‘‘(iii) local residents, businesses, and 
schools (including parents and teachers); 
‘‘(iv) health care providers; and 
‘‘(v) other organizations and persons. 
‘‘(B) COMMITTEES.—Involvement under 
subparagraph (A) may be provided through the 
establishment of an advisory or oversight com-
mittee or board. 
‘‘(7) PRIVACY.—The President shall carry out 
each program under paragraph (1) in accordance 
with regulations relating to privacy promulgated 
under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Port-
ability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 
1320d–2 note; Public Law 104–191). 
‘‘(c) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the es-
tablishment of a program under subsection (b)(1), and 
every 5 years thereafter, the President, or the medical in-
stitution or consortium of such institutions having entered 
into a cooperative agreement under subsection (b)(5), 
shall submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary 
of Labor, the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, and appropriate committees of Congress a 
report on programs and studies carried out under the pro-
gram.’’. 
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SEC. 3. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REPORT ON DIS-
ASTER AREA HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
PROTECTION AND MONITORING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy shall jointly enter into a contract with the National 
Academy of Sciences to conduct a study and prepare a 
report on disaster area health and environmental protec-
tion and monitoring. 
(b) EXPERTISE.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall be prepared with the participation of individuals who 
have expertise in— 
(1) environmental health, safety, and medicine; 
(2) occupational health, safety, and medicine; 
(3) clinical medicine, including pediatrics; 
(4) toxicology; 
(5) epidemiology; 
(6) mental health; 
(7) medical monitoring and surveillance; 
(8) environmental monitoring and surveillance; 
(9) environmental and industrial hygiene; 
(10) emergency planning and preparedness; 
(11) public outreach and education; 
(12) State and local health departments; 
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(13) State and local environmental protection 
departments; 
(14) functions of workers that respond to disas-
ters, including first responders; and 
(15) public health and family services. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall provide advice and recommendations regarding pro-
tecting and monitoring the health and safety of individuals 
potentially exposed to any chemical or other substance as-
sociated with potential acute or chronic human health ef-
fects as the result of a disaster, including advice and rec-
ommendations regarding— 
(1) the establishment of protocols for the moni-
toring of and response to chemical or substance re-
leases in a disaster area for the purpose of pro-
tecting public health and safety, including— 
(A) chemicals or other substances for 
which samples should be collected in the event 
of a disaster, including a terrorist attack; 
(B) chemical- or substance-specific meth-
ods of sample collection, including sampling 
methodologies and locations; 
(C) chemical- or substance-specific meth-
ods of sample analysis; 
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