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HR 5986 EHRFSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

111th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

2d SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 5986CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

AN ACTCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To require the submission of a report to the Congress on parasitic disease among poor Americans.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act of 2010’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE CURRENT STATE OF PARASITIC DISEASES THAT HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED AMONG THE POOREST AMERICANS.

(a) In General- Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall report to the Congress on the epidemiology of, impact of, and appropriate funding required to address neglected diseases of poverty, including neglected parasitic diseases such as--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) Chagas disease;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) cysticercosis;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) toxocariasis;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) toxoplasmosis;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) trichomoniasis;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(6) the soil-transmitted helminths; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(7) other related diseases, as designated by the Secretary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Required Information- The report under subsection (a) should provide the information necessary to guide future health policy to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) accurately evaluate the current state of knowledge concerning diseases described in such subsection and define gaps in such knowledge; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) address the threat of such diseases.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 2010.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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Clerk.

111th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 5986

AN ACT

To require the submission of a report to the Congress on parasitic disease among poor Americans LORRAINE C. MILLER, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Clerk.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink