Sec. 27. Support by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for research on health disparities impacting communities of color
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Subpart 12 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 285l et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Director of the Institute shall award grants to eligible entities— to expand support for basic, epidemiological, and social scientific investigations into— the chemicals linked (or with possible links) to adverse health effects most commonly found in cosmetics marketed to women and girls of color, including beauty, personal hygiene, and intimate care products; the marketing and sale of such cosmetics containing chemicals linked to adverse health effects to women and girls of color across their lifespans; the use of such cosmetics by women and girls of color across their lifespans; or the chemicals linked to the adverse health effects most commonly found in products used by nail, hair, and beauty salon workers; to provide educational awareness and community outreach efforts to educate the promote the use of safer alternatives in cosmetics; and to disseminate the results of any such research described in subparagraph
(A)or
(B)of paragraph
(1)(conducted by the grantee pursuant to this section or otherwise) to help communities identify and address potentially unsafe chemical exposures in the use of cosmetics. To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— be a public institution such as a university, a not-for-profit research institution, or a not-for-profit grassroots organization; and not benefit from a financial relationship with a chemical or cosmetics manufacturer, supplier, or trade association. Not later than the end 1 year after awarding grants under this section, and each year thereafter, the Director of the Institute shall issue for the public and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the results of the investigations funded under subsection (a), including— summary findings on— marketing strategies, product categories, and specific cosmetics containing ingredients linked to adverse health effects; and the demographics of the populations marketed to and using these cosmetics for personal and professional use; and recommended public health information strategies to reduce potentially unsafe exposures to cosmetics. To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2020 through 2025. .
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Support by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for research on health disparities impacting communities of color
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