H.R.2408 - Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act of 2010
To expand the research and awareness activities of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to scleroderma, and for other purposes.
To expand the research and awareness activities of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to scleroderma, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 2. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES; SCLERODERMA RESEARCH EXPANSION.
Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘SEC. 409K. SCLERODERMA RESEARCH.
‘The Director of NIH may expand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to scleroderma, with particular emphasis on the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(1) Research focused on the etiology of scleroderma and the development of new treatment options.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘(3) Basic research on the relationship between scleroderma and secondary conditions such as pulmonary hypertension, gastroparesis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, Sjo.AE4gren’s Syndrome, and other diseases as determined by the Director.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 3. PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SCLERODERMA.
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
‘SEC. 399V-5. PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SCLERODERMA.
‘The Secretary may carry out an educational campaign to increase public awareness of scleroderma. Print, video, and Web-based materials distributed through this campaign may include--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To expand the research and awareness activities of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to scleroderma, and for other purposesLORRAINE C. MILLER,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.2408 as Referred in Senate Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act of 2010
