42 USC 300j-27 - Registry for lead exposure and Advisory Committee

U.S Code last checked for updates: Jan 18, 2025

§ 300j–27.

Registry for lead exposure and Advisory Committee

(a)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

City

(2)

Committee

(3)

Secretary

(b)

Lead exposure registry

(c)

Advisory Committee

(1)

Membership

(A)

In general

The Secretary shall establish, within the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry an Advisory Committee in coordination with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other relevant agencies as determined by the Secretary consisting of Federal members and non-Federal members, and which shall include—

(i)

an epidemiologist;

(ii)

a toxicologist;

(iii)

a mental health professional;

(iv)

a pediatrician;

(v)

an early childhood education expert;

(vi)

a special education expert;

(vii)

a dietician; and

(viii)

an environmental health expert.

(B)

Requirements

(2)

Chair

(3)

Terms

(4)

Application of FACA

(5)

Responsibilities

The Committee shall, at a minimum—

(A)

review the Federal programs and services available to individuals and communities exposed to lead;

(B)

review current research on lead poisoning to identify additional research needs;

(C)

review and identify best practices, or the need for best practices, regarding lead screening and the prevention of lead poisoning;

(D)

identify effective services, including services relating to healthcare, education, and nutrition for individuals and communities affected by lead exposure and lead poisoning, including in consultation with, as appropriate, the lead exposure registry as established in subsection (b); and

(E)

undertake any other review or activities that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.

(6)

Report

Annually for 5 years and thereafter as determined necessary by the Secretary or as required by Congress, the Committee shall submit to the Secretary, the Committees on Finance, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report that includes—

(A)

an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Federal programs and services available to individuals and communities exposed to lead;

(B)

an evaluation of additional lead poisoning research needs;

(C)

an assessment of any effective screening methods or best practices used or developed to prevent or screen for lead poisoning;

(D)

input and recommendations for improved access to effective services relating to health care, education, or nutrition for individuals and communities impacted by lead exposure; and

(E)

any other recommendations for communities affected by lead exposure, as appropriate.

(d)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated for the period of fiscal years 2017 through 2021—

(1)

$17,500,000 to carry out subsection (b); and

(2)

$2,500,000 to carry out subsection (c).

(Pub. L. 114–322, title II, § 2203, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1734.)

cite as: 42 USC 300j-27