U.S. Congress - H.R.446 Christopher and Dana Reeve Quality of Life for Persons with Paralysis Act
H.R.446 - Christopher and Dana Reeve Quality of Life for Persons with Paralysis Act
To enhance and further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To enhance and further research into paralysis and to improve rehabilitation and the quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Christopher and Dana Reeve Quality of Life for Persons with Paralysis Act as introduced.
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1/12/2007--Introduced.Christopher and Dana Reeve Quality of Life for Persons with Paralysis Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to permit the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH): (1) acting through the Director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders andOfficial Summary
1/12/2007--Introduced.Christopher and Dana Reeve Quality of Life for Persons with Paralysis Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to permit the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH):
(1) acting through the Director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, to expand and coordinate NIH activities on paralysis research;
(2) to award grants to plan, establish, improve, and provide basic operating support for Christopher Reeve Paralysis Research Consortia;
(3) to educate and disseminate information and receive public comment on NIH programs and research regarding paralysis;
(4) acting through the Director of the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development and the National Center for Rehabilitation Research, to expand and coordinate NIH research with implications for enhancing daily function for persons with paralysis; and
(5) to make grants to plan, establish, improve, and provide basic operating support for multicenter clinical trial networks to design clinical rehabilitation intervention protocols and measures of outcomes on paralysis. Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to study the health challenges associated with paralysis and other physical disabilities and carry out projects and interventions to improve the quality of life and long-term health status of individuals with such conditions. Permits the Secretary to award grants for activities related to paralysis, including to:
(1) establish paralysis registries; and
(2) disseminate information to the public. Allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to:
(1) establish Paralysis Research, Education and Clinical Care Centers; and
(2) award grants to medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to translate clinical findings and recommendations on paralysis into evidence-based best practices.
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paralysis bill. please ask your senator to sponsor it
related bills: hr446, hr1727 latest major action: 8/3/2007 placed on senate legislative calendar under general orders. calendar no. 326. sen cochran, thad [ms] - 4/23/2007. sen kennedy, edward m. [ma] - 4/23/2007 ...
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HR 446 - Holyfield, Evander; commend ⦠city and to his 2- 6 state. 2- 7 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF 2- 8 REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend 2- 9 Evander Holyfield ⦠Evander Holyfield - baltimoresun. ...
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