753 
Rule, Oil Shale Management-General, pub-
lished in the Federal Register on Novem-
ber 18, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 223), amend-
ing title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, 
parts 3900, 3910, 3920, and 3930. 
(C) SCIENTIFIC
REVIEW.—Final Rule, 
Interagency Cooperation Under the Endangered 
Species Act, published in the Federal Register 
on December 16, 2008, amending title 50, Code 
of Federal Regulations, part 402. 
(2) METHOD.—In conducting the study under 
paragraph (1), the National Academy of Sciences 
may utilize and compare existing scientific studies 
regarding the regulations, laws, and proposed laws 
listed in paragraph (1). 
(3) REPORT.—Under the arrangement entered 
into under paragraph (1), not later than 270 days 
after the date on which such arrangement is entered 
into, the National Academy of Sciences shall make 
publicly available and shall submit to the Congress 
and to the head of each department and agency of 
the Federal Government that issued, implements, or 
would implement a regulation, law, or proposed law 
listed in paragraph (1), a report containing— 
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(A) a description of the impact of all such 
regulations, laws, and proposed laws on public 
health, air quality, water quality, wildlife, and 
the environment, compared to the impact of 
preexisting regulations, or laws in effect, includ-
ing— 
(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 listed in paragraph (1), which may 
include recommendations for the adoption of 
any regulation or law in place or proposed prior 
to January 1, 2001. 
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(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 and agency that has issued or implemented a regula-
tion or law listed in subsection (c)(1) shall submit to the 
Congress a plan describing the steps such department or 
such agency will take, or has taken, to restore or improve 
protections for public health and the environment in whole 
or in part that were in existence prior to the issuance of 
such 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 (whether 
residents, cleanup workers, or volunteers) affected by the 
explosion of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater 
Horizon that occurred on April 20, 2010. 
(b) SPECIFIC COMPONENTS; REPORTING.—In car-
rying out subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall— 
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(1) assess the type, size, and scope of programs 
administered by the Department of Health and 
Human Services that focus on provision of health 
care to communities in the Gulf Coast; 
(2) identify the merits and disadvantages asso-
ciated with each the programs; 
(3) perform an analysis of the costs and bene-
fits of the programs; 
(4) determine whether there is any duplication 
of programs; and 
(5) not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, report findings and rec-
ommendations for improving access to health care 
for racial and ethnic minorities to the Congress. 
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