,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #behf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #be1 
#bjaf ,mr4 ,cardin introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require ,states to report   
elevated blood lead levels to the       
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention4  #a4 ,short title  ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,thorough      
,evaluation of ,state ,testing to       
,kick-start ,investigations before      
,damage is ,suffered ,act or the ,,test 
,,kids ,act4  #b4 ,state reporting of   
elevated blood lead levels  7a7 ,in     
general ,not later than #f months after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 acting through the ,director 
of the ,centers for ,disease ,control   
and ,prevention1 shall establish        
procedures under which a ,state shall1  
on a quarterly basis1 report to the     

,director the number of residents of the
 ,state under #b years of age who have  
elevated blood lead levels4  7b7        
,identification and investigation ,the  
,director of the ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention1 based on the  
reports received under subsection 7a71  
shall identify specific areas where     
children with high blood lead levels are
 concentrated and conduct an            
investigation to determine the sources  
of lead in such areas4  7c7             
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated1 such  
sums as may be necessary to carry out   
this section4