A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations to be made available to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to respond to public health emergencies.

Summary

Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, upon determining that a health emergency exists, to make grants and enter into contracts for research into its cause, treatment, or prevention. Establishes in the Treasury a Public Health Emergency Fund for such purposes. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984, and for subsequent years such sums as necessary to have $40,000,000 in the Fund at the beginning of each fiscal year.

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Timeline

1. 5 May 1983

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 May 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 May 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, Treasury Department, GAO, OMB.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 5 May 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

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