Sec. 8. National Resource Center on Salon Worker Health and Safety
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The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, shall award a grant to an eligible entity to establish a National Resource Center on Salon Worker Health and Safety for the purpose of addressing unsafe cosmetic chemical exposures experienced by— women and girls of color; men and boys of color; immigrant populations; language minorities; the LGBTQIA community; and other underserved populations as determined appropriate by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health for purposes of this subsection.
To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall be a community-based or other nonprofit organization that— has a primary focus on eliminating toxic chemical exposures linked to increasing rates of disease; and works with culturally and linguistically diverse minority communities, including populations traditionally underserved due to— their immigration status; geographic location; sexual orientation; gender identity; or language barriers. The National Resource Center on Salon Worker Health and Safety funded through this section shall use such funds to carry out activities and initiatives that are for the purpose described in subsection
(a)and driven by the needs, opportunities, and priorities of communities of color, which may include activities and initiatives designed to— develop and disseminate information, educational resources, training, and technical assistance to diverse populations of salon workers; conduct culturally appropriate and language-specific salon worker outreach and develop and implement culturally appropriate interventions that empower and equip salon workers with the information they need to select safe, non-toxic hair, nail, and beauty salon products; create culturally specific outreach strategies, resource materials, training curricula, and training programs to serve, and build the capacity of, community-based organizations seeking to support culturally diverse and language-diverse populations of professional salon workers; or create or develop collaborative partnerships to create, and educate and train regarding, best practices for health care professionals and other relevant stakeholders to identify and treat the negative health impacts experienced by professional salon workers because of toxic cosmetic chemical exposures. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the recipient of the grant under subsection
(a)shall submit an annual report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Congress regarding activities carried out pursuant to the grant and an evaluation of the results of the activities. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, shall make each report under paragraph
(1)available to the public by posting a copy of the report on the website of the Office of Minority Health. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028.