[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 815 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 815

  To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a 
        study with respect to aneurysms, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2003

  Mr. King of New York (for himself and Mr. Gutierrez) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a 
        study with respect to aneurysms, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Aneurysm Awareness Act''.

SEC. 2. HHS STUDY ON ANEURYSMS.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
conduct a study on the following matters with respect to occurrence of 
aneurysms in the population of the United States:
            (1) The incidence of aneurysms.
            (2) The most common signs and symptoms of aneurysms.
            (3) Characteristics of individuals at the highest risk for 
        aneurysms.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
study conducted under subsection (a).

SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that there should be an increased 
awareness of and research pertaining to aneurysms.
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