Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2005

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Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services: (1) to develop and implement a National Arthritis Action Plan; and (2) acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to conduct, support, and promote the coordination of…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 17, 2005

Requires the Secretary to award grants to: (1) support arthritis-specific research projects at the Centers for Prevention Research by the CDC; (2) support State comprehensive arthritis control and prevention programs and public health surveillance, prevention, and control activities; and (3) assist in the implementation of a national strategy for arthritis control and prevention.

Requires the Secretary to coordinate a national education and outreach program on arthritis and other rheumatic diseases.

Requires the Secretary to establish an Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases Interagency Coordinating Committee to: (1) improve coordination of Federal research activities related to arthritis and rheumatic diseases; and (2) convene a summit to provide a detailed overview of such current Federal research.

Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand and intensify juvenile arthritis research. Allows the Secretary, acting through the Director of the CDC, to award grants to support juvenile arthritis data collection. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the CDC, to support the development of a National Juvenile Arthritis Patient Registry. Requires the Secretary to promote and support pediatric rheumatology training, including by allowing the Secretary to establish a loan repayment program.

Requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the economic impact of arthritis in the workplace.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

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Official title: Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2005

Latest action (Feb 17, 2005): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 17, 2005

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No recorded floor vote found.