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practicable, between the tracking system and any system established by the Secretary of Transportation to track the shipment of radiation sources. ‘‘(2) The tracking system under paragraph (1) shall— ‘‘(A) enable the identification of each radiation source by serial number or other unique identifier; ‘‘(B) require reporting within 7 days of any change of possession of a radiation source; ‘‘(C) require reporting within 24 hours of any loss of control of, or accountability for, a radiation source; and ‘‘(D) provide for reporting under subparagraphs (B) and (C) through a secure Internet connection. ‘‘d. PENALTY.—A violation of a regulation issued under subsection a. or b. shall be punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000,000. ‘‘e. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY.—(1) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the National Academy of Sciences shall conduct a study of industrial, research, and commercial uses for radiation sources. ‘‘(2) The study under paragraph (1) shall include a review of uses of radiation sources in existence on the date on which the study is conducted, including an identification of any industrial or other process that— ‘‘(A) uses a radiation source that could be replaced with an economically and technically equivalent (or improved) process that does not require the use of a radiation source; or ‘‘(B) may be used with a radiation source that would pose a lower risk to public health and safety in the event of an accident or attack involving the radiation source. ‘‘(3) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall submit to Congress the results of the study under paragraph (1). ‘‘f. TASK FORCE ON RADIATION SOURCE PROTECTION AND SECURITY.—(1) There is established a task force on radiation source protection and security (referred to in this section as the ‘task force’). ‘‘(2)(A) The chairperson of the task force shall be the Chairperson of the Commission (or a designee). ‘‘(B) The membership of the task force shall consist of the following: ‘‘(i) The Secretary of Homeland Security (or a designee). ‘‘(ii) The Secretary of Defense (or a designee). ‘‘(iii) The Secretary of Energy (or a designee). ‘‘(iv) The Secretary of Transportation (or a designee). ‘‘(v) The Attorney General (or a designee). ‘‘(vi) The Secretary of State (or a designee). ‘‘(vii) The Director of National Intelligence (or a designee). ‘‘(viii) The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (or a designee). ‘‘(ix) The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or a designee). ‘‘(x) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (or a designee).
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