117 HR 5561 IH: Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2021 U.S. House of Representatives 2021-10-12 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.

I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5561IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 12, 2021Mr. Guthrie (for himself and Ms. Matsui) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo reauthorize a program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2021.

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Reauthorization of program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children

Section 399M(f) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g–1(f)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (1), by striking $17,818,000 for fiscal year 2018, $18,173,800 for fiscal year 2019, $18,628,145 for fiscal year 2020, $19,056,592 for fiscal year 2021, and $19,522,758 for fiscal year 2022 and inserting $17,818,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026;(2)in paragraph (2), by striking $10,800,000 for fiscal year 2018, $11,026,800 for fiscal year 2019, $11,302,470 for fiscal year 2020, $11,562,427 for fiscal year 2021, and $11,851,488 for fiscal year 2022 and inserting $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026; and(3)in paragraph (3), by striking fiscal years 2011 through 2015 and inserting fiscal years 2022 through 2026.