 The Plan is under the President's Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children, which was issued by President Clinton through Executive Order 13045 in April 1997  There is an emphasis on childhood health due to the neurological, immunological, and digestive development during these critical years.Exposure to lead can have long-term consequences, and children have high risks of exposure.Minority children, in particular, are disproportionately burdened of lead exposures.