,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #geaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjbj,mr4  
,cox of ,california 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,trone1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,ms4  
,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4 ,engel1  
and ,ms4 ,porter7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for a study by   
the ,national ,academies of ,sciences1  
,engineering1 and ,medicine on the      
potential benefits on population health 
outcomes of incorporating into the      
,federal legislative process tools that 
measure the impacts of proposed         
legislation 7including in areas outside 
of health care7 on health and health    
disparities1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,assimilating ,health and       
,equity ,assessments into               
,decision-making of #bjbj or ,,ahead    
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,study to assess the
 value of using tools to measure the    

impacts of proposed ,federal legislation
 on health and health disparities  7a7  
,study ,the ,secretary of ,health and   
,human ,services 7in this section       
referred to as the ,secretary7 shall    
enter into an arrangement with the      
,national ,academies of ,sciences1      
,engineering1 and ,medicine 7or1 if the 
,national ,academies decline to enter   
into such arrangement1 with another     
appropriate entity such as the ,national
 ,academy of ,public ,administration7   
under which1 not later than #b years    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,national ,academies 7or other
 appropriate entity7 will complete a    
study-- 7#a7 to examine the potential   
benefits on population health outcomes  
of incorporating into the ,federal      
legislative process tools that measure  
the impacts of proposed legislation     
7including in areas outside of health   
care7 on health and health disparities2 
7#b7 to formulate recommendations on    
integrating such tools into the ,federal

 legislative process to achieve better  
population health outcomes2  7#c7 to    
formulate recommendations on how        
behavioral and nudge research on the    
health and equity effects of policies   
may translate into evaluative tools for 
policymakers2 and  7#d7 in consultation 
with the ,comptroller ,general of the   
,united ,states1 the ,director of the   
,congressional ,budget ,office1 and the 
,director of the ,congressional         
,research ,service1 to formulate        
recommendations on how such tools should
 be incorporated into the ,federal      
legislative process4  7b7 ,tools ,to be 
considered ,the tools considered under  
the study under subsection 7a7 shall    
include health impact assessments1 and  
may include any other tools of analysis 
that analyze the potential impacts on   
health and health disparities of        
incorporating the findings of such      
reviews and analyses of proposed        
,federal legislation and accompanying   
budgetary scores4  7c7 ,specific        

populations ,to be considered ,the study
 under subsection 7a7 shall consider the
 impacts described in such subsection on
 health and health disparities within   
specific populations including          
communities of color1 youth1 women1     
older adults1 sexual and gender         
minorities1 individuals living in rural 
and ,tribal communities1 individuals    
living in regions with persistent       
poverty1 individuals with co-morbid     
conditions1 individuals with            
disabilities1 individuals who are       
homeless1 and individuals involved with 
the criminal justice system1 among      
others4  7d7 ,report ,not later than #b 
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit a
 report to the ,congress on the results 
of the study under subsection 7a74