,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eafb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #a1 #bjbb,mr4 
,c>d9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4     
,b5net1 & ,mr4 ,br[n7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide = a /udy by ! ,national         
,academies ( ,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 &      
,m$ic9e on ! pot5tial b5efits on        
population heal? outcomes ( incorporat+ 
into ! ,f$]al legislative process tools 
t measure ! impacts ( propos$           
legislation 7includ+ 9 areas outside (  
heal? c>e7 on heal? & heal? disp>ities1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,assess+ ,heal?    
,evaluations to ,advance ,decision-mak+ 
,act ( #bjbb or ! ,,ahead ,act ( #bjbb4 
#b4 ,/udy to assess ! value ( us+ tools 
to measure ! impacts ( propos$ ,f$]al   
legislation on heal? & heal? disp>ities 
7a7 ,/udy ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 

( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9 
?is section z ! ,secret>y7 %all ent]    
into an arrangem5t ) ! ,national        
,academies ( ,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 &      
,m$ic9e 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !    
,national ,academies7 7or1 if !         
,national ,academies decl9e to ent] into
 su* arrangem5t1 ) ano!r appropriate    
entity su* z ! ,national ,academy (     
,public ,adm9i/ration7 "u :i* !         
,national ,academies 7or o!r appropriate
 entity7 w complete a /udy-- 7#a7 to    
exam9e ! pot5tial b5efits on population 
heal? outcomes ( incorporat+ into !     
,f$]al legislative process tools t      
measure ! impacts ( propos$ legislation 
7includ+ 9 areas outside ( heal? c>e7 on
 heal? & heal? disp>ities2  7#b7 to     
=mulate recomm5dations on integrat+ su* 
tools into ! ,f$]al legislative process 
to a*ieve bett] population heal?        
outcomes2  7#c7 to =mulate              
recomm5dations on h[ behavioral & nudge 
rese>* on ! effects ( heal? disp>ities  
may translate into evaluative tools =   

policymak]s2 &  7#d7 to consid]1 ) input
 f ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 ! ,director ( ! ,congressional  
,budget ,(fice1 & ! ,director ( !       
,congressional ,rese>* ,s]vice1 h[ su*  
tools c\ld be incorporat$ into ! ,f$]al 
legislative process4  7b7 ,tools ,to be 
consid]$ ,! tools consid]$ "u ! /udy "u 
subsection 7a7 %all include heal? impact
 assessm5ts1 & may include any o!r tools
 ( analysis1 p>ticul>ly su* tools relat$
 to impacts on heal? & heal? disp>ities4
  7c7 ,specific populations ,to be      
consid]$ ,! /udy "u subsection 7a7 %all 
consid] ! impacts describ$ 9 su*        
subsection on heal? & heal? disp>ities  
)9 specific populations1 includ+ racial 
& e?nic m9ority gr\ps 7z def9$ 9 section
 #agjg7;g7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjju-#f7;g7771 y\?1
 wom51 old] adults1 sexual & g5d]       
m9orities1 individuals liv+ 9 rural     
communities1 individuals liv+ 9 rural   
,tribal or urban ,indian communities1   
individuals liv+ 9 regions ) p]si/5t    

pov]ty1 individuals ) co-morbid         
conditions1 individuals ) disabilities1 
individuals :o are homeless1 &          
individuals involv$ ) ! crim9al ju/ice  
sy/em1 among o!rs4  7d7 ,congressional &
 regulatory process options ,! /udy "u  
subsection 7a7 %all consid] h[          
assessm5ts ( pot5tial population heal?  
outcomes c\ld be incorporat$ into ,f$]al
 legislative & regulatory processes1    
includ+ by evaluat+ options ) respect   
to-- 7#a7 me?odological tools = evaluat+
 evid5ti>y /&>ds across multiple        
discipl9es & ! pot5tial b5efits &       
negative effects ( a propos$ policy2    
7#b7 ! processes & consid]ations =      
prep>+ a population heal? outcomes      
report1 includ+ "t1 res\rces1 community 
consultation1 & compet5cies requir$ to  
review relevant sci5tific lit]ature2    
7#c7 entities t conduct population heal?
 outcomes reports by comp>+ ! exp]i5ces 
( ,/ate & local jurisdictions t h       
incorporat$ heal? impacts assessm5ts 9  
legislative or regulatory processes2 &  

7#d7 pot5tial uses ( a population heal? 
outcomes report 9 ! ,f$]al legislative &
 regulatory processes4  7e7 ,report ,!  
arrangem5t "u subsection 7a7 %all       
provide = ! submission ( a report on !  
results ( ! /udy "u su* subsection1 n   
lat] ?an #cj mon?s aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 to ! ,secret>y1 !  
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate1 & !      
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4