,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bd1 #bjah    
,mr4 ,mc,eachin introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit any
 reduction1 consolidation1 or           
termination of offices and activities   
related to science research within the  
,environmental ,protection ,agency4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,healthy ,environment for ,children
 ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition of reduction1  
consolidation1 or termination of the    
,national ,center for ,environmental    
,research of the ,environmental         
,protection ,agency  7a7 ,in general    
,the ,administrator of the              
,environmental ,protection ,agency--    
7#a7 may not reduce1 consolidate1 or    
terminate the ,national ,center for     
,environmental ,research2 and  7#b7     
shall take such actions as are necessary
 to ensure that--  7,a7 no reduction1   

consolidation1 or termination occurs    
with respect to the activities described
 in subsection 7b7 that is not otherwise
 required by law2 and  7,b7 each        
activity described in such subsection is
 carried out to the full extent provided
 by law4  7b7 ,programs and research    
areas ,the activities under this        
subsection include all intramural       
grants1 extramural grants1 and research 
carried out by the ,national ,center for
 ,environmental ,research1 including--  
7#a7 research and grants to protect the 
health of children and adults from      
chemical exposure2  7#b7 funding for the
 ,science ,to ,achieve ,results program 
that provides grants given to           
,children's ,environmental ,health and  
,disease ,prevention ,research ,centers2
  7#c7 research intended to reduce      
children's health risks from            
environmental factors2  7#d7 research on
 air pollution1 climate change1 and air 
quality and their impacts on children   
and adults1 including expecting mothers 

and newborns2  7#e7 research on water   
quality1 availability1 and potential    
contaminants that could affect the      
health of children2  7#f7 safer chemical
 research grants supporting the         
development of innovative science to    
support safer1 more sustainable use of  
chemicals in consumer products2  7#g7   
research grants to protect ecosystems   
and the air and water resources that    
provide numerous benefits for humans2   
7#h7 sustainability research to         
understand the conditions under which   
humans and nature can exist in          
productive harmony to support present   
and future generations2 and  7#i7       
grants1 fellowships1 or competitions    
related to any of the #f research       
programs supported by the ,office of    
,research and ,development1 including   
the ,small ,business ,innovation        
,research program1 the ,science ,to     
,achieve ,results program1 and the      
,people1 ,prosperity and the ,planet    
program4