SENTINEL DISEASE CONCEPT STUDY.

SEC. 1910. SENTINEL DISEASE CONCEPT STUDY. (a) In General.— The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in cooperation with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall design and implement a pilot sentinel disease surveillance system, and as appropriate, a follow-up system. (b) Purpose.— The purpose of the study conducted under subsection (a) shall be to determine the applicability of and the difficulties associated with the implementation of the sentinel disease concept for identifying the relationship between the occupation of household members and the incidence of subsequent conditions or diseases in other members of the household. (c) Report.— Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, a report concerning the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).