,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ae1 #bjbe,ms4   
,blunt ,ro*e/] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices to /udy & report on !          
relation%ip betwe5 hair /raight5]s &    
ut]9e canc]1 p>ticul>ly among wom5 (    
color4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,ut]9e ,canc] ,/udy ,act (    
#bjbe4  #b4 ,/udy on relation%ip betwe5 
hair /raight5]s & ut]9e canc]  7a7 ,/udy
 ,! ,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) !        
,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs & !       
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal?1 %all conduct a /udy on !        
relation%ip betwe5 hair /raight5]s &    
ut]9e canc]1 ) a focus on ! increas$    
incid5ce ( su* canc] among wom5 ( color4
 ,su* /udy %all-- 7#a7 review           
significant f9d+s & recomm5dations f o!r
 /udies reg>d+ ! relation%ip betwe5 hair

 /raight5]s & ut]9e canc]2  7#b7 consid]
 impacts on wom5 & o!r individuals at   
risk ( ut]9e canc] f all racial & e?nic 
backgr\nds2  7#c7 disaggregate ! results
 ( ! /udy "u ?is section accord+ to :e!r
 ! hair /raight5]s conta9 dyes or       
color+1 blea*1 highlights1 or p]ms2 &   
7#d7 det]m9e :e!r ! ,food & ,drug       
,adm9i/ration %\ld impose additional    
te/+ requirem5ts on ! manufactur]s (    
hair /raight5+ products to ensure !     
safety ( su* products4  7b7 ,me?odology 
,n lat] ?an #de days aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ! ,committee on ,heal?1       
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( !      
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,en]gy &       
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
description ( ! me?odology t w be us$ to
 conduct ! /udy "u ?is section4  7c7    
,comm5cem5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y
 %all comm5ce ! /udy "u ?is section4    
7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 

%all complete ! /udy "u ?is section &   
submit to ! ,committee on ,heal?1       
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( !      
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,en]gy &       
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report on ! results ( su* /udy4  7e7    
,def9ition ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,hair   
/raight5] ,! t]m hair /raight5] means a 
*emical hair /raight5]4  7#b7 ,secret>y 
,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4