For Congress
The NIEHS is funded through an annual appropriation by Congress. The Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation (OPPE) supports the NIEHS director and staff in defining and interpreting programs and research of the Institute to Congress, as well as to the public, scientific, and public health communities. OPPE also serves as a liaison to help ensure NIEHS accessibility and responsiveness to Congress, various government, health, and science agencies and organizations, and the public.
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Sheila A. Newton, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Policy, Planning & Evaluation -
P.O. Box 12233, Mail Drop B2-07
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
Tel (919) 541-4343
Fax (919) 541-2583
newton1@niehs.nih.gov
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Mary Gant
Program Analyst, Legislative Affairs -
Tel (301) 496-2919
gant@niehs.nih.gov
Congressional Justifications and Statements
As part of the budget process, NIEHS annually submits a Congressional Justification to be included in the President's budget. Then Congressional subcommittees conduct hearings on the accomplishments and needs of the NIEHS before approving its budget request. A separate Congressional Justification is submitted for the Superfund Research Program. The NIEHS budget supports extensive extramural research and a dynamic intramural research program including clinical research in the effects of the environment on disease. In addition, NIEHS funds education and training opportunities to foster the development of the next generation of environmental scientists.
Fiscal Year 2013
Fiscal Year 2012
Fiscal Year 2011
NIEHS Director’s Statement for the Record
Superfund Congressional Justification
Fiscal Year 2010
NIEHS Director’s Statement for the Record
Superfund Congressional Justification
- All Congressional Justifications testimony testimony
Congressional Testimony
The Director, NIEHS/NTP, and other Institute staff are routinely requested to provide testimony to various Congressional Subcommittees on topics relevant to the NIEHS/NTP missions and the state of the science of environmental health.
- Statement for the Committee on Science, Space, & Technology, Subcommittee on Investigations & Oversight and Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Healthcare & Technology – Joint Hearing, April 25, 2012
Statement on the Report on Carcinogens (73KB)
- Statement for the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, February 2, 2011
Hearing on Drinking Water Contaminants (74KB)
- Statement for the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 23, 2010
Hearing on Presumptive Disability Decision-making (24KB)
- Statement for the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 15, 2010
Potential Human Health Issues Associated with Oil Spills
- Statement for the Senate Subcommittee on Children's Health, Committee on Environment and Public Works, August 3, 2010
State of Research on Potential Environmental Health Factors with Autism and Related Neurodevelopment Disorders (147KB)
- Statement for the House Subcommitte on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 16, 2010
NIEHS Activities Related to the Gulf Oil Spill (42KB)
- Statement for the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, June 15, 2010
NIEHS Activities Related to the Gulf Oil Spill (42KB)
- Testimony for the House Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 22, 2010
The Environment and Human Health: The Role of HHS (68KB)
- Statement for the Senate Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health, Committee on Environment and Public Works, February 4, 2010
Current Science on Public Exposures to Toxic Chemicals (65KB)
- Statement for the Senate Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health, Committee on Environment and Public Works, December 2, 2009
Oversight Hearing on the Federal Toxic Substances Control Act (92KB)
NIEHS Research Portfolio
Information on the research funded by NIEHS is available through the NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools ( RePORT (http://report.nih.gov/))
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Report on Carcinogens (ROC): 12th Edition
Strategic Plans
- Process for 2012-2017 Strategic Planning ("/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_contentid=8375&sys_revision=130&sys_variantid=639&sys_context=0&sys_authtype=0&sys_siteid=&sys_folderid=" sys_dependentvariantid="639" sys_dependentid="8375" inlinetype="rxhyperlink" rxinlineslot="103" sys_dependentid="8375" sys_siteid="" sys_folderid="")
- New Frontiers in Environmental Sciences and Human Health: the 2006–2011 NIEHS Strategic Plan
- NTP Vision: Toxicology in the 21st Century: The Role of the National Toxicology Program
- Roadmap to Achieve the NTP Vision
- Superfund Research Program Strategic Planning 2010 (http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/srp/about/register.cfm)
- Health Disparities [pending]
Bill Tracking
Proposed or pending legislation relevant to NIEHS-supported research and activities, including bill summaries, status, and analysis, are available from the Library of Congress at Thomas.gov (http://www.thomas.gov/).
- HR652: Skilled Trades Second Responders Act of 2009
HR652 amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to establish a national program for the training, certification, registration, tracking, and integration of skilled construction workers to assist first responders in responding to disasters, including natural and manmade disasters and terrorist attacks.
- HR2084: Prevention, Awareness, and Research of Autoimmune Diseases Act of 2009
HR2084 amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, to award grants for research on environmental triggers that can cause the initiation of autoimmune diseases in genetically predisposed individuals.
- HR3891: Safe and Healthy Housing Act of 2009
HR3891 directs the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate the health effects of housing-related health hazards for which limited research or understanding of causes or associations exists.
Public Laws
Access to full text of federal laws relevant to environmental health sciences research, public health, and occupational health.Brochures and Fact Sheets About NIEHS
- About the NIEHS Director: Biographical Sketch (275KB)
- Work, Learn, Discover (535KB)
- Clinical Research Unit: Translating Research from Bench to Bedside (940KB)
- Our Commitment to Diversity - Your Science Career (1MB)
- NIEHS Continues Response to Gulf Oil Spill (367KB)
- NIEHS Overview (632KB)
- NIEHS Pocket Card (229KB)
- Partnerships for Environmental Public Health (PEPH) (1MB)
- NIEHS 2006-2011 Strategic Plan - Frontiers in Environmental Health Sciences (Booklet) (1MB)
- NIEHS 2006-2011 Strategic Plan - Frontiers in Environmental Health Sciences (Tri-Fold) (896KB)
- NIEHS Sustainability Report (2009)
(6MB)
For more brochures and fact sheets about NIEHS related health and science, see our Brochures and Fact Sheets Page.
