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S. 1226 (98th)
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.
Introduced
5 May 1983
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Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, Treasury Department, GAO, OMB.
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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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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 5 May 1983
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/senate-bill/1226
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/s/1226