1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Telecommunications Safety Act of 2019 . 2. Study on the effects of 5G networks on human health (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ), acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and in cooperation with the Federal Communications Commission, shall conduct a study on the effects of radiofrequency radiation on human health, which shall include research on human health effects of the wavelengths of such radiation at the levels expected to be used in the fifth-generation mobile networks, including effects on the human reproductive system and connections to illnesses such as cancer (including malignant tumor growths) and Alzheimer's disease. (b) Reports The Secretary shall submit to Congress— (1) not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, a preliminary report on the study conducted under subsection (a); and (2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, a final report on such study. The reports submitted under this subsection shall include the Secretary's plans for future research on the effects of radiofrequency radiation on human health. (c) Safety standards The Secretary shall develop standards of safety with respect to human health for telecommunications equipment, based on the findings of the study under subsection (a). 3. Study on future networks The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and in cooperation with the Federal Communications Commission, shall conduct studies on any mobile networks that follow the fifth-generation mobile networks, and shall complete any such study not later than 1 year after such network becomes operational.