This bill would add a new program in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support research, training, and public information about environmental risk factors that may contribute to neurodegenerative diseases. The program would fund studies of specific environmental toxicants (for example, volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, per- and polyfluorinated substances, and heavy metals) in air, water, food, and soil. Research could cover how these exposures interact with disease processes, presymptomatic markers, prevention or treatment strategies, occupational and social factors, gene–environment interactions, and physiological mechanisms of neurodegeneration.
The Secretary of HHS would be required to coordinate work across HHS, expand funding for centers that study environmental risks for neurodegenerative disease, and send a biennial report to several congressional committees. The bill would establish Collaborative Centers for Neurodegenerative Disease Environmental Research at universities, medical centers, or other entities. Those centers would do basic, applied, and clinical research; could offer training and stipends; could create a nationwide data system and an Environmental Contributions to Neurodegenerative Disease Information Clearinghouse; and could run a national education program. Support for each center would be up to 5 years, with possible 5-year extensions after peer review.
The bill authorizes appropriations of $50,000,000 for each fiscal year 2027 through 2031 to carry out the section.
The bill authorizes $50,000,000 in appropriations for each fiscal year 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, and 2031. No publicly available information on offsets, detailed budget breakdowns, or total projected federal outlays beyond that annual authorization.
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