3.0.0 5835 2023-01-11T13:25:11Z 2023-01-11T13:25:11Z House H HR 2014-12-10 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas:H.R. 5835.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 1 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.[Page H9045]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-12-10T15:01:50Z 2014-12-10 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2014-12-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-12-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 N Health Advisory bodies Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Drug therapy Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Research administration and funding Health 00 2014-12-10 Introduced in House 2015-03-24T14:08:44Z Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2014 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Drug Shortages Strategic Plan to include plans to ensure coordination between the Drug Shortages Task Force and the Federal Tuberculosis Task Force.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services, when awarding grants for the prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis, to give priority to state health departments proposing to focus on high-risk populations, including foreign-born, homeless, and uninsured populations.

Authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration to award grants to state and local governments and federally qualified health centers to coordinate their programs and services to ensure timely and appropriate prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis.

Requires the Federal Tuberculosis Task Force to advise federal officials on strategies and systems to prevent and mitigate shortages of tuberculosis drugs.

Reauthorizes the national strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis through FY2019.

Allows the National Institutes of Health to enhance research on pediatric tuberculosis and tuberculosis infection and progression.]]> Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2014 Display Title Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act with respect to making progress toward the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Comprehensive TB Elimination Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5835ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5835ih.xml 2014-12-10 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.