[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3148 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3148

 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make matching 
  payments to the State of New Jersey for activities to determine the 
      incidence of cancer among residents of the Toms River area.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 21, 1996

  Mr. Saxton (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make matching 
  payments to the State of New Jersey for activities to determine the 
      incidence of cancer among residents of the Toms River area.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MATCHING PAYMENTS FOR NEW JERSEY CANCER ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--Upon receiving certification from the Governor of 
New Jersey that the State of New Jersey has expended funds for the 
activities described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall make a payment to the State of New Jersey (subject 
to section 2) in an amount equal to the amount so expended (as 
certified by the Governor).
    (b) Activities Described.--The activities described in this section 
are as follows:
            (1) Establishing and operating a program to track residents 
        of Toms River, New Jersey, for the purpose of determining the 
        number of cancer cases associated with that area.
            (2) Conducting an epidemiological study on the incidence of 
        cancer in Toms River, New Jersey.

SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON PAYMENTS.

    (a) Limit on Total Amount.--The total amount of payments made under 
section 1 may not exceed $400,000.
    (b) Sunset of Authority.--No payments may be made under section 1 
after the expiration of the 2-year period which begins on the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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