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 124 STAT. 957 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 ‘‘(A) is not an individual described in paragraph (2); ‘‘(B) is diagnosed with a medical condition caused by the exposure of the individual to a public health hazard to which an emergency declaration applies, based on such medical conditions, diagnostic standards, and other criteria as the Secretary specifies; ‘‘(C) as demonstrated in such manner as the Secretary determines appropriate, has been present for an aggregate total of 6 months in the geographic area subject to the emergency declaration involved, during a period deter- mined appropriate by the Secretary; ‘‘(D) files an application for benefits under this title (or has an application filed on behalf of the individual), including pursuant to this section; and ‘‘(E) is determined under this section to meet the cri- teria in this paragraph.’’. (b) PROGRAM FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CERTAIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARDS.—Title XX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq.), as amended by section 5507, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘SEC. 2009. PROGRAM FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CERTAIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARDS. ‘‘(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a program in accordance with this section to make competitive grants to eligible entities specified in subsection (b) for the purpose of— ‘‘(1) screening at-risk individuals (as defined in subsection (c)(1)) for environmental health conditions (as defined in sub- section (c)(3)); and ‘‘(2) developing and disseminating public information and education concerning— ‘‘(A) the availability of screening under the program under this section; ‘‘(B) the detection, prevention, and treatment of environmental health conditions; and ‘‘(C) the availability of Medicare benefits for certain individuals diagnosed with environmental health conditions under section 1881A. ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, an eligible entity is an entity described in paragraph (2) which submits an application to the Secretary in such form and manner, and containing such information and assurances, as the Sec- retary determines appropriate. ‘‘(2) TYPES OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The entities described in this paragraph are the following: ‘‘(A) A hospital or community health center. ‘‘(B) A Federally qualified health center. ‘‘(C) A facility of the Indian Health Service. ‘‘(D) A National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center. ‘‘(E) An agency of any State or local government. ‘‘(F) A nonprofit organization. ‘‘(G) Any other entity the Secretary determines appro- priate. 42 USC 1397h.