Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968
Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968 was an amendment to the Public Health Service Act mandating performance standards for electronic products suspectible of electromagnetic radiation or radiation emissions. The United States statute established provisions
involving research and development programs for the studies of electromagnetic shielding, ionizing radiation, non-ionizing radiation, and exposure assessment to humans.
The Act of Congress was recodified to Title 21 from Title 42 with the passage of the Safe Medical Device Amendments of 1990. The electronic product radiation control provisions are authorized for administrative law purposes by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
The H.R. 10790 legislation was passed by the 90th United States Congressional session and enacted into law by the 36th President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson on October 18, 1968.Declaration of Radiation Control Safety Act
Definitions
particulate radiationStudies by the Secretary
Notification of Defects In, and Repair or Replacement, of Electronic Products
Imports
Prohibited Acts
Enforcement
Annual Report
Federal-State Cooperation
Effect on State Standards
