Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to states to: (1) collect data on the prevalence and distribution of sickle cell disease, (2) conduct sickle cell disease public health initiatives to improve access to care and health outcomes, and (3) identify and evaluate strategies for prevention and treatment of sickle cell disease complications. (Sec. 4) The demonstration program to improve the prevention and treatment of sickle cell disease is revised, reauthorized through FY2022, and moved from the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 to the Public Health Service Act.
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Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2017
USA115th CongressHR-2410| House
| Updated: 2/27/2018
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to states to: (1) collect data on the prevalence and distribution of sickle cell disease, (2) conduct sickle cell disease public health initiatives to improve access to care and health outcomes, and (3) identify and evaluate strategies for prevention and treatment of sickle cell disease complications. (Sec. 4) The demonstration program to improve the prevention and treatment of sickle cell disease is revised, reauthorized through FY2022, and moved from the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 to the Public Health Service Act.
Blood and blood diseasesHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMinority healthResearch administration and funding