The Joint Subcommittee (JSC) on Environment, Innovation, and Public Health (JEEP) is an interagency body under the National Science & Technology Council (NSTC). Formed in 2021, the JEEP identifies, coordinates, and promotes cross-disciplinary solutions and federal responses to environmental and public health concerns. The JEEP works to address environmental concerns that require interdisciplinary and innovative approaches. This includes oversight of interagency strategy teams focused on Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS), Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs), and Sustainable Chemistry (SC) as well as the Veteran’s Toxic Exposure Research Working Group (TERWG).
The White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) currently act as co-chairs of the JEEP. Eighteen other federal agencies are members.
Strategy Teams & Working Groups
Contaminants of Emerging Concern
CECs are physical, chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials that may cause adverse effects to human health or the environment but do not currently have a national primary drinking water regulation.
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
PFAS are a class of chemicals that have been manufactured and used in many commercial and industrial products.
Sustainable Chemistry
Sustainable chemicals can support a more circular economy, harness renewable energy for chemical processes, reduce dependence on nonrenewable resources, and decrease the impact of chemical products and processes on environmental and human health.
Toxic Exposure Research
The Toxic Exposures Research Program (TERP) is a federal initiative to improve scientific understanding of the toxic exposures of experienced by U.S. service members in the line of duty.