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‘‘(D) distinguishes carefully between per-
sonal attitudes and choices and external influ-
ences on behavior to determine how much the 
association between the built environment and 
the health of residents, versus the lifestyle pref-
erences of the people that choose to live in the 
neighborhood, reflects the physical characteris-
tics of the neighborhood; and 
‘‘(E)(i) identifies or develops effective 
intervention strategies focusing on enhance-
ments to the built environment that promote in-
creased use physical activity, access to nutri-
tious foods, or other health-promoting activities 
by residents; and 
‘‘(ii) in developing the intervention strate-
gies under clause (i), ensures that the interven-
tion strategies will reach out to high-risk or vul-
nerable populations, including low-income urban 
and rural communities and aging populations, 
in addition to the general population. 
‘‘(3) SURVEYS.—The Secretary may use funds 
appropriated under this section to support the ex-
pansion of national surveys and data tracking sys-
tems to provide more detailed information about the 
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connection between the built environment and 
health. 
‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In providing assistance under 
the grant program under this section, the Secretary 
and the Administrator shall give priority to research 
that incorporates— 
‘‘(A) interdisciplinary approaches; or 
‘‘(B) the expertise of the public health, 
physical activity, urban planning, land use, and 
transportation research communities in the 
United States and abroad. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. Not to exceed 20 per-
cent of amounts appropriated for each fiscal year under 
this subsection may be used for the research component 
of the program under this section.’’. 
SEC. 1004. IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS BY 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. 
(a) INSPECTOR GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
shall, as promptly as practicable, carry out each of the 
following recommendations of the Inspector General of the 
Agency as set forth in Report No. 2006–P–00034 entitled 
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‘‘EPA needs to conduct environmental justice reviews of 
its programs, policies and activities’’: 
(1) The recommendation that the Agency’s pro-
gram and regional offices identify which programs, 
policies, and activities need environmental justice re-
views and require these offices to establish a plan to 
complete the necessary reviews. 
(2) The recommendation that the Administrator 
of the Agency ensure that these reviews determine 
whether the programs, policies, and activities may 
have a disproportionately high and adverse health or 
environmental impact on minority and low-income 
populations. 
(3) The recommendation that each program 
and regional office develop specific environmental 
justice review guidance for conducting environmental 
justice reviews. 
(4) The recommendation that the Administrator 
designate a responsible office to compile results of 
environmental justice reviews and recommend appro-
priate actions. 
(b) GAO RECOMMENDATIONS.—In developing rules 
under laws administered by the Environmental Protection 
Agency, the Administrator of the Agency shall, as prompt-
ly as practicable, carry out each of the following rec-
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ommendations of the Comptroller General of the United 
States as set forth in GAO Report numbered GAO–05– 
289 entitled ‘‘EPA Should Devote More Attention to En-
vironmental Justice when Developing Clean Air Rules’’: 
(1) The recommendation that the Administrator 
ensure that workgroups involved in developing a rule 
devote attention to environmental justice while draft-
ing and finalizing the rule. 
(2) The recommendation that the Administrator 
enhance the ability of such workgroups to identify 
potential environmental justice issues through such 
steps as providing workgroup members with guid-
ance and training to help them identify potential en-
vironmental justice problems and involving environ-
mental justice coordinators in the workgroups when 
appropriate. 
(3) The recommendation that the Administrator 
improve assessments of potential environmental jus-
tice impacts in economic reviews by identifying the 
data and developing the modeling techniques needed 
to assess such impacts. 
(4) The recommendation that the Administrator 
direct appropriate Agency officers and employees to 
respond fully when feasible to public comments on 
environmental justice, including improving the Agen-
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cy’s explanation of the basis for its conclusions, to-
gether with supporting data. 
(c) 2004 INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT.—The Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, 
as promptly as practicable, carry out each of the following 
recommendations of the Inspector General of the Agency 
as set forth in the report entitled ‘‘EPA Needs to Consist-
ently Implement the Intent of the Executive Order on En-
vironmental Justice’’ (Report No. 2004–P–00007): 
(1) The recommendation that the Agency clear-
ly define the mission of the Office of Environmental 
Justice (OEJ) and provide Agency staff with an un-
derstanding of the roles and responsibilities of the 
Office. 
(2) The recommendation that the Agency estab-
lish (through issuing guidance or a policy statement 
from the Administrator) specific timeframes for the 
development of definitions, goals, and measurements 
regarding environmental justice and provide the re-
gions and program offices a standard and consistent 
definition for a minority and low-income community, 
with instructions on how the Agency will implement 
and put into operation environmental justice in the 
Agency’s daily activities. 
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