S. 53
Community Disease Cluster Assistance Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sponsor
Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Jan 11, 2023
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Bill Type
- S
- Bill Number
- 53
- Congress
- 113
- Introduced Date
- Jan 22, 2013
- Policy Area
- Environmental Protection
- Is Law
- No
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Source: Senate
Introduced in Senate
Source: Library of Congress
Community Disease Cluster Assistance Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), to award grants to any individual or group of individuals that may be affected by a reported community-based disease cluster. Requires such grants to be used to obtain technical assistance in interpreting information regarding: (1) investigating such reported disease clusters associated with hazardous chemicals, (2) the potential hazardous chemicals associated with a reported disease cluster, (3) providing individuals or groups with community-based tools to educate them about the mitigation of hazardous chemicals associated with reported disease clusters, or (4) other scientific and technical issues related to reported disease clusters.
Environment and Public Works Committee
Introduced in Senate
Jan 22, 2013