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S 53 113th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Environmental health Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care

Community Disease Cluster Assistance Act

Introduced: January 22, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jan 22, 2013
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Community Disease Cluster Assistance Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), to award grants to any individual or group of individuals that may be affected by a reported community-based disease cluster. Requires such grants to be used to obtain technical assistance in interpreting information regarding: (1) investigating such reported disease clusters associated with hazardous chemicals, (2) the potential hazardous chemicals associated with a reported disease cluster, (3) providing individuals or groups with community-based tools to educate them about the mitigation of hazardous chemicals associated with reported disease clusters, or (4) other scientific and technical issues related to reported disease clusters.


What's happening now January 22, 2013

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

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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 22, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 53: Community Disease Cluster Assistance Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-53/
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"S. 53: Community Disease Cluster Assistance Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-53/.
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