3.0.0 6399 2020-02-14T19:14:24Z 2020-02-14T19:14:24Z House H HR 2006-12-06 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-12-06T15:03:15Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-12-06T15:03:10Z Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2005 109 3850 HR 2005-10-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. Related bill CRS Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2005 109 1741 S 2006-06-15 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Related bill CRS 2006-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2006-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2006-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2006-12-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-12-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 N Health Alabama Block grants Chemicals Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Disaster relief Disasters Education Elementary and secondary education Emergency Management Environmental Protection Environmental health Environmental monitoring Epidemiology Fire fighters Floods Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Health education Health information systems Health surveys Higher education Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Labor and Employment Louisiana Medical records Medical research Medical screening Medical statistics Medical tests Mental health Mental health services Mississippi Occupational health and safety Paramedical personnel Police Preventive medicine Rescue work Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Students Texas Toxicology Volunteer workers Health 00 2006-12-06 Introduced in House 2007-01-18T20:44:23Z Strengthening Public Health Protections in Major Disasters and Emergencies Act - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President, if one or more chemicals or substances associated with potential acute or chronic human health effects are being or have been released in a major disaster area, to carry out a program for the protection, assessment, monitoring, and study of the health and safety of workers or volunteers who responded to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita or who respond to a major disaster or emergency, residents in a disaster area, or persons who are employed in, or who attend school, child care, or adult day care in, a disaster area.

Authorizes the President to carry out such a program through a cooperative agreement with a medical institution or consortium of medical institutions, especially those located near the disaster area and any other area in which there reside groups of individuals that worked or volunteered in response to the disaster. Requires such institution to have appropriate experience in the areas of environmental or occupational health, toxicology, and safety.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enter jointly into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to study and report on disaster area health and environmental protection and monitoring.

Amends: (1) the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to extend to September 30, 2010, the authority for the predisaster hazard mitigation program; and (2) the Public Health Service Act to authorize the use of preventive health services block grants for community outreach and education programs and other activities designed to address and prevent health and health care disparities.

]]> Strengthening Public Health Protections in Major Disasters and Emergencies Act Short Titles as Introduced Strengthening Public Health Protections in Major Disasters and Emergencies Act Display Title Strengthening Public Health Protections in Major Disasters and Emergencies Act Official Title as Introduced To provide services to certain volunteers and workers. Introduced in House 2006-12-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr6399ih/xml/BILLS-109hr6399ih.xml 2006-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.