[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 27, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S9198]
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                  PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT AMENDMENTS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 140, S. 655.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 655) to amend the Public Health Service Act with 
     respect to the National Foundation for the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention, which had been reported from 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, with 
     an amendment.

  (Strike the part shown in black brackets and insert the part shown in 
italic.)

                                 S. 655

       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) 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 ``$1,500,000''; and
       [(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``not more than 
     $500,000'' and inserting ``not less than $500,000, and not 
     more than $1,500,000''; 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.''.]

     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.''.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee-reported amendment be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be 
read the third time and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in 
the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  The bill (S. 655), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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