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Problem:SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Community Disease Cluster Assistance
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ''Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Health and Human Services.

SEC. 3. COMMUNITY DISEASE CLUSTER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS.

(a) In General.--The Administrator, in coordination with the
Secretary may award grants in accordance with this Act to any
individual or group of individuals that may be affected by a reported
community-based disease cluster--
(1) to pay the Federal share of the technical assistance
described in subsection (d);
(2) to protect public health and the environment;
(3) to promote healthy and safe environments; and
(4) to prevent and address harmful exposures to hazardous
substances.
(b) Application.--
(1) In general.--To be eligible for a grant under this Act,
an individual or group of individuals shall submit to the
Administrator and the Secretary an application that contains a
description of the--
(A) need for technical assistance, including the
need to procure independent technical advisors to help
grant recipients interpret the information described in
subsection (d);
(B) expected outputs, including results, effects,
or consequences that will occur from the technical
assistance; and
(C) expected outcomes, including activity, effort,
or associated work products that will be produced or
provided over a period of time or by a specific date.
(2) Response.--Not later than 120 days after the date on
which an application is submitted under paragraph (1), the
Administrator and the Secretary shall respond to each applicant
in writing and describe whether the application is approved,
denied, or will be considered after the applicant modifies the
application.
(3) Criteria.--The Administrator, in coordination with the
Secretary, shall develop criteria that, if satisfied, would
result in the Administrator and the Secretary accepting an
application submitted under paragraph (1).
(c) Amount.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), each
grant awarded under this Act shall not exceed $50,000.
(2) Waiver.--The Administrator, in coordination with the
Secretary, may waive the limitation described in paragraph (1)
if the waiver is necessary to provide the technical assistance
described in subsection (d).
(d) Use of Funds.--Grants awarded under this Act shall be used to
obtain technical assistance in interpreting information regarding--
(1) investigating reported community-based disease clusters
associated with 1 or more hazardous chemicals;
(2) the potential hazardous chemicals associated with a
reported community-based disease cluster;
(3) providing individuals or groups of individuals with
community-based tools to educate the individuals on the
mitigation of hazardous chemicals associated with reported
community-based disease clusters; or
(4) other scientific and technical issues related to
reported community-based disease clusters.
(e) Number of Grants.--No individual or group of individuals shall
be awarded more than 1 grant under this Act.
(f) Non-Federal Share.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
non-Federal share for each grant awarded under this Act is 20
percent.
(2) Waiver.--The Administrator, in coordination with the
Secretary, may waive the non-Federal share described in
paragraph (1) if--
(A) the recipient of the grant demonstrates
financial need; and
(B) the waiver is necessary to provide the
technical assistance described in subsection (d).
(g) Renewal of Grant.--
(1) In general.--Any grant awarded under this Act may be
renewed to facilitate technical assistance to any group of
individuals that may be affected by a reported community-based
disease cluster.
(2) Conditions.--Each renewal of a grant awarded under this
Act is subject to the same conditions that apply to an initial
grant.
(h) Reports.--Any recipient of a grant awarded under this Act shall
submit to the Administrator and the Secretary a report that describes
the progress in addressing the needs and achieving the outputs and
outcomes described in subsection (b).

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

For each of fiscal years 2013 through 2018, there are authorized to
be appropriated to the Administrator and the Secretary from any funds
made available to the Administrator and the Secretary for the purpose
of providing community members with technical assistance and engagement
on environmental health issues from the Hazardous Substance Superfund
established under section 9507 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
such sums as are necessary to carry out section 3.

SEC. 5. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.

Nothing in this Act modifies, limits, or otherwise affects the
application of, or obligation to comply with, any law, including any
environmental or public health law.
Solution:
Community Disease Cluster Assistance Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), to award grants to any individual or group of individuals that may be affected by a reported community-based disease cluster. Requires such grants to be used to obtain technical assistance in interpreting information regarding: (1) investigating such reported disease clusters associated with hazardous chemicals, (2) the potential hazardous chemicals associated with a reported disease cluster, (3) providing individuals or groups with community-based tools to educate them about the mitigation of hazardous chemicals associated with reported disease clusters, or (4) other scientific and technical issues related to reported disease clusters.