3.0.0 1537 2023-01-13T04:50:22Z 2023-01-13T04:50:22Z Senate S S 2005-07-28 109 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2006-05-11T18:26:52Z Referred to 2005-07-28T21:45:44Z 2006-05-11 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2005-07-28 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9298) IntroReferral 2005-07-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9297-9298) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-07-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA N O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2006-05-09 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2006-05-09 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2006-06-05 False S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2006-06-08 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2006-06-12 False P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2006-07-11 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2006-07-12 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2006-07-26 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2006-07-27 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2006-09-05 False D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2006-09-07 False Armed Forces and National Security Economics and Public Finance Education Federal aid to research Health Health information systems Higher education Medical education Medical research Medical statistics Multiple sclerosis Nervous system diseases Parkinson's disease Research centers Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Veterans' hospitals Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2005-07-28 Introduced in Senate 2005-10-07T16:11:09Z Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate, establish, and operate at selected Department of Veterans Affairs health-care facilities: (1) at least six centers for Parkinson's disease research, education, and clinical activities; and (2) at least two Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence.

Requires the Under Secretary for Health to: (1) assure appropriate geographical distribution of such facilities; and (2) establish a panel to assess the scientific and clinical merit of proposals submitted by a facility for the establishment of such a center.

]]> A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Centers in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence. Display Title A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Centers in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Centers in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2005-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1537is/xml/BILLS-109s1537is.xml 2006-05-11 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. 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.