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S. 771 (98th)

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Amendments of 1983

enactedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

11 March 1983

Last action

30 October 1984 · Became law

Status

Became Public Law No: 98-551.

Sponsors

Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN], Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND], Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV], Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

21 April 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to replace the existing Office of Health Information, Health Promotion, and Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine (within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health of the Department of Health and Human Services) with an Office of Health Promotion, to be headed by a Director. Directs such Office to: (1) coordinate Department and private health information, promotion, and prevention services; (2) establish a national information clearinghouse; and (3) support projects, conduct research, and disseminate information relating to preventive medicine, health promotion, physical fitness and sports medicine. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1986. Repeals specified provisions regarding: (1) program models; (2) physical fitness grants; and (3) sports medicine (transferred under this Act). Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to academic health centers to establish Centers for Research and Demonstration of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. Sets forth related operating provisions. Requires three such centers to be established in FY 1984, and five centers in each of the subsequent two fiscal years. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1986. Requires an annual health promotion and preventive medicine report to the appropriate congressional committees, with the first report due by January 1, 1984. Establishes an Assistant Director for Prevention position in the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to coordinate and promote NIH health promotion and disease prevention programs. Revises full-time student enrollment requirements for schools of public health seeking capitation grants to require that enrollment equal (presently must exceed) 1976 levels.

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Timeline

  1. 11 March 1983

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 March 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 March 1983

    Committee

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

    Source: Committee

  4. 25 April 1983

    Committee

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

  5. 26 April 1983

    Committee

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-545.

    Source: Committee

  6. 25 May 1983

    Reported

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

    Source: Committee

  7. 21 June 1983

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 254.

    Source: Calendars

  8. 21 June 1983

    Reported

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch with amendments. With written report No. 98-158.

    Source: Committee

  9. 21 June 1983

    Reported

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Hatch with amendments. With written report No. 98-158.

    Source: Committee

  10. 21 September 1983

    Passed

    Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  11. 21 September 1983

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  12. 9 October 1984

    Passed

    Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  13. 9 October 1984

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  14. 9 October 1984

    Floor

    Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

    Source: Floor

  15. 11 October 1984

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

  16. 11 October 1984

    Passed

    Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  17. 18 October 1984

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  18. 19 October 1984

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

  19. 19 October 1984

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

  20. 30 October 1984

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 98-551.

    Source: President

  21. 30 October 1984

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

  22. 30 October 1984

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

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Documents

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Public Law (PDF)

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  • Public Law (PDF)

    Public Law · EN · 31 October 1984

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  • Passed House amended

    summary · EN · 9 October 1984

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  • Passed Senate amended

    summary · EN · 21 September 1983

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  • Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

    summary · EN · 21 June 1983

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  • Introduced in Senate

    summary · EN · 11 March 1983

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