I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5808 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institute 
of Environmental Health Sciences to develop multidisciplinary research 
centers regarding women’s health and disease prevention, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2008 
Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CONYERS, 
Mr. ELLISON, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, 
Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. 
GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. VAN 
HOLLEN, Mr. WAXMAN, and Mr. HONDA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the 
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to 
develop multidisciplinary research centers regarding 
women’s health and disease prevention, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Women’s Environ-
mental Health and Disease Prevention Act of 2008’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
NATIONAL 
INSTITUTE 
OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
HEALTH SCIENCES; AWARDS FOR DEVELOP-
MENT 
AND 
OPERATION 
OF 
MULTIDISCI-
PLINARY RESEARCH CENTERS REGARDING 
WOMEN’S 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
HEALTH 
AND 
DISEASE PREVENTION. 
Subpart 12 of part C of title IV of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285l et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 463C. MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTERS RE-
GARDING 
WOMEN’S 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
HEALTH AND DISEASE PREVENTION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Institute 
shall make grants to public or nonprofit private entities 
for the development and operation of at least 1 and not 
more than 6 centers whose purpose is conducting multi-
disciplinary research on environmental factors that may 
be related to the development of women’s health conditions 
(as defined in section 486). The Director of the Institute 
shall carry out this section in consultation with the Direc-
tor of the Office of Research on Women’s Health and with 
the advisory council for the Institute. 
‘‘(b) RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND INFORMATION AND 
EDUCATION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each center under sub-
section (a) shall, with respect to the purpose de-
scribed in such subsection— 
‘‘(A) conduct basic or clinical research; 
‘‘(B) develop protocols for training physi-
cians, scientists, nurses, and other health and 
allied health professionals; 
‘‘(C) conduct training programs in accord-
ance with such protocols; and 
‘‘(D) disseminate information to such pro-
fessionals and the public. 
‘‘(2) EMPHASIS ON PREVENTION ACTIVITIES.— 
In carrying out the activities described in paragraph 
(1), each center under subsection (a) shall empha-
size activities that are directed toward preventing 
the development in women of the diseases and condi-
tions involved. 
‘‘(3) STIPENDS FOR TRAINING OF HEALTH PRO-
FESSIONALS.—A center under subsection (a) may 
use funds under such subsection to provide stipends 
for health and allied health professionals enrolled in 
programs described in paragraph (1)(C). 
‘‘(c) COLLABORATION
WITH
COMMUNITY.—Each 
center under subsection (a) shall establish and maintain 
ongoing collaborations with community organizations in 
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