S.Amdt. 3441

1. Adds Sec. __. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall offer to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall complete-- at the appropriate place in title II

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   Inserted: Sec. __. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall offer to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall complete--

   Inserted: (1) not later than 20 months after the date of enactment of this Act, a report to assess the toxicological, epidemiological, and related scientific evidence on the effects of lead on sensitive subpopulations, particularly children, including--

   Inserted: (A) an examination of the relationships of blood lead levels, including levels below 10 micrograms lead per deciliter of blood, with deficits in cognitive functioning and other health effects, including public health impacts;

   Inserted: (B) a review of estimates, trends, and distributions of lead exposures in children and other sensitive subpopulations;

   Inserted: (C) an identification of the scientific basis for residential lead standards, practices for lead sampling in buildings, and data gaps; and

   Inserted: (D) recommendations for future research; and

   Inserted: (2) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, a report to assess existing and forthcoming research on the links between chemical contaminants and reproductive health, including--

   Inserted: (A) a review of developmental effects, including effects on fetal development and long-term effects that may be manifested in adults in the form of infertility, impaired fertility, and related conditions;

   Inserted: (B) a review of the current state of efforts by practitioners to compile environmental histories of patients with reproductive disorders, including infertility, poor pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive tract abnormalities and cancers;

   Inserted: (C) a review of available research on the value of environmental histories;

   Inserted: (D) guidance for health care professionals as to the most effective methods of compiling environmental histories described in subparagraph (C); and

   Inserted: (E) criteria for determining the reproductive and developmental toxicity of chemicals, including early indicators of potential reproductive and developmental toxicity.

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   Inserted: (b) The Secretary shall use to pay the cost of completing the report under subsection (a)(1) $750,000, and to pay the cost of completing the report under subsection (a)(2) $1,000,000, which amounts shall be derived by transfer, on a pro rata basis, from each account from which travel expenses for the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Education are paid, so as to decrease the overall amounts available for those travel expenses by $1,750,000.

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   At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:

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