[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7206 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7206

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
  Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major 
                   disaster, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 2022

  Mr. Donalds (for himself, Mr. Mast, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Diaz-
Balart, Mr. Posey, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of 
  Florida, and Ms. Castor of Florida) introduced the following bill; 
       which was 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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
  Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major 
                   disaster, 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 ``Protecting Communities from Harmful 
Algal Blooms Act''.

SEC. 2. ALGAL BLOOMS.

    Section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)) is amended by striking 
``or drought'' and inserting ``drought, or algal blooms''.

SEC. 3. IMPACTS OF ALGAL BLOOMS ON AIR QUALITY.

    Not later than 365 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall 
submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, 
the Committee of Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives a detailed study relating to the health effects of 
exposure to cyanotoxins in the air that result from algal blooms.
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