[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5552 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5552
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize
certain programs with respect to lead poisoning, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 12, 2021
Mr. Walberg (for himself and Mr. Tonko) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize
certain programs with respect to lead poisoning, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of
2021''.
SEC. 2. SCREENINGS, REFERRALS, AND EDUCATION REGARDING LEAD POISONING.
Section 317A(l)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
247b-1(l)(1)) is amended by striking ``$40,000,000 for fiscal year
1993, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years
1994 through 2005'' and inserting ``$46,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2022 through 2026''.
SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR LEAD POISONING RELATED ACTIVITIES.
Section 317O of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-16)
is amended by striking ``such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 2001 through 2005'' and inserting ``$17,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2022 through 2026''.
SEC. 4. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION.
Section 317B(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
247b-3(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
``(2) Advisory committee on childhood lead poisoning
prevention.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary may establish a
council to be known as the Advisory Committee on
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (in this paragraph
referred to as the `Advisory Committee').
``(B) Composition.--The Advisory Committee shall
include the following members (or their designee):
``(i) The Secretary, who shall serve as the
chair of the Advisory Committee.
``(ii) The Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
``(iii) The Director of the National
Institutes of Health.
``(iv) The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development.
``(v) The Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency.
``(vi) Representatives of any other Federal
agency, as the Secretary determines
appropriate.
``(C) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall--
``(i) coordinate the efforts of Federal
agencies to prevent childhood lead poisoning;
``(ii) review and report regularly to the
Congress and the public on childhood lead
poisoning prevention practices;
``(iii) recommend to the relevant Federal
agencies improvements in national childhood
lead poisoning prevention efforts; and
``(iv) develop recommendations to State,
local, Tribal, and territorial health
departments for the prevention and control of
childhood lead poisoning.''.
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