,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #f1 #bjac ,mr4 
,peters of ,michigan 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,conyers1 ,mr4 ,levin1 ,mr4 ,dingell1   
and ,mr4 ,kildee7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,health and ,human ,services1 in       
consultation with the ,administrator of 
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 
to conduct a study on the public health 
and environmental impacts of the        
production1 transportation1 storage1 and
 use of petroleum coke1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,petroleum ,coke    
,transparency and ,public ,health ,study
 ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3  7#a7 ,in ,detroit1 piles
 of petroleum coke have been stored in  
the open air on the banks of the        
,detroit ,river4  7#b7 ,domestic        
production of petroleum coke is expected

 to increase if the ,keystone ,,xl      
pipeline is constructed4  7#c7 ,state   
regulators1 communities1 and industry   
stakeholders would benefit from a       
complete understanding of petroleum coke
 and the potential impact on public     
health related to the production1       
transportation1 storage1 and use of     
petroleum coke4  #c4 ,study of petroleum
 coke public health and environmental   
impacts ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 in consultation with the     
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency1 shall transmit to  
,congress the results of a study        
regarding the public health and         
environmental impacts of the production1
 transportation1 storage1 and use of    
petroleum coke4  #d4 ,consolidation of  
petroleum coke research ,not later than 
#abj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health   
and ,human ,services shall compile and  

publish on a publicly available website 
the results of all federally conducted  
research related to the public health   
and environmental impacts of the        
production1 transportation1 storage1 and
 use of petroleum coke4