[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4944 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4944

  To require the submission of a report to the Congress on parasitic 
                     disease among poor Americans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2014

   Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the submission of a report to the Congress on parasitic 
                     disease among poor Americans.

    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 ``Neglected Infections of Impoverished 
Americans Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE CURRENT STATE OF PARASITIC DISEASES 
              THAT HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED AMONG THE POOREST AMERICANS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
report to the Congress on the epidemiology of, impact of, and 
appropriate funding required to address neglected diseases of poverty, 
including neglected parasitic diseases such as--
            (1) Chagas disease;
            (2) cysticercosis;
            (3) toxocariasis;
            (4) toxoplasmosis;
            (5) trichomoniasis;
            (6) the soil-transmitted helminths; and
            (7) other related parasitic diseases, as designated by the 
        Secretary.
    (b) Required Information.--The report under subsection (a) should 
provide the information necessary to guide future health policy to--
            (1) accurately evaluate the current state of knowledge 
        concerning diseases described in such subsection and define 
        gaps in such knowledge; and
            (2) address the threat of such diseases.
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