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(i) any negative impacts to air quality 
or water quality; 
(ii) any negative impacts to wildlife; 
(iii) any delays in hazardous waste 
cleanup that are projected to be hazardous 
to public health; and 
(iv) any other negative impact on pub-
lic health or the environment; and 
(B) any recommendations that the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences considers appro-
priate to maintain, restore, or improve in whole 
or in part protections for public health, air 
quality, water quality, wildlife, and the environ-
ment for each of the regulations, laws, and pro-
posed laws described in paragraph (1), which 
may include recommendations for the adoption 
of any regulation or law in place or proposed 
prior to January 1, 2001. 
(d) DEPARTMENT AND AGENCY REVISION OF EXIST-
ING RULES, REGULATIONS, OR LAWS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date on which the report is submitted 
pursuant to subsection (c)(3), the head of each depart-
ment or agency that has issued or implemented a regula-
tion or law described in subsection (c)(1) shall submit to 
Congress a plan describing the steps the department or 
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agency will take, or has taken, to restore or improve pro-
tections for public health and the environment in whole 
or in part that were in existence prior to the issuance of 
the applicable regulation or law. 
SEC. 1008. GAO REPORT ON HEALTH EFFECTS OF DEEP-
WATER HORIZON OIL RIG EXPLOSION IN THE 
GULF COAST. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study on the type and scope of 
health care services administered through the Department 
of Health and Human Services addressing the provision 
of health care to racial and ethnic minorities, including 
residents, cleanup workers, and volunteers, affected by the 
blowout and explosion of the mobile offshore drilling unit 
Deepwater Horizon that occurred on April 20, 2010, and 
resulting hydrocarbon releases into the environment. 
(b) SPECIFIC COMPONENTS.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Comptroller General shall— 
(1) assess the type, size, and scope of programs 
administered by the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services that focus on the provision of health care 
to communities on the Gulf Coast; 
(2) identify the merits and disadvantages asso-
ciated with each of the programs; 
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(3) perform an analysis of the costs and bene-
fits of the programs; and 
(4) determine whether there is any duplication 
of programs. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to Congress a report that includes— 
(1) the findings of the study conducted under 
subsection (a); and 
(2) recommendations for improving access to 
health care for racial and ethnic minorities. 
SEC. 1009. ESTABLISH AN INTERAGENCY COUNSEL AND 
GRANT 
PROGRAMS 
ON 
SOCIAL 
DETER-
MINANTS OF HEALTH. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Social Determinants Accelerator Act of 2020’’. 
(b) FINDINGS; PURPOSES.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(A) There is a significant body of evidence 
showing that economic and social conditions 
have a powerful impact on individual and popu-
lation health outcomes and well-being, as well 
as medical costs. 
(B) State, local, and Tribal governments 
and the service delivery partners of such gov-
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ernments face significant challenges in coordi-
nating benefits and services delivered through 
the Medicaid program and other social services 
programs because of the fragmented and com-
plex nature of Federal and State funding and 
administrative requirements. 
(C) 
The 
Federal 
Government 
should 
prioritize and proactively assist State and local 
governments to strengthen the capacity of State 
and local governments to improve health and 
social outcomes for individuals, thereby improv-
ing cost-effectiveness and return on investment. 
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are 
as follows: 
(A) To establish effective, coordinated Fed-
eral technical assistance to help State and local 
governments to improve outcomes and cost-ef-
fectiveness of, and return on investment from, 
health and social services programs. 
(B) To build a pipeline of State and locally 
designed, cross-sector interventions and strate-
gies that generate rigorous evidence about how 
to improve health and social outcomes, and in-
crease the cost-effectiveness of, and return on 
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investment from, Federal, State, local, and 
Tribal health and social services programs. 
(C) To enlist State and local governments 
and the service providers of such governments 
as partners in identifying Federal statutory, 
regulatory, and administrative challenges in im-
proving the health and social outcomes of, cost- 
effectiveness of, and return on investment from, 
Federal spending on individuals enrolled in 
Medicaid. 
(D) To develop strategies to improve 
health and social outcomes without denying 
services to, or restricting the eligibility of, vul-
nerable populations. 
(c) SOCIAL DETERMINANTS ACCELERATOR COUN-
CIL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services (referred to in this Act as the 
‘‘Secretary’’), in coordination with the Administrator 
of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (re-
ferred to in this Act as the ‘‘Administrator’’), shall 
establish an interagency council, to be known as the 
Social Determinants Accelerator Interagency Council 
(referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Council’’) to achieve 
the purposes listed in subsection (b)(1). 
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