Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1993

Summary

Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1993 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish birth defects prevention and research programs. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), to provide for collection, analysis, and reporting of birth defects statistics from birth certificates, infant death certificates, hospital records, or other sources and to collect and disaggregate such statistics by gender and racial and ethnic group. Directs the Secretary to establish at least five regional birth defects monitoring and research programs to collect and analyze information on the number, incidence, correlation, and causes of birth defects. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of CDC, to award grants or enter into cooperative agreements with specified entities to serve as Centers of Excellence for Birth Defects Prevention Research. Requires one of the Centers to focus on birth defects among ethnic minorities. Requires the CDC to establish a clearinghouse for the collection and storage of data generated from birth defects monitoring programs developed under this Act. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the CDC, to provide for the evaluation, and implementation of prevention strategies designed to reduce the incidence and effects of birth defects. Directs the Secretary to establish an Advisory Committee for Birth Defects Prevention. Requires the Secretary to report biennially to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources regarding birth defects. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

1. 6 May 1993

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

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2. 6 May 1993

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 May 1993

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5653-5654)

   Source: IntroReferral

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Sponsors

• Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
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