3.0.0 2742 2020-02-10T17:01:59Z 2020-02-10T17:01:59Z Senate S S 2008-03-11 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-03-11T21:59:36Z National Diabetes Coordinator Act of 2008 110 4836 HR 2008-04-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2008-03-11 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2008-03-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS N D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2008-05-07 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2008-05-22 False Health Agriculture and Food Department of Health and Human Services Diabetes Diet Executive reorganization Federal employees Food relief Government Operations and Politics Government employees' health insurance Health education Medical research Medical tests Preventive medicine Quality of care Quality of life Science, Technology, Communications Health 00 2008-03-11 Introduced in Senate 2008-03-20T19:33:41Z National Diabetes Coordinator Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the position of National Diabetes Coordinator, whose duties shall be to: (1) serve as the Secretary's principal advisor on reducing the rates of diabetes and its complications; (2) develop a measurement for the incidence of diabetes; (3) develop and coordinate implementation of a national strategy to reduce the incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications; (4) provide leadership and coordination to ensure that diabetes-related programs and policies of HHS are coordinated internally and with those of relevant federal, state, and local agencies with a goal of avoiding duplication of effort, maximizing impact, and marshaling all government resources; and (5) coordinate public and private resources to develop and lead a public awareness campaign regarding the prevention and control of diabetes and its complications.

Requires reports to the President: (1) from the HHS Secretary on a national strategy to reduce the incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications; (2) from the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on negotiations with health plans to include appropriate standards and activities to reduce risk factors for diabetes and encourage prevention and early treatment; and (3) from the Secretary of Agriculture on ways in which food programs and nutritional support can be better targeted at concerns specific to those at risk for diabetes or those already diagnosed whose complications could be reduced by more effective diet.

]]> National Diabetes Coordinator Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced National Diabetes Coordinator Act of 2008 Display Title National Diabetes Coordinator Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reduce the incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications and establish the position of National Diabetes Coordinator. Introduced in Senate 2008-03-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2742is/xml/BILLS-110s2742is.xml 2008-03-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.