[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 139 (Tuesday, August 21, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5787]
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  SA 3912. Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Manchin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) There are appropriated under the heading 
     ``Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities and 
     Health'' under the heading ``Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention'', in addition to any other amounts made available 
     under such heading and in order to provide additional funding 
     for activities related to neonatal abstinence syndrome, 
     $2,000,000: Provided, That funds shall make use of existing 
     State biosurveillance and other surveillance tools to improve 
     voluntary, de-identified prenatal and newborn health data, 
     which may include opioid-related information during pregnancy 
     and early motherhood, to reduce risks associated with 
     neonatal abstinence syndrome and optimize care.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     total amount appropriated under the heading ``Chronic Disease 
     Prevention and Health Promotion'' under the heading ``Centers 
     for Disease Control and Prevention'' is hereby reduced by 
     $2,000,000.
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