[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. 655 Referred in House (RFH)]


109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 655


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2005

            Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the National 
     Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

SECTION 1. NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND 
              PREVENTION; ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES; FEDERAL 
              FUNDING.

    (a) Authority for Acceptance of Voluntary Services; Striking Two-
Year Limit Per Individual.--Section 399G(h)(2)(A) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280e-11(h)(2)(A)) is amended by striking the 
second sentence and inserting the following: ``In the case of an 
individual, such Director may accept the services provided under the 
preceding sentence by the individual until such time as the private 
funding for such individual ends.''.
    (b) Reports.--Section 399G(h)(7) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280e-11(h)(7)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, including an 
        accounting of the use of amounts provided for under subsection 
        (i)'' before the period; and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(C) The Foundation shall make copies of each 
                report submitted under subparagraph (A) available--
                            ``(i) for public inspection, and shall upon 
                        request provide a copy of the report to any 
                        individual for a charge not to exceed the cost 
                        of providing the copy; and
                            ``(ii) to the appropriate committees of 
                        Congress.''.
    (c) Federal Funding.--Section 399G(i) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 280e-11(i)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$500,000'', 
                and inserting ``$1,250,000''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``not more 
                than $500,000'' and inserting ``not less than $500,000, 
                and not more than $1,250,000''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Support services.--The Director of the Centers for 
        Disease Control and Prevention may provide facilities, 
        utilities, and support services to the Foundation if it is 
        determined by the Director

        to be advantageous to the programs of such Centers.''.

            Passed the Senate July 27, 2005.

            Attest:

                                             EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

                                                             Secretary.