3.0.0 1381 2023-01-11T13:22:37Z 2023-01-11T13:22:37Z Senate S S 2011-07-18 112 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-07-18T20:43:58Z 2011-07-18 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2011-07-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2011-07-18 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2011-07-18 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2011-07-18 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2011-07-18 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2011-07-18 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2011-08-02 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2011-09-07 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2011-09-22 False B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. 2012-01-24 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2012-06-12 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2012-07-19 False G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2012-09-20 False Health Advisory bodies Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical education Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Research administration and funding Health 00 2011-07-18 Introduced in Senate 2011-09-15T17:35:36Z Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee. Requires the Committee to advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health regarding the manner in which such officials can: (1) ensure interagency coordination and communication and minimize overlap regarding efforts to address tick-borne diseases; (2) identify opportunities to coordinate efforts with other federal agencies and private organizations addressing such diseases; (3) ensure interagency coordination and communication with constituency groups; (4) ensure that a broad spectrum of scientific viewpoints are represented in public heath policy decisions and that information disseminated to the public and physicians is balanced; and (5) advise relevant federal agencies on priorities related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. Directs the Committee to regularly review published public and private treatment guidelines and evaluate such guidelines for effective representation of a wide variety of views.

Requires the Secretary, acting as appropriate through various federal officials, to provide for the coordination of all federal programs and activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases and the conduct or support of specified activities, including: (1) developing sensitive and accurate diagnostic tools and tests, (2) improving the efficient utilization of diagnostic testing currently available; (3) surveillance and reporting of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases; (4) providing and promoting access to a clearinghouse of information on such diseases; (5) increasing public education related to such diseases; (6) creating a physician education program to educate health professionals on the latest research and diversity of treatment options for Lyme disease; (7) establishing epidemiological research objectives; and (8) determining the effectiveness of different treatment modalities.

]]> Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2011 Display Title Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the expansion of Federal efforts concerning the prevention, education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne disease, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-07-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1381is/xml/BILLS-112s1381is.xml 2011-07-18 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.