3.0.0 3534 2020-02-10T17:02:41Z 2020-02-10T17:02:41Z Senate S S 2008-09-22 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-09-22T21:04:41Z Vision Preservation Act of 2007 110 3750 HR 2007-10-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2008-09-22 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9211-9212) IntroReferral 2008-09-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9210-9211) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN N V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. 2008-09-22 True Health Blind Block grants Continuing education Curricula Disabled Economics and Public Finance Education Educational accountability Eye care Eye diseases Federal aid to education Geriatrics Government Operations and Politics Health education Higher education Medical education Medical research Medical screening Medical tests Minorities Minority health Nonprofit organizations Occupational therapy Rehabilitation of the disabled Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Health 00 2008-09-22 Introduced in Senate 2008-12-30T21:54:05Z Vision Preservation Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to expand and intensify programs to increase awareness of vision problems.

Directs the Secretary to expand and intensify: (1) activities to establish a solid scientific base of knowledge on the prevention, control, and rehabilitation of vision problems and related disabilities; (2) research within CDC on the prevention and management of vision loss; and (3) programs targeted to prevent vision loss, treat eye and vision conditions, and rehabilitate people of all ages who are blind or partially sighted in underserved and minority communities.

Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) of the Social Security Act to authorize appropriations to enable the Secretary to introduce core performance measures on eye health by incorporating vision screening and examination standards into state programs.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations for vision rehabilitation professional development.

]]> Vision Preservation Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Vision Preservation Act of 2008 Display Title Vision Preservation Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-09-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3534is/xml/BILLS-110s3534is.xml 2008-09-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9211-9212) 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.