§300j–27 Registry for lead exposure and Advisory Committee

Summary

The Secretary must set up a voluntary lead exposure registry to collect information about people who live in a city with lead in its drinking water. The registry can be run inside the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry or the CDC, or it can be done by grant or contract. City — a city with lead contamination in its drinking water. Committee — the Advisory Committee created under the law. Secretary — the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The Secretary must also create an Advisory Committee inside the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, working with the CDC and other agencies. The committee will have up to 15 members, at least half must be federal employees, and the chair must be a federal member. Members serve up to 3 years and can be reappointed. The committee must include experts such as an epidemiologist, toxicologist, mental health professional, pediatrician, early childhood and special education experts, a dietician, and an environmental health expert. It must follow the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The committee will review federal programs and services, research needs, screening and prevention practices, and effective health, education, and nutrition services (using the registry when helpful). For five years, and after that as needed or if Congress asks, the committee must send yearly reports to the Secretary and to the named Senate and House committees with evaluations and recommendations. For fiscal years 2017 through 2021, Congress authorized $17,500,000 for the registry and $2,500,000 for the committee.