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This bill establishes a comprehensive study on the potential public health impacts resulting from the February 3, 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The Secretary of Health and Human Services will award a grant to a consortium of higher education institutions with expertise and community connections to conduct a longitudinal (long-term) research study examining human health effects stemming from the train derailment and the subsequent chemical venting and burning. The research entity must demonstrate significant capacity to undertake the study and have established relationships within the affected communities. The Secretary is required to submit two key reports to congressional committees: the first within two years of awarding the grant, which will summarize the study's progress and challenges, and the second within one year of publishing the study's results, describing those findings and any planned follow-up research or interventions. The bill authorizes necessary funding for fiscal year 2026, with funds remaining available through September 30, 2030, to ensure comprehensive and sustained research into the potential health consequences of this environmental incident.

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