Title: Physician Education on PFAS Health Impacts Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Physician Education on PFAS Health Impacts Act
This bill establishes a grant program within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to educate health care providers about the health impacts of exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing.
Specifically, HHS must award grants to national or state medical organizations and other institutions that have expertise in diseases and conditions related to PFAS to provide these trainings.


[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4313 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4313

  To establish a grant program for purposes of providing training to 
  physicians on the health effects of exposure to perfluoroalkyl and 
                      polyfluoroalkyl substances.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 23, 2020

  Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Mr. Rounds) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
  To establish a grant program for purposes of providing training to 
  physicians on the health effects of exposure to perfluoroalkyl and 
                      polyfluoroalkyl substances.

    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 ``Physician Education on PFAS Health 
Impacts Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR TRAINING OF PHYSICIANS ON PFAS.

    Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 399V-7. GRANT PROGRAM FOR TRAINING OF PHYSICIANS ON PFAS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to eligible 
entities for the purpose of developing courses for physicians or other 
medical practitioners to inform such physicians and medical 
practitioners about the impact of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
substance exposure on health outcomes and best practices for patients 
who have been exposed to such substances.
    ``(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, and entity shall--
            ``(1) be--
                    ``(A) a national or State medical organization or 
                other organization that provides educational courses to 
                health care providers; or
                    ``(B) an institution of medical research or a 
                clinical researcher at such an institution of medical 
                research;
            ``(2) have expertise in clinical conditions or diseases 
        that are related or exacerbated by perfluoroalkyl and 
        polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure, experience in environmental 
        health, and other expertise and experience as the Secretary 
        determines appropriate;
            ``(3) commit to gathering input from patients and 
        clinicians when developing the training courses, as the 
        Secretary determines appropriate; and
            ``(4) submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 
        in such manner, and containing such information as the 
        Secretary may require.
    ``(c) Reporting.--
            ``(1) Grantee reporting to the secretary.--Each recipient 
        of a grant under this section shall annually report to the 
        Secretary, in a form and manner determined by the Secretary, on 
        training materials developed through use of funds awarded under 
        the grant. Each such report shall include any findings or 
        recommendations that the grantees have determined should be 
        included in physician or medical practitioner training.
            ``(2) HHS dissemination of information.--Each year, not 
        later than 90 days after receiving the reports from grant 
        recipients under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall disseminate 
        to the public a summary of findings and recommendations that 
        are included in the material provided under such paragraph (1).
    ``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `PFAS' means a 
perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance with at least one fully 
fluorinated carbon atom.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
there is authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for the period of 
fiscal years 2021 through 2025, to remain available until expended.''.
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