,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ec  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bb 7legislative day1 
,janu>y #c71 #bjac ,mrs4 ,box] 7= h]self
 & ,mr4 ,crapo7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !       
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy to aw>d grants to    
individuals t may be affect$ by a       
report$ disease clu/]4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,community    
,disease ,clu/] ,assi/ance ,act4  #b4   
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7          
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal         
,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7 ,secret>y ,!  
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices4  #c4 ,community     
disease clu/] te*nical assi/ance grants 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator1 9         
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y may aw>d      
grants 9 accordance ) ?is ,act to any   
individual or gr\p ( individuals t may  

be affect$ by a report$ community-bas$  
disease clu/]--  7#a7 to pay ! ,f$]al   
%>e ( ! te*nical assi/ance describ$ 9   
subsection 7d72  7#b7 to protect public 
heal? & ! environm5t2  7#c7 to promote  
heal?y & safe environm5ts2 &  7#d7 to   
prev5t & address h>mful exposures to    
haz>d\s sub/ances4  7b7 ,application    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,to be eligible = a grant 
"u ?is ,act1 an individual or gr\p (    
individuals %all submit to !            
,adm9i/rator & ! ,secret>y an           
application t conta9s a description (   
!--  7,a7 ne$ = te*nical assi/ance1     
includ+ ! ne$ to procure indep5d5t      
te*nical advisors to help grant         
recipi5ts int]pret ! in=mation describ$ 
9 subsection 7d72  7,b7 expect$ outputs1
 includ+ results1 effects1 or           
consequ5ces t w occur f ! te*nical      
assi/ance2 &  7,c7 expect$ outcomes1    
includ+ activity1 ef=t1 or associat$ "w 
products t w be produc$ or provid$ ov] a
 p]iod ( "t or by a specific date4  7#b7
 ,response ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! 

date on :i* an application is submitt$  
"u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,adm9i/rator & !    
,secret>y %all respond to ea* applicant 
9 writ+ & describe :e!r ! application is
 approv$1 d5i$1 or w be consid]$ aft] ! 
applicant modifies ! application4  7#c7 
,crit]ia ,! ,adm9i/rator1 9 coord9ation 
) ! ,secret>y1 %all develop crit]ia t1  
if satisfi$1 w\ld result 9 !            
,adm9i/rator & ! ,secret>y accept+ an   
application submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a74  
7c7 ,am\nt  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z     
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 ea* grant aw>d$
 "u ?is ,act %all n exce$ #ej1jjj4  7#b7
 ,waiv] ,! ,adm9i/rator1 9 coord9ation )
 ! ,secret>y1 may waive ! limitation    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 if ! waiv] is  
necess>y to provide ! te*nical assi/ance
 describ$ 9 subsection 7d74  7d7 ,use ( 
funds ,grants aw>d$ "u ?is ,act %all be 
us$ to obta9 te*nical assi/ance 9       
int]pret+ in=mation reg>d+--  7#a7      
inve/igat+ report$ community-bas$       
disease clu/]s associat$ ) #a or m      
haz>d\s *emicals2  7#b7 ! pot5tial      

haz>d\s *emicals associat$ ) a report$  
community-bas$ disease clu/]2  7#c7     
provid+ individuals or gr\ps (          
individuals ) community-bas$ tools to   
educate ! individuals on ! mitigation ( 
haz>d\s *emicals associat$ ) report$    
community-bas$ disease clu/]s2 or  7#d7 
o!r sci5tific & te*nical issues relat$  
to report$ community-bas$ disease       
clu/]s4  7e7 ,numb] ( grants ,no        
individual or gr\p ( individuals %all be
 aw>d$ m ?an #a grant "u ?is ,act4  7f7 
,non-,f$]al %>e  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z
 provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 ! non-,f$]al  
%>e = ea* grant aw>d$ "u ?is ,act is #bj
 p]c5t4  7#b7 ,waiv] ,! ,adm9i/rator1 9 
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y1 may waive !  
non-,f$]al %>e describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 
if--  7,a7 ! recipi5t ( ! grant         
demon/rates f9ancial ne$2 &  7,b7 !     
waiv] is necess>y to provide ! te*nical 
assi/ance describ$ 9 subsection 7d74    
7g7 ,r5ewal ( grant  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any 
grant aw>d$ "u ?is ,act may be r5ew$ to 
facilitate te*nical assi/ance to any    

gr\p ( individuals t may be affect$ by a
 report$ community-bas$ disease clu/]4  
7#b7 ,conditions ,ea* r5ewal ( a grant  
aw>d$ "u ?is ,act is subject to ! same  
conditions t apply to an initial grant4 
7h7 ,reports ,any recipi5t ( a grant    
aw>d$ "u ?is ,act %all submit to !      
,adm9i/rator & ! ,secret>y a report t   
describes ! progress 9 address+ ! ne$s &
 a*iev+ ! outputs & outcomes describ$ 9 
subsection 7b74  #d4 ,au?orization (    
appropriations ,= ea* ( fiscal ye>s     
#bjac ?r\gh #bjah1 !re are au?oriz$ to  
be appropriat$ to ! ,adm9i/rator & !    
,secret>y f any funds made available to 
! ,adm9i/rator & ! ,secret>y = ! purpose
 ( provid+ community memb]s ) te*nical  
assi/ance & engagem5t on environm5tal   
heal? issues f ! ,haz>d\s ,sub/ance     
,sup]fund e/abli%$ "u section #iejg ( ! 
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf su* sums 
z are necess>y to c>ry out section #c4  
#e4 ,effect on o!r laws ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act
 modifies1 limits1 or o!rwise affects ! 
application (1 or obligation to comply  

)1 any law1 includ+ any environm5tal or 
public heal? law4