3.0.0 1577 2023-01-11T13:18:10Z 2023-01-11T13:18:10Z Senate S S 2009-08-05 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-08-05T15:12:00Z Asthma Act 111 2260 HR 2009-06-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2009-08-05 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2009-08-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N Health Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Department of Health and Human Services Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Medical research National Institutes of Health (NIH) Poverty and welfare assistance Research administration and funding Health 00 2009-08-05 Introduced in Senate 2009-11-05T19:28:14Z Asthma Act - Authorizes additional appropriations to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to expand the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Requires the Program's coordinating committee to report to Congress on: (1) the scope of the asthma problem in the United States; (2) federal programs that carry out asthma-related activities; and (3) recommendations for strengthening and better coordinating such activities. Includes the Secretary of Education or a designee in the committee's membership.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) collaborate with states to expand the scope of asthma-related activities to determine the incidence and prevalence of asthma and prevent related health consequences; (2) conduct local asthma surveillance activities to collect data on the prevalence and severity of asthma and the quality of asthma management; and (3) compile and annually publish data on the prevalence of asthma in children.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for: (1) information and education on asthma; and (2) referrals to health programs that provide asthma-related services.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out a program to encourage the states to implement plans for activities to assist children with respect to asthma in accordance with the Institute's guidelines; and (2) make a grant to states under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP) for such activities.

Authorizes grants to local educational agencies to carry out asthma-related activities at elementary and secondary schools in communities with a significant number of low-income or underserved individuals.

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Asthma Act Display Title Asthma Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education with increased authority with respect to asthma programs, and to provide for increased funding for such programs. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Asthma Act Introduced in Senate 2009-08-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1577is/xml/BILLS-111s1577is.xml 2009-08-05 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.