[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2484 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2484

To rename the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 
 as the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and 
                           Human Development.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 13, 2007

    Mr. Hatch (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Harkin) 
 introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read 
                       the third time, and passed

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                                 A BILL


 
To rename the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 
 as the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and 
                           Human Development.

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

SECTION 1. EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH 
              AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Since it was established by Congress in 1962 at the 
        request of President John F. Kennedy, the National Institute of 
        Child Health and Human Development has achieved an outstanding 
        record of achievement in catalyzing a concentrated attack on 
        the unsolved health problems of children and of mother-infant 
        relationships by fulfilling its mission to--
                    (A) ensure that every individual is born healthy 
                and wanted, that women suffer no harmful effects from 
                reproductive processes, and that all children have the 
                chance to achieve their full potential for healthy and 
                productive lives, free from disease or disability; and
                    (B) ensure the health, productivity, independence, 
                and well-being of all individuals through optimal 
                rehabilitation.
            (2) The National Institute of Child Health and Human 
        Development has made unparalleled contributions to the 
        advancement of child health and human development, including 
        significant efforts to--
                    (A) reduce dramatically the rates of Sudden Infant 
                Death Syndrome, infant mortality, and maternal HIV 
                transmission;
                    (B) develop the Haemophilus Influenza B (Hib) 
                vaccine, credited with nearly eliminating the incidence 
                of mental retardation; and
                    (C) conduct intramural research, support extramural 
                research, and train thousands of child health and human 
                development researchers who have contributed greatly to 
                dramatic gains in child health throughout the world.
            (3) The vision, drive, and tenacity of one woman, Eunice 
        Kennedy Shriver, was instrumental in proposing, passing, and 
        enacting legislation to establish the National Institute of 
        Child Health and Human Development (Public Law 87-838) on 
        October 17, 1962.
            (4) It is befitting and appropriate to recognize the 
        substantial achievements of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a tireless 
        advocate for children with special needs, whose foresight in 
        creating the National Institute of Child Health and Human 
        Development gave life to the words of President Kennedy, who 
        wished to ``encourage imaginative research into the complex 
        processes of human development from conception to old age.''.
    (b) Amendments to the Public Health Service Act.--The Public Health 
Service Act is amended--
            (1) in section 401(b)(7) (42 U.S.C. 281(b)(7)), by striking 
        ``National Institute of Child Health and Human Development'' 
        and inserting ``Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of 
        Child Health and Human Development'';
            (2) in section 404B (42 U.S.C. 283d), by striking 
        ``National Institute for Child Health and Human Development'' 
        and inserting ``Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of 
        Child Health and Human Development'';
            (3) in section 404E(a) (42 U.S.C. 283g(a)), by striking 
        ``National Institute of Child Health and Human Development'' 
        and inserting ``Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of 
        Child Health and Human Development'';
            (4) in section 409D(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 284h(c)(1)), by 
        striking ``National Institute of Child Health and Human 
        Development'' and inserting ``Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 
        Institute of Child Health and Human Development'';
            (5) in section 424(c)(3)(B)(vi) (42 U.S.C. 285b-
        7(c)(3)(B)(vi)), by striking ``National Institute of Child 
        Health and Human Development'' and inserting ``Eunice Kennedy 
        Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human 
        Development'';
            (6) in section 430(b)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 285c-4(b)(2)(B)), by 
        striking ``National Institute of Child Health and Human 
        Development'' and inserting ``Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 
        Institute of Child Health and Human Development'';
            (7) in the heading of subpart 7 of part C of title IV (42 
        U.S.C. 285g et seq.), by striking the term ``National Institute 
        of Child Health and Human Development'' each place such term 
        appears and inserting ``Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 
        Institute of Child Health and Human Development'';
            (8) in section 487B(a) (42 U.S.C. 288-2(a)), by striking 
        ``National Institute on Child Health and Human Development'' 
        and inserting ``Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of 
        Child Health and Human Development'';
            (9) in section 519C(g)(2) (42 U.S.C. 290bb-25c(g)(2)), by 
        striking ``National Institute of Child Health and Human 
        Development'' and inserting ``Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 
        Institute of Child Health and Human Development''; and
            (10) in section 1122 (42 U.S.C. 300c-12), by striking 
        ``National Institute of Child Health and Human Development'' 
        and inserting ``Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of 
        Child Health and Human Development''.
    (c) Amendments to Other Acts.--
            (1) Comprehensive smoking education act.--Section 
        3(b)(1)(A) of the Comprehensive Smoking Education Act (15 
        U.S.C. 1341(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``National 
        Institute of Child Health and Human Development'' and inserting 
        ``Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and 
        Human Development''.
            (2) Adult education and family literacy act.--Sections 242 
        and 243 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 
        U.S.C. 9252 and 9253) are amended by striking the term 
        ``National Institute of Child Health and Human Development'' 
        each place such term appears and inserting ``Eunice Kennedy 
        Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human 
        Development''.
            (3) Elementary and secondary education act of 1965.--The 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 
        et seq.) is amended by striking the terms ``National Institute 
        of Child Health and Human Development'' and ``National 
        Institute for Child Health and Human Development'' each place 
        either term appears and inserting ``Eunice Kennedy Shriver 
        National Institute of Child Health and Human Development''.
    (d) Reference.--Any reference in any law, regulation, order, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the ``National 
Institute of Child Health and Human Development'' shall be deemed to be 
a reference to the ``Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child 
Health and Human Development''.
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