure conpliance with recommended etklccl and scientific szandards f o r human radiation e. The Advisory Connittee may carry out such additional functions asthe Interagency Working Group nay from theto zime request. T5e A a visor y Car zit tee shall report to =he Interagency The Aaviscry Cornittee shall subnlt izs fin81 report to the Znteragmzy working Group within one year of the date of thc first neeth ? of the Advisory Committee, unless such period is extended by the fnteragency Working Group. The Advisory Cozunittee shall issue an interim report not more than six months after the date of the first xnteting of the Advisory Committee. That interim report shall advise the Interagenc: Working Group on the status of the Advisory Committee's proceedizgs rnd the likelihood t h a t the Committee will be atle Zo ccr,;lete its d u t i e s within one year of the daze of the first meezang of the Advisory Committee. The Aevi so ry Committee shall te-rminate thirty ..days cfter sub;r,issicn cf izs fFnzl reporr t o the Ixereqency Working cfzer =he first neeting of the Advisory Corr;mittee, scblject t c renevzl znc extension by =he President.

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?incnci.al and administrctive support shall be provided by the Department of Energy. 8.rst is a ted Annual Overatina Costs Estinated Xumber and Fzemaentv o f Hcctinms The Advisory Committee shall meet as it deems necessary t o cmplete its functions. To facilitzte functioning of the Advisory Conmittee, subc=xmittee(s) nay be formed. The objeczives of the subcozznittee (s) are t o make recommendations to the Advisory Cozittee wi*A respect to matters relcted to the responsibilities of the Advisory Conmittee. Subcommittees shell neet 2s the P.avisory Cotunittee deems approprirre. Uptoa n~xinuaof fifteen Adviso-ry Committee members shall be appoizted by the President fora term of one yecr, which s a y be extended by the President. Coaittee members shall be cmpenszted in accordance with federal law. Committee nezbers may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in Lieu of subsistence, to the extent permitted by law f o r persons serving intermittently in the government service ( 5 12. Chain ers on The President shcll designate a Chei-ersor, from among the nenbers of the Advisory Con rit tee.