; (B) emissions from such novel sterilization methods on individuals in the surrounding communities; and (C) ethylene oxide, particularly on the morbidity secondary to occupational or environmental exposure at levels measured near sources that emit ethylene oxide; and (2) award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable institutions to support graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who perform research on novel sterilization methods in both academic and industry settings. (c) Environmental protection agency The Environmental Protection Agency shall support or conduct research on how products, processes, and systems used to produce proposed alternatives to ethylene oxide sterilization will affect the environment. 4. GAO Report Not later than 10 years after the implementation of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the impact and the effectiveness of the provisions of this Act at achieving the goals described in subsection (b).