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HR 2949 IH
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2949
To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend preventive-health and research programs with respect to prostate cancer.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 18, 2009
Mr. LOBIONDO (for himself and Mr. HOLDEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend preventive-health and research programs with respect to prostate cancer.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
(a) Preventive Health Measures- Section 317D of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-5) is amended by striking subsection (l)(1) and inserting the following:
‘(1) IN GENERAL- For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 2015.’.
(b) National Institutes of Health- Section 417A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285a-7) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘(d) Authorization of Appropriations- For purposes of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2015. Such authorization of appropriations shall be in addition to the authorization of appropriations established in section 402A(a).’.
U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.2949 as Introduced in House Prostate Cancer Research and Prevention Act
