110 HR 3964 IH: Healthy Schools Act of 2007 U.S. House of Representatives 2007-10-25 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3964 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 25, 2007 Mr. Cantor introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to address the incidence of staph infections in elementary and secondary schools.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Healthy Schools Act of 2007.

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Staph infections in elementary and secondary schools

Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 317S the following:

317T.

Staph infections in elementary and secondary schools

(a)

In general

The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall expand and intensify programs to reduce the incidence of staph infections in elementary schools and secondary schools. (b)

Surveillance activities

In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall conduct surveillance activities to collect data on staph infections in elementary schools and secondary schools. (c)

Best practices guidelines

(1)

Development; publication; dissemination

In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (A)develop not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of the Healthy Schools Act of 2007, and periodically update thereafter, best practices guidelines for reducing the incidence of staph infections in elementary schools and secondary schools; and (B)publish and, as appropriate, disseminate such guidelines. (2)

Grants

In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary may make grants to elementary schools and secondary schools to improve awareness of, and to implement, the guidelines developed under paragraph (1). (d)

Definition

In this section: (1)The terms elementary school and secondary school have the meanings given to those terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. (2)The term staph infection means an infection with Staphylococcus aureus. (e)

Reservation

Of the amounts appropriated to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve an appropriate amount to carry out this section.

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