42 U.S.C. §§ 4321–4347 — National Environmental Policy Act›§§4361, 4361a. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title II, §2021(k)(1), (2), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 728
§4362. Interagency cooperation on prevention of environmental cancer and heart and lung…
42 U.S.C. §§ 4321–4347 — National Environmental Policy Act · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · United States
(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.
(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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▸ 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321–4347 — National Environmental Policy Act
Overview- §4321. Congressional declaration of purpose
- §4331. Congressional declaration of national environmental pol…
- §4332. Cooperation of agencies; reports; availability of infor…
- §4332a. Repealed. Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title I, §1304(j)(2)…
- §4333. Conformity of administrative procedures to national env…
- §4334. Other statutory obligations of agencies
- §4335. Efforts supplemental to existing authorizations
- §4336. Procedure for determination of level of review
- §4336a. Timely and unified Federal reviews
- §4336b. Programmatic environmental document
- §4336c. Adoption of categorical exclusions
- §4336d. E-NEPA
- §4336e. Definitions
- §4336f. Project sponsor opt-in fees for environmental reviews
- §4341. Omitted
- §4342. Establishment; membership; Chairman; appointments
- §4343. Employment of personnel, experts and consultants
- §4344. Duties and functions
- §4345. Consultation with Citizens' Advisory Committee on Envir…
- §4346. Tenure and compensation of members
- §4346a. Travel reimbursement by private organizations and Fede…
- §4346b. Expenditures in support of international activities
- §4347. Authorization of appropriations
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▸ §§4361, 4361a. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title II, §2021(k)(1)…
Overview- §4361b. Implementation by Administrator of Environmental Prote…
- §4361c. Staff management
- §4362. Interagency cooperation on prevention of environmental …
- §4362a. Membership of Task Force on Environmental Cancer and H…
- §4363. Continuing and long-term environmental research and dev…
- §4363a. Pollution control technologies demonstrations
- §4364. Expenditure of funds for research and development relat…
- §4365. Science Advisory Board
- §4366. Identification and coordination of research, developmen…
- §4366a. Omitted
- §4367. Reporting requirements of financial interests of office…
- §4368. Grants to qualified citizens groups
- §4368a. Utilization of talents of older Americans in projects …
- §4368b. General assistance program
- §4369. Miscellaneous reports
- §4369a. Reports on environmental research and development acti…
- §4370. Reimbursement for use of facilities
- §4370a. Assistant Administrators of Environmental Protection A…
- §4370b. Availability of fees and charges to carry out Agency p…
- §4370c. Environmental Protection Agency fees
- §4370d. Percentage of Federal funding for organizations owned …
- §4370e. Working capital fund in Treasury
- §4370f. Availability of funds after expiration of period for l…
- §4370g. Availability of funds for uniforms and certain services
- §4370h. Availability of funds for facilities
- §4370i. Regional liaisons for minority, tribal, and low-income…
- §4370j. Municipal Ombudsman
- §4370m. Definitions
- §4370m–1. Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
- §4370m–2. Permitting process improvement
- §4370m–3. Interstate compacts
- §4370m–4. Coordination of required reviews
- §4370m–5. Delegated State permitting programs
- §4370m–6. Litigation, judicial review, and savings provision
- §4370m–7. Reports
- §4370m–8. Funding for governance, oversight, and processing of…
- §4370m–9. Application
- §4370m–10. GAO report
- §4370m–11. Savings provision