3.0.0 3260 2023-01-11T13:20:16Z 2023-01-11T13:20:16Z Senate S S 2010-04-26 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-04-26T22:53:49Z 2010-04-26 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 S2650-2654) IntroReferral 2010-04-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2650) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2010-04-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD N K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2010-04-26 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2010-04-26 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2010-04-29 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2010-05-24 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2010-05-24 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2010-06-30 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2010-07-27 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2010-11-17 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2010-11-30 False Health Academic performance and assessments Advisory bodies Department of Health and Human Services Digestive and metabolic diseases Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Executive agency funding and structure Government studies and investigations Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Higher education Medicaid Medical education Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Nutrition and diet Prescription drugs Health 00 2010-04-26 Introduced in Senate 2010-08-11T20:55:24Z Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate eating disorder research. Authorizes the Director to award grants for consortia in eating disorder research.

Establishes the Interagency Eating Disorders Coordinating Council within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) improve the collection, analysis and reporting of state epidemiological data on eating disorders; (2) study the economic costs of eating disorders; and (3) award grants for programs to prevent eating disorders and obesity and to promote health body image and appropriate eating behaviors.

Directs the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Center for Education Statistics to study jointly the impact eating disorders have on educational advancement and achievement.

Requires the Director of CDC to study mandatory reporting of body mass index.

Requires the Secretary to provide for public service announcements on eating disorders.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants for training and education programs to provide health professions students or residents with an understanding of, and clinical skills pertinent to identifying and treating, eating disorders.

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to permit funds made available to local education agencies for innovative assistance programs to be used for eating disorder programs.

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to expand coverage for eating disorders.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to award grants for patient advocacy to help individuals with eating disorders obtain adequate health care services and insurance coverage.

]]> Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act Display Title Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance and further research into the prevention and treatment of eating disorders, to improve access to treatment of eating disorders, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act Introduced in Senate 2010-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3260is/xml/BILLS-111s3260is.xml 2010-04-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2650-2654) 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.