,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aabf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #g1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio 7for himself1 
,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,rulli1 and ,mrs4    
,sykes7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require a study on public health impacts
 as a consequence of the ,february #c1  
#bjbc1 train derailment in ,east        
,palestine1 ,ohio4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,east    
,palestine ,health ,impact ,monitoring  
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,study on public    
health impacts as a consequence of the  
train derailment in ,east ,palestine1   
,ohio  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services         
7referred to in this section as the     
,secretary7 shall award a grant1        
contract1 or cooperative agreement to an
 eligible entity for purposes of        
conducting a longitudinal study on any  
human health effects as a consequence of

 the ,february #c1 #bjbc1 train         
derailment in ,east ,palestine1 ,ohio1  
and subsequent venting and burning of   
chemicals4  7b7 ,eligible entity ,to be 
eligible for the award under subsection 
7a71 an entity shall be a consortium of 
public or private institutions of higher
 education that demonstrates requisite  
capacity and expertise to carry out the 
study described in such subsection4 ,the
 ,secretary shall give additional       
consideration to eligible entities that 
have established relationships within   
the affected communities4  7c7 ,reports 
,the ,secretary shall submit to the     
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate and
 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce
 of the ,house of ,representatives--    
7#a7 not later than #b years after the  
date on which an award is made pursuant 
to subsection 7a71 a report summarizing 
the progress of such study1 including a 
description of any challenges related to
 conducting such study and an           

anticipated timeline for completion of  
such study and publication of results2  
and  7#b7 not later than #a year after  
publication of such results1 a report   
describing such results and any ongoing 
or planned activities of the ,secretary 
to support or conduct further research  
and1 as appropriate1 otherwise address  
such results4  7d7 ,authorization of    
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated such sums as may be     
necessary for fiscal year #bjbf1 to     
remain available until ,september #cj1  
#bjcj1 to carry out this ,act4