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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Health Impact Assessments Act of
2008'' or the ''HIA Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. STUDIES BY THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE TO IDENTIFY
BEST PRACTICES OF ASSESSING THE PLANNING AND IMPACT OF
LAND USE, BUILDING DESIGN, AND SOCIAL POLICY ON COMMUNITY
HEALTH.

(a) Study Regarding Health Impact Assessments.--
(1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study to determine the best practices,
standardized tools, and models for using health impact
assessments as a method to promote health and reduce health
disparities through social policy, land use, the built
environment, and other public policies and projects which have
an impact on the public health. Such study shall specifically
examine the potential use of health impact assessments to link
social determinants of health to land use policies and social
policies.
(2) Submission of report.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to Congress a report that describes
the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).
(b) Review of Federal Policies and Programs.--
(1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study to review the positive and
negative health consequences of Federal policies and programs,
and how to consider health impact assessments for any Federal,
State or local project that involves Federal funding or work
performed by the Federal Government. In conducting such study,
the Comptroller General shall examine, and may use as a model,
the environmental impact statements process required by the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.).
(2) Submission of report.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to Congress a report that describes
the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).

SEC. 3. NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

(a) Center.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the Director
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall award
a grant to an institution of higher education to--
(A) provide technical assistance and grants for
States and localities to provide to States or local
health departments or metropolitan planning
organizations or local planning departments expertise
on health impact assessments;
(B) collect and disseminate best practices and
provide technical assistance and training about the
scope and uses of heath impact assessments related to
community planning and policy making;
(C) develop necessary data and evidence to inform
health impact assessments and land use and community
design and other broad policy decisions; and
(D) administer the demonstration grant program
described in subsection (b).
(2) Consultation.--In carrying out the grant under
paragraph (1), the Center awarded such grant shall consult with
national organizations with advice and experience regarding
health impact assessments.
(b) Demonstration Program.--
(1) In general.--The Center awarded the grant under
subsection (a) shall award grants to eligible entities to carry
out a demonstration project to establish and implement
effective processes and models for designing and administering
health impact assessments.
(2) Eligible entity.--For purposes of this subsection, the
term ''eligible entity'' means--
(A) a State government, a State health department,
or a State planning department; or
(B) a local government, a local health department,
or a local planning department.
(3) Consultation among state entities and among local
entities.--An eligible entity described in subparagraph (A) or
(B) of paragraph (2) that receives a grant under this
subsection shall consult with the other eligible entities
described under such subparagraph (A) or (B), respectively, in
carrying out the activities under the grant.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated--
(1) to carry out subsection (a), $1,000,000 for fiscal year
2009, and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
years 2010 through 2013; and
(2) to carry out subsection (b), $4,000,000 for fiscal year
2009, and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
years 2010 and 2011.

SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF ACTIVITIES AT THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
PREVENTION.

(a) In General.--The Director of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention shall expand the capacity of such Centers to promote the
health impact assessment processes to improve public health and health
equity and reduce health disparities in land use, the physical
environment, social policies, and exposure to health risks. Such
expansion shall include developing guidance for assessing the public
participation and potential health effects of land use and design,
housing and transportation policy and plans, and other social policy
decisions as appropriate, the expansion of training efforts, and the
development and dissemination of training tools.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2009,
and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through
2013.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Built environment.--The term ''built environment''
means an environment consisting of all buildings, spaces, and
products that are created or modified by individuals,
including--
(A) homes, schools, workplaces, parks and
recreation areas, greenways, business areas, and
transportation systems;
(B) electric transmission lines;
(C) waste disposal sites; and
(D) land-use planning and policies that impact
urban, rural, and suburban communities.
(2) Health impact assessment.--The term ''health impact
assessment'' means any combination of procedures, methods,
tools, and means used to analyze the actual or potential
effects of a policy, program, or project on the health of a
population (including the distribution of those effects within
the population), and that identifies appropriate actions to
manage those effects. Such term may include assessments that
can objectively evaluate the potential health effects of a
project or policy and provide recommendations to improve health
outcomes through collaboration, public transparency, and
accountability in policy making about the societal dimensions
of health.
(3) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Health and Human Services.
Output:
Health Impact Assessments Act of 2008 or the HIA Act of 2008 - Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study to determine the best practices, standardized tools, and models for using health impact assessments as a method to promote health and reduce health disparities through social policy, land use, the built environment, and other public policies and projects.

Requires the Comptroller General to review: (1) the positive and negative health consequences of federal policies and programs; and (2) how to consider health impact assessments for any federal, state, local project that involves federal funding or work performed by the federal government.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award a grant to an institution of higher education to: (1) provide for expertise on health impact assessment to states, local health departments, metropolitan planning organizations, and local planning departments; (2) collect and disseminate best practices and provide technical assistance and training about the scope and uses of health impact assessments related to community planning and policy making; (3) develop necessary data and evidence to inform health impact assessments and land use and community design and other broad policy decisions; and (4) carry out a demonstration project to establish and implement effective processes and models for designing and administering health impact assessments.

Requires the Director to expand CDC's capacity to promote the health impact assessment processes, including by developing guidance for assessing the public participation and potential health effects of social policy decisions.