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S. 655 · 109th Congress

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the National Foundation for the Centers for…

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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Law · 109-245 · Jul 26, 2006
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  1. Senate Introduced Mar 17, 2005
  2. Senate Passed Jul 27, 2005
  3. House Passed Jul 11, 2006
  4. Senate Changes resolved Jul 13, 2006
  5. President To the President Jul 18, 2006
  6. President Signed Jul 26, 2006
  7. Law Jul 26, 2006

Amends the Public Health Service Act to change the duration of voluntary service that may be accepted from an individual provided by the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to aid or facilitate the work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from a maximum of two years to until such time as the private…

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jul 26, 2006

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 20, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Public Health Service Act to change the duration of voluntary service that may be accepted from an individual provided by the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to aid or facilitate the work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from a maximum of two years to until such time as the private funding for such individual ends.

Requires the Foundation to: (1) include an accounting of the use of funds transferred from the CDC to the Foundation in its annual report; and (2) submit such reports to the appropriate congressional committees.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make available not less than $500,000 and not more than $1,250,000 to the Foundation each fiscal year and increases the amount authorized to be appropriated for grants for such purpose.

Allows the Director to provide facilities, utilities, and support services to the Foundation upon a determination that such support would be advantageous to CDC programs.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Latest action (Jul 26, 2006): Became Public Law No: 109-245.

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

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Mar 17, 2005
  2. Senate Passed Jul 27, 2005
  3. House Passed Jul 11, 2006
  4. Senate Changes resolved Jul 13, 2006
  5. President To the President Jul 18, 2006
  6. President Signed Jul 26, 2006
  7. Law Jul 26, 2006

No recorded floor vote found.