42 USC § 4362 - Interagency cooperation on prevention of environmental cancer and heart and lung disease

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title: "42 USC § 4362 - Interagency cooperation on prevention of environmental cancer and heart and lung disease"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "4362"
section_name: "Interagency cooperation on prevention of environmental cancer and heart and lung disease"
chapter_number: 55
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–95, title IV, § 402, Aug. 7, 1977, 91 Stat. 791; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)"
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# § 4362. Interagency cooperation on prevention of environmental cancer and heart and lung disease

**(a)** Not later than three months after August 7, 1977, there shall be established a Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease (hereinafter referred to as the “Task Force”). The Task Force shall include representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Cancer Institute, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, and the National Institute on Environmental Health Sciences, and shall be chaired by the Administrator (or his delegate).

**(b)** The Task Force shall—

**(1)** recommend a comprehensive research program to determine and quantify the relationship between environmental pollution and human cancer and heart and lung disease;

**(2)** recommend comprehensive strategies to reduce or eliminate the risks of cancer or such other diseases associated with environmental pollution;

**(3)** recommend research and such other measures as may be appropriate to prevent or reduce the incidence of environmentally related cancer and heart and lung diseases;

**(4)** coordinate research by, and stimulate cooperation between, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, and such other agencies as may be appropriate to prevent environmentally related cancer and heart and lung diseases; and

**(5)** report to Congress, not later than one year after August 7, 1977, and annually thereafter, on the problems and progress in carrying out this section.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–95, title IV, § 402, Aug. 7, 1977, 91 Stat. 791; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977, and not as part of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 which comprises this chapter.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“Department of Health and Human Services” substituted for “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare” in subsec. (b)(4) pursuant to , which is classified to , Education.

### Effective Date

Section effective , except as otherwise expressly provided, see , set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amendment note under .

### Termination of Reporting Requirements

For termination, effective , of provisions in subsec. (b)(5) of this section relating to annual report to Congress, see , as amended, set out as a note under , Money and Finance, and item 18 on page 164 of House Document No. 103–7.