Every day HHS delays is another day out of compliance with Public Law 90‑602.
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The National Toxicology Program reported clear evidence of carcinogenicity in animals. Independent labs and WHO‑commissioned reviews corroborate material risks—especially malignant heart schwannomas and gliomas. Halting RF research conflicts with Public Law 90‑602, which requires the HHS Secretary to run a radiation‑control program, conduct research, and keep the public informed. Restart NTP now.
Why we’re counting the days
On February 13, 2025, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as the 26th HHS Secretary. HHS oversees NIH/NIEHS and the National Toxicology Program. Our counter tallies the days since he took office without restarting the government’s RF research program.
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NTP/NIEHS say they “have no further plans to conduct additional RFR exposure studies at this time.” That posture persisted into 2025.
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Meanwhile, decisions about performance standards and public guidance continue—without the ongoing research Congress mandated.
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The law isn’t optional
Public Law 90‑602—the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968—added “Electronic Product Radiation Control” to the Public Health Service Act. It is explicit:
“The Secretary shall establish and carry out an electronic product radiation control program….” Congress.gov
As part of that program, the Secretary shall “plan, conduct, coordinate, and support research…” to minimize emissions and exposure.
The Secretary may “collect and make available… results of research and studies,” and “All reports on research projects… shall be public information.”
The Act covers non‑ionizing radiation from electronic products:
“Electronic product radiation” includes “any ionizing or non‑ionizing electromagnetic… radiation.”
And yes, the statute anticipates performance standards—an HHS duty that must be informed by research:
“The Secretary shall… prescribe performance standards for electronic products… if… necessary for the protection of the public health and safety.”
Bottom line: The law’s repeated shall creates an ongoing duty—program + research + public transparency—not a “maybe” or “when convenient” clause.
The science you can’t unsee
NTP final reports (2018): “Clear evidence of carcinogenic activity” in male rats—malignant heart schwannomas, plus gliomas related to exposure.
Ramazzini Institute (2018): independent, life‑span study reported increased gliomas and cardiac schwannomas at environmental‑level exposures.
WHO‑program systematic review (Mevissen 2025): concludes evidence that RF‑EMF increases cancer incidence in experimental animals, with highest certainty for heart schwannomas and gliomas. (BfS “Spotlight” concurs on what the paper says, while noting methodological debates.)
NTP’s own fact sheet bullet‑points the findings: “Clear evidence” of tumors in the hearts of male rats; “some evidence” for brain and adrenal tumors. And yet the same document (and the NIEHS page) state no plans for further RFR exposure research.
What changed? The research was shut down
In January 2024, NTP/NIEHS published materials indicating “no plans” for additional RFR exposure research. Microwave News reported NTP has closed down its RF radiation research program, updated as recently as August 2025.
This is not a technicality. The D.C. Circuit (2021) already remanded the FCC’s decision to keep 1996 RF limits because the agency failed to give a reasoned explanation addressing non‑cancer effects and other issues. That ruling underscores why fresh federal science is essential.
When HHS halts RF research after “clear evidence” signals, it starves performance‑standard and public‑health decisions of the very evidence Congress told HHS to generate and publish.
Our position
Public Law 90‑602 isn’t a suggestion. It’s a standing mandate to run the program, do the research, and keep the public informed about radiation from electronic products, including wireless RF. The ongoing NTP/NIEHS “no plans” posture is incompatible with that mandate. Restart the program now.
Hard truth: You can’t claim to protect the public from electronic‑product radiation while not doing the research the law requires.
What @SecKennedy must do immediately
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Order an NTP restart of RF bioeffects work with a public plan, milestones, and timelines—prioritizing mechanism, dose‑metrics, and modern signals (4G/5G/6G where feasible).
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Stand up a transparent research docket that publishes datasets and methods “as you go,” honoring the public‑information clauses of the law.