Sec. 2. Abolishment of Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
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The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (in this section referred to as the Agency ) is abolished effective on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. Except as provided in subsection (c)(1), all functions of the Agency shall terminate on the date specified in subsection (a). Prior to the date specified in subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the Secretary ) shall transfer the authority vested in the Agency by section 104(i)(1)(A) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(1)(A) ) as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act (relating to a national registry of serious diseases and illnesses and a national registry of persons exposed to toxic substances) to an appropriate agency within the Department of Health and Human Services.
In connection with the transfer of authority under paragraph (1), the Secretary may transfer within the Department of Health and Human Services such assets, funds, personnel, records, and other property relating to the transferred authority as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. In this subsection, the term wind-up period means the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date specified in subsection (a). The Secretary shall be responsible for— the administration and wind-up, during the wind-up period, of all functions of the Agency that are terminated by this section; the administration and wind-up, during the wind-up period, of any outstanding obligations of the Federal Government under any programs of the Agency that are terminated by this section; and taking such other actions as may be necessary to wind-up any outstanding affairs of the Agency before the end of the wind-up period.
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Abolishment of Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
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