,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #e1 #bjbe,ms4  
,brown 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1    
,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 and ,ms4     
,pressley7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,health and ,human ,services to award   
grants for research1 investigation1 and 
awareness of the effect of personal care
 products containing                    
endocrine-disrupting chemicals on the   
female reproductive system1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,health and   
,endocrine ,research on personal care   
products for women ,act or the ,,her    
,act4  #b4 ,grants for research1        
investigation1 and awareness regarding  
endocrine-disrupting chemicals in       
personal care products  7a7 ,research   
grants  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary
 of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting

 through the ,director of the ,national 
,institute of ,environmental ,health    
,sciences1 shall award grants for       
research on the impact of personal care 
products containing endocrine-disrupting
 chemicals on the female reproductive   
system and related reproductive toxicity
 concerns4  7#b7 ,reports ,not later    
than #e years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 and every #e    
years thereafter1 the ,secretary shall  
submit to the ,congress1 and make       
publicly available on the appropriate   
website of the ,department of ,health   
and ,human ,services1 a report based on 
the results of the research under       
paragraph 7#a74 ,such report shall--    
7,a7 outline research developments and  
findings related to disparities in      
access to safe non-endocrine-disrupting 
personal care products2  7,b7 list safe 
and harmful personal care products1 as  
determined by the ,secretary2 and  7,c7 
include evidence-based or               
evidence-informed legislative or        

administrative strategies to increase   
the ,food and ,drug ,administration's   
domain to regulate personal care product
 ingredients that are                   
endocrine-disrupting chemicals that harm
 women's reproductive health4  7b7      
,state grants for investigation and     
awareness  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,secretary shall award grants to ,states
 for carrying out--  7,a7 programs to   
investigate the impact of personal care 
products containing endocrine-disrupting
 chemicals on women's reproductive      
health2 and  7,b7 programs to develop   
and implement public awareness and      
education campaigns about the use of    
alternative personal care products that 
are less harmful to human health4  7#b7 
,reports ,not later than #e years after 
the initial awarding of grants under    
paragraph 7#a71 and every #e years      
thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit 
to the ,congress1 and make publicly     
available on the appropriate website of 
the ,department of ,health and ,human   

,services1 a report summarizing the     
findings and results of the programs and
 activities funded through the grants   
under paragraph 7#a74  7c7 ,definitions 
,in this section3  7#a7                 
,endocrine-disrupting chemical ,the term
 endocrine-disrupting chemical means a  
chemical that mimics1 blocks1 or        
interferes with the body's hormones4    
7#b7 ,personal care product ,the term   
personal care product means a product   
that--  7,a7 is a cosmetic 7as defined  
in section #bja of the ,federal ,food1  
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cba772 and  7,b7 is intended to       
support the hygiene1 grooming1 or other 
personal care of the human body4  7#c7  
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services4  7#d7 ,state ,the term ,state
 means--  7,a7 each of the several      
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and
 the territories of the ,united ,states2
 and  7,b7 an ,indian ,tribe or ,tribal 
organization 7as such terms are defined 

in section #d of the ,indian            
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd774