[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[H.R. 2204 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2204
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 15, 1993
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources
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AN ACT
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program for the
prevention of disabilities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Silvio O. Conte Disabilities
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SILVIO O. CONTE DISABILITIES PREVENTION
PROGRAM.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 314 the following new
section:
``silvio o. conte disabilities prevention program
``Sec. 315. (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may make
grants to and enter into contracts with public and nonprofit private
entities for the purpose of carrying out programs for the prevention of
disabilities and the prevention of secondary conditions resulting from
disabilities.
``(b) Certain Authorized Activities.--With respect to the
prevention of disabilities and conditions described in subsection (a),
activities for which the Secretary may provide financial assistance
under such subsection include--
``(1) coordinating prevention activities;
``(2) conducting demonstrations and interventions;
``(3) conducting surveillances and studies;
``(4) educating the public; and
``(5) educating and training health professionals
(including allied health professionals) and conducting
activities to improve the clinical skills of such
professionals.
``(c) Priorities.--The Secretary, in consultation with the National
Council on Disabilities, shall establish priorities among the
activities that are to be carried out under subsection (a).
``(d) Reports to Secretary.--The Secretary may provide financial
assistance under subsection (a) only if the applicant involved agrees
to submit to the Secretary such reports as the Secretary may require
with respect to such assistance.
``(e) Application for Assistance.--The Secretary may provide
financial assistance under subsection (a) only if an application for
such assistance is submitted to the Secretary and the application is in
such form, is made in such manner, and contains such agreements,
assurances, and information as the Secretary determines to be necessary
to carry out this section.
``(f) Limitation Regarding Education of Health Professionals.--In
providing financial assistance under subsection (a), the Secretary may
not, for activities described in subsection (b)(5), obligated more than
10 percent of the amounts appropriated under subsection (k) for any
fiscal year.
``(g) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide training,
technical assistance, and consultations with respect to the planning,
development, and operation of any program for the prevention of
disabilities or the prevention of secondary conditions resulting from
disabilities.
``(h) Provision of Supplies and Services in Lieu of Funds.--
``(1) In general.--Upon the request of a recipient of
financial assistance under subsection (a), the Secretary may,
subject to paragraph (2), provide supplies, equipment, and
services for the purpose of aiding the recipient in carrying
out such subsection and, for such purpose, may detail to the
recipient any officer or employee of the Department of Health
and Human Services.
``(2) Corresponding reduction in payments.--With respect to
a request by a recipient for purposes of paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall reduce the amount of payments under subsection
(a) to the recipient by an amount equal to the costs of
detailing personnel (including pay, allowances, and travel
expenses) and the fair market value of any supplies, equipment,
or services provided by the Secretary. The Secretary shall, for
the payment of expenses incurred in complying with such
request, expend the amounts withheld.
``(i) Evaluations and Reports.--
``(1) Evaluations.--The Secretary shall, directly or
through contracts with public or private entities, provide for
evaluations of programs carried out pursuant to subsection (a).
``(2) Reports.--Not later than January 31 of 1995 and of
every second year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives, and to the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources of the Senate, a report summarizing evaluations
carried out pursuant to paragraph (1). The Secretary shall
provide a copy of each such report to the National Council on
Disability.
``(j) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
``(1) The term `financial assistance' means a grant or
contract.
``(2) The term `prevention' means activities that address
the causes of disabilities and secondary conditions resulting
from disabilities, and activities that address the functional
limitations involved and the exacerbation of such limitations,
including activities that--
``(A) eliminate or reduce the factors that cause or
predispose an individual to disabilities or that
increase the prevalence of disabilities;
``(B) increase the early identification of existing
problems to eliminate circumstances that create or
increase functional limitations; and
``(C) mitigate against the effects of disabilities
throughout the life of the individual.
``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of
providing financial assistance under this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $20,000,000 for
fiscal year 1995, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, and such sums as
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1997 and 1998.''.
Passed the House of Representatives June 14, 1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.