Sec. 3. Research on health disparities impacting communities of color

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Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall— conduct, or award grants for, research, including community-based participatory research, relating to epidemiological, clinical, ecological, and social scientific investigations into— the chemicals that are linked to adverse health effects and most commonly found in cosmetics marketed to women and girls of color, including beauty, personal hygiene, and intimate care products; the use of cosmetics containing such chemicals by women and girls of color across their lifespans; the specific adverse health effects experienced by women and girls of color from exposure to unsafe chemicals present in cosmetics used by them; and interventions that reduce exposure to, or harm done by exposure to, unsafe chemicals present in cosmetics used by women and girls of color; and disseminate the results of the investigations conducted or supported under paragraph

(1)to help communities of color identify and address potentially unsafe chemical exposures in the use of cosmetics. Not later than 5 years after awarding the first grant under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make publicly available on the website of the Department of Health and Human Services 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 conducted or supported under subsection (a), including— summary findings on— marketing strategies, product categories, and specific cosmetics containing chemicals linked to adverse health effects; and the demographics of the populations marketed to and using these cosmetics; and recommended public health information strategies to reduce potentially unsafe exposures from cosmetics. To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall be any of the following: An accredited institution of higher education. A community-based organization. A nongovernmental organization with expertise working with communities of color. To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $7,500,000, for the period of fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year including the date of enactment of this section and running through the fifth fiscal year commencing after such date of enactment. .

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