,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ah1 #bjai,ms4 
,underwood 7for herself and ,ms4        
,shalala7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
to provide for the continued            
implementation of the ,climate and      
,health program by the ,centers for     
,disease ,control and ,prevention4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,climate and ,health ,protection    
,act4  #b4 ,continued implementation of 
the ,climate and ,health program ,part  
,b of title ,,iii of the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act is amended by inserting  
after section #cag,t 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bdg;b-#bb7 the following new section3  
#cag,u4 ,climate and ,health program    
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 acting 
through the ,director of the ,centers   
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1  
shall continue to implement the ,climate

 and ,health program carried out by the 
,national ,center for ,environmental    
,health 7or successor program7 for the  
following purposes3  7#a7 ,to translate 
climate change science to inform        
,states1 local health departments1 and  
communities4  7#b7 ,to create decision  
support tools to build capacity to      
prepare for climate change4  7#c7 ,to   
serve as a credible leader in planning  
for the public health impacts of climate
 change4  7b7 ,written notification to  
,congress ,in the case of the           
establishment of any successor program  
to the ,climate and ,health program     
referred to in subsection 7a71 the      
,secretary1 acting through the ,director
 of the ,centers for ,disease ,control  
and ,prevention1 shall submit to        
,congress a written notification of any 
transfer or reprogramming of funds to   
establish such a successor program4  7c7
 ,authorization of appropriations  7#a7 
,in general ,there are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out the program   

referred to in subsection 7a7           
#ae1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj and   
each fiscal year thereafter4  7#b7      
,limitation ,none of the funds made     
available under paragraph 7#a7 may be   
transferred or reprogrammed by the      
,secretary to carry out another program 
administered by the ,secretary4  4