[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4755 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4755

  To provide for demonstration projects for worksite health promotion 
                               programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 1994

Mr. Brown of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Studds) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for demonstration projects for worksite health promotion 
                               programs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FOR WORKSITE HEALTH PROMOTION 
              PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
conduct a demonstration project to evaluate the effectiveness of health 
promotion programs in the worksite (or another location proximate and 
accessible to employees) and appropriate incentives to encourage 
employers to adopt such programs.
    (b) Scope.--The project shall assess programs of various size, 
scope, and type as to their effect on health status, medical risk 
factors, lifestyle, disability, morbidity, mortality, and productivity.
    (c) Sites.--The project shall be conducted at multiple sites which 
will allow the assessment of demographic factors, including age, sex, 
employment status, employer, geographic status, programs costs, and 
savings attributable to each program type.
    (d) Duration of Project.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act the Secretary shall begin the project. The 
project shall continue for a period of 3 years, which the Secretary may 
extend for up to 2 additional years.
    (e) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress--
                    (A) an annual interim report of the progress of the 
                project during the period of the project, and
                    (B) a final report on the project within 1 year 
                after the completion of the project.
            (2) Information included.--Such reports shall include 
        information on--
                    (A) the services included in programs under the 
                project and their cost effectiveness, and
                    (B) the cost effectiveness, type, and amount of 
                financial incentives provided under the project.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $25,000,000, without fiscal year limitation, to carry out 
this section.
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