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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5604 
To prohibit any reduction, consolidation, or termination of offices and activi-
ties related to science research within the Environmental Protection 
Agency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 24, 2018 
Mr. MCEACHIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To prohibit any reduction, consolidation, or termination of 
offices and activities related to science research within 
the Environmental Protection Agency. 
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 ‘‘Healthy Environment 
for Children Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF REDUCTION, CONSOLIDATION, OR 
TERMINATION OF THE NATIONAL CENTER 
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OF THE 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency— 
(1) may not reduce, consolidate, or terminate 
the National Center for Environmental Research; 
and 
(2) shall take such actions as are necessary to 
ensure that— 
(A) no reduction, consolidation, or termi-
nation occurs with respect to the activities de-
scribed in subsection (b) that is not otherwise 
required by law; and 
(B) each activity described in such sub-
section is carried out to the full extent provided 
by law. 
(b) PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH AREAS.—The activi-
ties under this subsection include all intramural grants, 
extramural grants, and research carried out by the Na-
tional Center for Environmental Research, including— 
(1) research and grants to protect the health of 
children and adults from chemical exposure; 
(2) funding for the Science To Achieve Results 
program that provides grants given to Children’s 
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Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Re-
search Centers; 
(3) research intended to reduce children’s 
health risks from environmental factors; 
(4) research on air pollution, climate change, 
and air quality and their impacts on children and 
adults, including expecting mothers and newborns; 
(5) research on water quality, availability, and 
potential contaminants that could affect the health 
of children; 
(6) safer chemical research grants supporting 
the development of innovative science to support 
safer, more sustainable use of chemicals in consumer 
products; 
(7) research grants to protect ecosystems and 
the air and water resources that provide numerous 
benefits for humans; 
(8) sustainability research to understand the 
conditions under which humans and nature can exist 
in productive harmony to support present and future 
generations; and 
(9) grants, fellowships, or competitions related 
to any of the 6 research programs supported by the 
Office of Research and Development, including the 
Small Business Innovation Research program, the 
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Science To Achieve Results program, and the Peo-
ple, Prosperity and the Planet program. 
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