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H.R. 2889 (96th)

National Tay-Sachs Disease Screening and Counseling Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

14 March 1979

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Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

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Summary

National Tay-Sachs Disease Screening and Counseling Act - Amends title XI of the Public health Service Act (Genetic Diseases, Hemophilia Programs, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) to authorize the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to and contracts with public and nonprofit entities for projects for establishing and operating voluntary Tay-Sachs disease screening and counseling programs, primarily through other existing health programs.

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