3.0.0 2060 2023-01-11T13:29:45Z 2023-01-11T13:29:45Z Senate S 2015-09-17 114 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-09-17T22:05:55Z 2015-09-17 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2015-09-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK N K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2015-09-25 False Health Child health Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Elementary and secondary education Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Hereditary and development disorders Indian social and development programs Judicial procedure and administration Juvenile crime and gang violence Lawyers and legal services Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Minority health Teaching, teachers, curricula Women's health Health 00 2015-09-17 Introduced in Senate 2015-09-23T19:10:52Z Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) programs (as renamed under this Act, previously the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect programs). The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must: (1) carry out research on FASD; (2) facilitate surveillance, public health research, and prevention of FASD; and (3) continue the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

HHS must provide financial assistance to: (1) establish or expand state FASD programs; (2) implement best practices to educate children with FASD and educate members of the criminal justice system and adoption or foster care agency officials on FASD; (3) provide transitional services for those affected by prenatal alcohol exposure; (4) develop public service announcements on the risks associated with alcohol consumption during pregnancy; (5) increase awareness of FASD in federally qualified health centers; and (6) provide respite care for caretakers, recruit mentors, and provide educational and supportive services to families of individuals with FASD.

The Government Accountability Office must make recommendations regarding the responsibilities of federal entities regarding FASD.

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services of the Department of Education must conduct training on FASD surveillance and disseminate best practices in the education and support of children with FASD.

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice must: (1) implement FASD screening procedures, (2) conduct training on surveillance and on identification and support of individuals with FASD, and (3) study the inadequacies of the current system.

]]> Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act Display Title Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act Introduced in Senate 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2060is/xml/BILLS-114s2060is.xml 2015-09-17 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.