3.0.0 4633 2023-01-13T04:49:23Z 2023-01-13T04:49:23Z House H HR 2005-12-17 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2006-01-03T21:02:52Z Referred to 2005-12-17T19:02:10Z 2006-01-03 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-12-17 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-12-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-12-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 N C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2006-05-16 False J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 2006-05-16 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2006-05-16 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2006-05-16 False W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 2006-05-16 False Health AIDS (Disease) Access to health care Affordable housing Alabama Case management Congress Congressional reporting requirements Dental care Department of Health and Human Services Disaster relief Displaced persons Drug abuse Drug abuse treatment Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Executive reorganization Federal aid to health facilities Federal aid to housing Federal officials Floods Florida Government Operations and Politics Health education Housing and Community Development Human immunodeficiency viruses Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Intergovernmental fiscal relations Louisiana Mental health services Mississippi Presidential appointments Psychotherapy Public service advertising Social Welfare Texas Health 00 2005-12-17 Introduced in House 2006-02-25T14:46:01Z HIV/AIDS Emergency Hurricane Relief Act - Requires the President to appoint an HIV/AIDS Emergency Response Coordinator to coordinate the provision of services under federal programs to individuals who: (1) are living with HIV; (2) are residents or were residents of a declared major disaster area at the time of Hurricane Katrina, Rita, or Wilma; and (3) have been displaced by such hurricane or have been unable to access comprehensive medical care and treatment, including housing, case management, drug and alcohol treatment, and other supportive services.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Coordinator, to award grants or cooperative agreements to public and nonprofit private entities that: (1) have experience in providing services to eligible individuals; and (2) have received or are eligible to receive funding from the federal government through the HIV health care services program or the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program.

Allows the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to waive matching requirements and any other appropriate conditions for grants under the HIV health care services program.

Allows the Coordinator to award grants or cooperative agreements to public and nonprofit private entities that provide covered services to eligible individuals in order to provide such entities with emergency infrastructure support.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to conduct a public awareness campaign directed toward eligible individuals who were receiving services through the federal HIV health care services program and for whom the hurricanes caused the disruption or termination of such services.

]]> HIV/AIDS Emergency Hurricane Relief Act Display Title HIV/AIDS Emergency Hurricane Relief Act Official Title as Introduced To establish within the Department of Health and Human Services the position of HIV/AIDS Emergency Response Coordinator in order to coordinate the provision of certain services to individuals with HIV disease who have been displaced as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Rita, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced HIV/AIDS Emergency Hurricane Relief Act Introduced in House 2005-12-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4633ih/xml/BILLS-109hr4633ih.xml 2006-01-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.