Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.5552 | Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim (R-MI)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2021
This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 grants and programs carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for screening and other public health activities to prevent childhood lead poisoning.
Additionally, the bill changes the name of an advisory body that coordinates federal lead poisoning prevention efforts from the Interagency Task Force on the Prevention of Lead Poisoning to the Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention. It also modifies the committee's membership, reporting requirements, and other duties.

To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize 
    certain programs with respect to lead poisoning, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. SCREENINGS, REFERRALS, AND EDUCATION REGARDING LEAD POISONING.

    Section 317A(l)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247b-1(l)(1)) is amended by striking ``$40,000,000 for fiscal year 
1993, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
1994 through 2005'' and inserting ``$46,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2026''.

SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR LEAD POISONING RELATED ACTIVITIES.

    Section 317O of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-16) 
is amended by striking ``such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
fiscal years 2001 through 2005'' and inserting ``$17,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2022 through 2026''.

SEC. 4. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION.

    Section 317B(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247b-3(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Advisory committee on childhood lead poisoning 
        prevention.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may establish a 
                council to be known as the Advisory Committee on 
                Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (in this paragraph 
                referred to as the `Advisory Committee').
                    ``(B) Composition.--The Advisory Committee shall 
                include the following members (or their designee):
                            ``(i) The Secretary, who shall serve as the 
                        chair of the Advisory Committee.
                            ``(ii) The Director of the Centers for 
                        Disease Control and Prevention.
                            ``(iii) The Director of the National 
                        Institutes of Health.
                            ``(iv) The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
                        Development.
                            ``(v) The Administrator of the 
                        Environmental Protection Agency.
                            ``(vi) Representatives of any other Federal 
                        agency, as the Secretary determines 
                        appropriate.
                    ``(C) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall--
                            ``(i) coordinate the efforts of Federal 
                        agencies to prevent childhood lead poisoning;
                            ``(ii) review and report regularly to the 
                        Congress and the public on childhood lead 
                        poisoning prevention practices;
                            ``(iii) recommend to the relevant Federal 
                        agencies improvements in national childhood 
                        lead poisoning prevention efforts; and
                            ``(iv) develop recommendations to State, 
                        local, Tribal, and territorial health 
                        departments for the prevention and control of 
                        childhood lead poisoning.''.
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