[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5561 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5561

To reauthorize a program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment 
    regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young 
                   children, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 12, 2021

Mr. Guthrie (for himself and Ms. Matsui) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To reauthorize a program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment 
    regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young 
                   children, 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 ``Early Hearing Detection and 
Intervention Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM FOR EARLY DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND 
              TREATMENT REGARDING DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING NEWBORNS, 
              INFANTS, AND YOUNG CHILDREN.

    Section 399M(f) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g-
1(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$17,818,000 for fiscal 
        year 2018, $18,173,800 for fiscal year 2019, $18,628,145 for 
        fiscal year 2020, $19,056,592 for fiscal year 2021, and 
        $19,522,758 for fiscal year 2022'' and inserting ``$17,818,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$10,800,000 for fiscal 
        year 2018, $11,026,800 for fiscal year 2019, $11,302,470 for 
        fiscal year 2020, $11,562,427 for fiscal year 2021, and 
        $11,851,488 for fiscal year 2022'' and inserting ``$16,000,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``fiscal years 2011 
        through 2015'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2022 through 
        2026''.
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