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Strengthening Protections for Children and Communities From Disease Clusters Act

Introduced: January 22, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Strengthening Protections for Children and Communities From Disease Clusters Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) develop, publish, and update guidelines on an approach to investigate suspected or potential disease clusters, environmental pollutants or toxic substances associated with such clusters, or potential causes of such clusters; (2) establish and operate Regional Disease Cluster Information and Response Centers and Regional Disease Cluster Information and Response Teams; (3) ensure that the Office of Children's Health Protection has a prominent role in developing and updating such guidelines and in establishing and operating such Centers and Teams; (4) establish Community Disease Cluster Advisory Committees to provide oversight, guidance, and advice relating to such investigations; (5) provide support to individuals on such Teams and Committees through grants and cooperative agreements with institutions of higher education; (6) compile and update a publicly available, online database that provides information relating to disease clusters; and (7) use available authorities and programs to compile, research, and analyze information generated by actions authorized under this Act.

Authorizes any person to submit a petition to the EPA Administrator, the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences that requests that a Response Team conduct an investigation or take action to address the potential causes of disease clusters.

Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to any group of individuals that may be affected by such clusters.

What's happening now January 22, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 50: Strengthening Protections for Children and Communities From Disease Clusters Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-50/
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"S. 50: Strengthening Protections for Children and Communities From Disease Clusters Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-50/.
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