PUBLIC LAW 109–347—OCT. 13, 2006
120 STAT. 1951
Services, or the medical institution or consortium of such institutions having entered into a cooperative agreement under subsection (b)(5), may submit a report to the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Labor, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and appropriate committees of Congress describing the programs and studies carried out under the program. (d) NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REPORT ON DISASTER AREA HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND MONITORING.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall jointly enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study and prepare a report on disaster area health and environmental protection and monitoring. (2) PARTICIPATION OF EXPERTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall be prepared with the participation of individuals who have expertise in— (A) environmental health, safety, and medicine; (B) occupational health, safety, and medicine; (C) clinical medicine, including pediatrics; (D) environmental toxicology; (E) epidemiology; (F) mental health; (G) medical monitoring and surveillance; (H) environmental monitoring and surveillance; (I) environmental and industrial hygiene; (J) emergency planning and preparedness; (K) public outreach and education; (L) State and local health departments; (M) State and local environmental protection departments; (N) functions of workers that respond to disasters, including first responders; (O) public health; and (P) family services, such as counseling and other disaster-related services provided to families. (3) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall provide advice and recommendations regarding protecting and monitoring the health and safety of individuals potentially exposed to any chemical or other substance associated with potential acute or chronic human health effects as the result of a disaster, including advice and recommendations regarding— (A) the establishment of protocols for monitoring and responding to chemical or substance releases in a disaster area to protect public health and safety, including— (i) chemicals or other substances for which samples should be collected in the event of a disaster, including a terrorist attack; (ii) chemical- or substance-specific methods of sample collection, including sampling methodologies and locations; (iii) chemical- or substance-specific methods of sample analysis;
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