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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Review EPA's Language on Agriculture
and Thoroughly Engage with the Farm Act of 2013'' or the ''RELATE with
the Farm Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. REGULATORY REVIEW BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.

(a) Review of Regulatory Agenda.--The Secretary of Agriculture
shall review publications that may give notice that the Environmental
Protection Agency is preparing or plans to prepare any guidance,
policy, memorandum, regulation, or statement of general applicability
and future effect that may have a significant impact on a substantial
number of agricultural entities, including--
(1) any regulatory agenda of the Environmental Protection
Agency published pursuant to section 602 of title 5, United
States Code;
(2) any regulatory plan or agenda published by the
Environmental Protection Agency or the Office of Management and
Budget pursuant to an Executive order, including Executive
Order 12866; and
(3) any other publication issued by the Environmental
Protection Agency or the Office of Management and Budget that
may reasonably be foreseen to contain notice of plans by the
Environmental Protection Agency to prepare any guidance,
policy, memorandum, regulation, or statement of general
applicability and future effect that may have a significant
impact on a substantial number of agricultural entities.
(b) Information Gathering.--For a publication item reviewed under
subsection (a) that the Secretary determines may have a significant
impact on a substantial number of agricultural entities, the Secretary
shall--
(1) solicit from the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency any information the Administrator may provide
to facilitate a review of the publication item;
(2) utilize the Chief Economist of the Department of
Agriculture to produce an economic impact statement for the
publication item that contains a detailed estimate of potential
costs to agricultural entities;
(3) identify individuals representative of potentially
affected agricultural entities for the purpose of obtaining
advice and recommendations from such individuals about the
potential impacts of the publication item; and
(4) convene a review panel for analysis of the publication
item that includes the Secretary, any full-time Federal
employee of the Department of Agriculture appointed to the
panel by the Secretary, and any employee of the Environmental
Protection Agency or the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget that accepts
an invitation from the Secretary to participate in the panel.
(c) Duties of the Review Panel.--A review panel convened for a
publication item under subsection (b)(4) shall--
(1) review any information or material obtained by the
Secretary and prepared in connection with the publication item,
including any draft proposed guidance, policy, memorandum,
regulation, or statement of general applicability and future
effect;
(2) collect advice and recommendations from agricultural
entity representatives identified by the Administrator after
consultation with the Secretary;
(3) compile and analyze such advice and recommendations;
and
(4) make recommendations to the Secretary based on the
information gathered by the review panel or provided by
agricultural entity representatives.
(d) Comments.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date the
Secretary convenes a review panel pursuant to subsection
(b)(4), the Secretary shall submit to the Administrator
comments on the planned or proposed guidance, policy,
memorandum, regulation, or statement of general applicability
and future effect for consideration and inclusion in any
related administrative record, including--
(A) a report by the Secretary on the concerns of
agricultural entities;
(B) the findings of the review panel;
(C) the findings of the Secretary, including any
adopted findings of the review panel; and
(D) recommendations of the Secretary.
(2) Publication.--The Secretary shall publish the comments
in the Federal Register and make the comments available to the
public on the public Internet website of the Department of
Agriculture.
(e) Waivers.--The Secretary may waive initiation of the review
panel under subsection (b)(4) as the Secretary determines appropriate.
(f) Definition of Agricultural Entity.--In this section, the term
''agricultural entity'' means any entity involved in or related to
agricultural enterprise, including enterprises that are engaged in the
business of production of food and fiber, ranching and raising of
livestock, aquaculture, and all other farming and agricultural related
industries.
answer:
Review EPA's Language on Agriculture and Thoroughly Engage with the Farm Act of 2013 or the RELATE with the Farm Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to review publications that may give notice that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing or plans to prepare any guidance, policy, memorandum, regulation, or statement of general applicability and future effect that may have a significant impact on a substantial number of agricultural entities. Requires the Secretary, for each publication item determined to have a possible significant impact, to: (1) solicit from the EPA Administrator information to facilitate a review of the item, (2) produce an economic impact statement, (3) identify representatives of potentially affected agricultural entities to obtain advice and recommendations about the potential impacts of the item, and (4) convene a review panel that includes the Secretary to analyze the publication item. Provides procedures for submission by the Secretary of comments to the Administrator for inclusion in the administrative record and for waiver of a panel's initiation.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Post Office Relocation Act of
1997''.

SEC. 2. GUIDELINES FOR RENOVATION, RELOCATION, CLOSING, OR
CONSOLIDATION OF POST OFFICES.

Section 404(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows--
''(b)(1) The Postal Service, prior to making a determination under
subsection (a)(3) of this section as to the necessity for the
renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of any post office,
shall provide adequate notice of its intention to renovate, relocate,
close, or consolidate such post office at least 60 days prior to the
proposed date of such renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation
to persons served by such post office.
''(2) Such notification shall be made in writing and shall be hand
delivered or delivered by mail to persons served by such post office,
and shall be published in one or more newspapers of general circulation
within the zip codes served by such post office. Such notification
shall include--
''(A) an identification of the renovation, relocation,
closing, or consolidation;
''(B) a summary of the reasons for the renovation,
relocation, closing, or consolidation; and
''(C) the proposed date for the renovation, relocation,
renovation, closing, or consolidation.
''(3) Any person served by the post office may offer an alternative
renovation, relocation, consolidation, or closing proposal within the
60 day notice period. The Postal Service shall deliver a response in
writing by hand delivery or certified mail to the person making the
proposal. In a case in which the Postal Service rejects a bona fide
proposal, the Postal Service shall state in writing the reasons for the
rejection.
''(4) At the end of the 60 day notice period, the Postal Service
shall make a determination under subsection (a)(3). Prior to making a
final determination, the Postal Service shall conduct a hearing, and
persons served by the post office may present oral or written testimony
with respect to the renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation
of such post office. The Postal Service, in making a determination as
to whether or not to renovate, relocate, close, or consolidate a post
office shall consider--
''(A) the extent to which such post office is part of a
core downtown business area;
''(B) the effect of such renovation, relocation, closing,
or consolidation on the community served by such post office;
''(C) whether the community served by such post office
opposes a renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation;
''(D) the effect of such renovation, relocation, closing,
or consolidation on employees of the Postal Service employed at
such office;
''(E) whether such renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation is consistent with the policy of the Government,
as stated in section 101(b) of this title, that the Postal
Service shall provide a maximum degree of effective and regular
postal services to rural areas, communities, and small towns
where post offices are not self sustaining;
''(F) the quantified long-term economic saving to the
Postal Service resulting from such renovation, relocation,
closing, or consolidation;
''(G) whether postal officials engaged in negotiations with
persons served by the post office concerning the proposed
renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation;
''(H) whether management of the post office contributed to
a desire to relocate;
''(I) the adequacy of the existing post office, and whether
all reasonable alternatives have been explored; and
''(J) such other factors as the Postal Service determines
are necessary.
''(5) Any determination of the Postal Service to renovate,
relocate, close, or consolidate a post office shall be in writing and
shall include the findings of the Postal Service with respect to the
considerations required to be made under paragraph (4) of this
subsection. Such determination and findings shall be made available to
persons served by such post office.
''(6) The Postal Service shall take no action to renovate,
relocate, close, or consolidate a post office until 60 days after its
written determination is made available to persons served by such post
office.
''(7) A determination of the Postal Service to renovate, relocate,
close, or consolidate any post office may be appealed by any person
served by such post office to the Postal Rate Commission within 30 days
after such determination is made available to such person under
paragraph (5). The Commission shall review such determination on the
basis of the record before the Postal Service in the making of such
determination. The Commission shall make a determination based upon
such review no later than 120 days after receiving any appeal under
this paragraph. The commission shall set aside any determination,
findings, and conclusions found to be--
''(A) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or
otherwise not in accordance with the law;
''(B) without observance of procedure required by law; or
''(C) unsupported by substantial evidence on the record.
The Commission may affirm the determination of the Postal Service or
order that the entire matter be returned for further consideration, but
the Commission may not modify the determination of the Postal Service.
The Commission may suspend the effectiveness of the determination of
the Postal Service until the final disposition of the appeal. The
provisions of section 556, section 557, and chapter 7 of title 5 shall
not apply to any review carried out by the Commission under this
paragraph.
''(8) In a case in which a community has procedures to address the
renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of buildings in the
community, and the public participation requirements of such procedures
are more stringent than those provided in this subsection, the Postal
Service shall follow such procedures and disregard the procedures
established in this subsection.
''(9) The Postal Service, in making a determination to renovate,
relocate, close, or consolidate any post office, shall comply with any
zoning, planning, or land use regulations, or building codes applicable
to State or local public entities, including the zoning authority, of
the local jurisdiction.''.

SEC. 3. POLICY STATEMENT.

Section 101(g) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following: ''The Postal Service shall also
consider the effect a new postal facility may have on the community
served by the prior facility.''.
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Post Office Relocation Act of 1997 - Modifies Federal postal provisions to require a 60-day notice before the renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation (currently, the closing or consolidation) of a post office. Requires such notice to be: (1) hand delivered or delivered by mail; and (2) published in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the zip codes served by such post office.
Sets forth provisions which: (1) allow any person served by the post office to offer an alternative renovation, relocation, consolidation, or closing proposal within such 60-day period; and (2) require the Postal Service to conduct a hearing to allow the individual to present oral or written testimony.
Revises the factors to be considered in deciding whether or not to renovate, relocate, close, or consolidate a post office to include: (1) the extent to which the post office is part of a core downtown business area; (2) the sentiment of the community; (3) whether postal officials negotiated with persons served; (4) whether management of the post office contributed to a desire to relocate; and (5) the adequacy of the existing post office.
Requires the Postal Service to follow a community's public participation procedures to address the renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of buildings in the community if participation requirements of such procedures are more stringent than those provided in this Act.
Requires the Postal Service, in making a determination to renovate, relocate, close, or consolidate any post office, to comply with any zoning, planning, or land use regulations or building codes applicable to State or local public entities, including the zoning authority of the local jurisdiction.
Includes within the Postal Service policy with respect to planning and building new postal facilities that the Service consider the effect a new facility may have on the community.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Disaster Area Health and
Environmental Monitoring Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY OF INDIVIDUALS IN A DISASTER
AREA.

Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act is amended by inserting after section 408 (42 U.S.C.
5174) the following:

''SEC. 409. PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY OF INDIVIDUALS IN A
DISASTER AREA.

''(a) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) Individual.--The term 'individual' includes--
''(A) a worker or volunteer who responds to a
disaster, including--
''(i) a police officer;
''(ii) a firefighter;
''(iii) an emergency medical technician;
''(iv) any participating member of an urban
search and rescue team; and
''(v) any other relief or rescue worker or
volunteer that the President determines to be
appropriate;
''(B) a worker who responds to a disaster by
assisting in the cleanup or restoration of critical
infrastructure in and around a disaster area;
''(C) a person whose place of residence is in a
disaster area;
''(D) a person who is employed in or attends
school, child care, or adult day care in a building
located in a disaster area; and
''(E) any other person that the President
determines to be appropriate.
''(2) Program.--The term 'program' means a program
described in subsection (b) that is carried out for a disaster
area.
''(3) Substance of concern.--The term 'substance of
concern' means a chemical or other substance that is associated
with potential acute or chronic human health effects, the risk
of exposure to which could potentially be increased as the
result of a disaster, as determined by the President.
''(b) Program.--
''(1) In general.--If the President determines that 1 or
more substances of concern are being, or have been, released in
an area declared to be a disaster area under this Act, the
President may carry out a program for the protection,
assessment, monitoring, and study of the health and safety of
individuals to ensure that--
''(A) the individuals are adequately informed about
and protected against potential health impacts of any
substance of concern and potential mental health
impacts in a timely manner;
''(B) the individuals are monitored and studied
over time, including through baseline and followup
clinical health examinations, for--
''(i) any short- and long-term health
impacts of any substance of concern; and
''(ii) any mental health impacts;
''(C) the individuals receive health care referrals
as needed and appropriate; and
''(D) information from any such monitoring and
studies is used to prevent or protect against similar
health impacts from future disasters.
''(2) Activities.--A program under paragraph (1) may
include such activities as--
''(A) collecting and analyzing environmental
exposure data;
''(B) developing and disseminating information and
educational materials;
''(C) performing baseline and followup clinical
health and mental health examinations and taking
biological samples;
''(D) establishing and maintaining an exposure
registry;
''(E) studying the short- and long-term human
health impacts of any exposures through epidemiological
and other health studies; and
''(F) providing assistance to individuals in
determining eligibility for health coverage and
identifying appropriate health services.
''(3) Timing.--To the maximum extent practicable,
activities under any program established under paragraph (1)
(including baseline health examinations) shall be commenced in
a timely manner that will ensure the highest level of public
health protection and effective monitoring.
''(4) Participation in registries and studies.--
''(A) In general.--Participation in any registry or
study that is part of a program under paragraph (1)
shall be voluntary.
''(B) Protection of privacy.--The President shall
take appropriate measures to protect the privacy of any
participant in a registry or study described in
subparagraph (A).
''(5) Cooperative agreements.--
''(A) In general.--The President may carry out a
program under paragraph (1) through a cooperative
agreement with a medical institution, including a local
health department, or a consortium of medical
institutions.
''(B) Selection criteria.--To the maximum extent
practicable, the President shall select to carry out a
program under paragraph (1) a medical institution or a
consortium of medical institutions that--
''(i) is located near--
''(I) the disaster area with
respect to which the program is carried
out; and
''(II) any other area in which
there reside groups of individuals that
worked or volunteered in response to
the disaster; and
''(ii) has appropriate experience in the
areas of environmental or occupational health,
toxicology, and safety, including experience
in--
''(I) developing clinical protocols
and conducting clinical health
examinations, including mental health
assessments;
''(II) conducting long-term health
monitoring and epidemiological studies;
''(III) conducting long-term mental
health studies; and
''(IV) establishing and maintaining
medical surveillance programs and
environmental exposure or disease
registries.
''(6) Involvement.--
''(A) In general.--In establishing and maintaining
a program under paragraph (1), the President shall
involve interested and affected parties, as
appropriate, including representatives of--
''(i) Federal, State, and local government
agencies;
''(ii) groups of individuals that worked or
volunteered in response to the disaster in the
disaster area;
''(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 committee 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 Portability 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 establishment of a
program under subsection (b)(1), and every 5 years thereafter, the
President, or the medical institution 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 Protection Agency, and appropriate
committees of Congress a report on programs and studies carried out
under the program.''.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REPORT ON DISASTER AREA HEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND MONITORING.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, and the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency 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 protection 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;
(13) State and local environmental protection departments;
(14) functions of workers that respond to disasters,
including first responders; and
(15) public health and family services.
(c) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall provide advice
and recommendations regarding protecting and monitoring the health and
safety of individuals potentially exposed to any chemical or other
substance associated with potential acute or chronic human health
effects as the result of a disaster, including advice and
recommendations regarding--
(1) the establishment of protocols for the monitoring of
and response to chemical or substance releases in a disaster
area for the purpose of protecting 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 methods of
sample collection, including sampling methodologies and
locations;
(C) chemical- or substance-specific methods of
sample analysis;
(D) health-based threshold levels to be used and
response actions to be taken in the event that
thresholds are exceeded for individual chemicals or
other substances;
(E) procedures for providing monitoring results
to--
(i) appropriate Federal, State, and local
government agencies;
(ii) appropriate response personnel; and
(iii) the public;
(F) responsibilities of Federal, State and local
agencies for--
(i) collecting and analyzing samples;
(ii) reporting results; and
(iii) taking appropriate response actions;
and
(G) capabilities and capacity within the Federal
Government to conduct appropriate environmental
monitoring and response in the event of a disaster,
including a terrorist attack; and
(2) other issues as specified by the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 4. PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION.

Section 203(m) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(m)) is amended by striking
''December 31, 2003'' and inserting ''September 30, 2006''.
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Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2004 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to carry out a program for the protection, assessment, monitoring, and study of the health and safety of individuals if chemicals or substances associated with potential acute or chronic human health effects (substances of concern) are being or have been released in a disaster area.

Makes participation in any registry or study that is part of the program voluntary. Requires the President to take appropriate measures to protect the privacy of registry or study participants.

Authorizes the President to carry out such a program through a cooperative agreement with a medical institution (including a local health department) or a consortium of medical institutions. Requires the President to carry out such a program in accordance with certain privacy regulations promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter jointly into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study and report on disaster area health and environmental protection and monitoring.

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to extend through September 30, 2006, the President's authority to establish a program to provide technical and financial assistance to State and local governments for the implementation of cost-effective predisaster hazard mitigation measures.