CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 700), S3623 [5AP]

Public Health Service Act: clarify and improve provisions regarding emergencies (S. 1650), S13059 [12DE]

Articles and editorials

Cannibals to Cows—The Path of a Deadly Disease, S2317 [14MR]

Could Mad Cow Reach America?, S2316 [14MR]

Longer Lines for Flu Shots—Increase Attributed in Part to Anxiety About Anthrax, S11991 [16NO]

Meat From Europe Is Banned by U.S. as Illness Spreads, S2318 [14MR]

Tuberculosis Threat, H4466 [24JY]

U.S. Adds to Ban on European Meats—Foot-and-Mouth Epidemic Is Cited, S2317 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions

Animals: establish a Federal task force to coordinate actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (see S. 534), S2306 [14MR]

Biological weapons: design, construct, and equip new facilities and renovate existing facilities to improve response to bioterrorism (see H.R. 3219), H7717 [1NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (see S. 700), S3436 [4AP] (see S. 708), S3530 [5AP]

Dept. of HHS: address health care needs of residents of U.S.-Mexico border area (see S. 1878), S13943 [20DE]

———establish an Office on Women's Health (see S. 946), S5615 [24MY] (see H.R. 1784), H2082 [9MY]

Diseases: develop and provide information on bacterial meningitis and the availability and effectiveness of vaccinations (see S. 1009), S6054 [11JN]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 2232), H3259 [19JN] (see H.R. 2790), H5336 [2AU]

———international tuberculosis control (see S. 1116), S6991 [27JN] (see H.R. 1168), H1112 [22MR]

———vaccination activities funding for at-risk adults and adolescents in medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 2598), H4428 [23JY]

Health: expand network of public health preparedness centers relative to homeland security (see S. 1705), S11940 [15NO]

Information services: award a grant to create and maintain a website with information on bioterrorism (see S. 1548), S10693 [15OC]

Public Health Service Act: clarify and improve provisions regarding emergencies (see S. 1650), S11549 [7NO]

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see S. 208), S706 [30JA] (see H.R. 633), H394 [14FE]

Factsheets

AIDS/HIV Facts and Figures, E1058 [7JN]

Letters

WISEWOMAN Expansion Act: Phyliss Greenberger and Roberta Biegel, Society for Women's Health Research, S713 [30JA]

———Rose Marie Robertson, American Heart Association, S713 [30JA]

———Sandra C. Raymond, National Osteoporosis Foundation, S713 [30JA]

Women's Health Office Act: several health organizations, S5620 [24MY]

Remarks in House

Animals: Dept. of Agriculture efforts to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease, H1040-H1042 [21MR]

Autism: research funding, E449 [27MR]

Children and youth: abstinence education program funding through reductions in certain disease control programs and child care development grants, H6666-H6673, H6677 [11OC], E1875, E1878 [12OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 700), H2051-H2053 [9MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (H.R. 1784), H2058 [9MY]

Diseases: AIDS epidemic, H2876-H2884 [5JN], E1002, E1005, E1017 [5JN], E1035, E1036 [6JN], E1057 [7JN]

———autism diagnosis and intervention funding through reductions in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention communicable disease activities, H6651, H6652 [11OC]

———Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (H.R. 1682), E706 [2MY]

———HIV/AIDS research and prevention programs funding, H1848-H1855 [2MY]

———international tuberculosis control and Child Survival and Maternal Health Account funding through reductions in the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H4464-H4479, H4485 [24JY]

———international tuberculosis control (H.R. 1168), H1503 [24AP]

District of Columbia: effects of terrorist attack on the Pentagon and anthrax-related deaths of postal workers, H7207 [23OC]

Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases: facility construction funding, H10929 [20DE]

Hazardous substances: investigation of anthrax bacteria outbreak, H6488 [10OC], H6922, H6944 [17OC]

Mental health: autism research and educational programs funding, H1562 [25AP]

National security: biological disease and chemical threat prevention studies funding through reductions in the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, H6665, H6666 [11OC]

Remarks in Senate

Animals: establish a Federal task force to coordinate actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 534), S2316 [14MR]

Bayer Corp.: tribute to donation of antibiotic for use by Federal employees, S11189 [30OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 700), S3452, S3459 [4AP], S3634 [5AP]

———require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 708), S3699, S3709-S3711 [6AP]

Dept. of HHS: address health care needs of residents of U.S.-Mexico border area (S. 1878), S13966 [20DE]

———establish an Office on Women's Health (S. 946), S5618-S5620 [24MY]

Diseases: develop and provide information on bacterial meningitis and the availability and effectiveness of vaccinations (S. 1009), S6056 [11JN]

———international tuberculosis control (S. 1116), S7001 [27JN]

———smallpox vaccination for first responders funding, S13786 [20DE]

Hazardous substances: investigation of anthrax bacteria outbreak, S10673, S10674 [15OC], S10759 [16OC], S10779-S10783 [17OC], S10829, S10830, S10850 [18OC], S11075 [25OC]

Health: expand network of public health preparedness centers relative to homeland security (S. 1705), S11941 [15NO]

National Summit on Safe Motherhood: tribute, S11345 [1NO]

Public Health Service Act: clarify and improve provisions regarding emergencies (S. 1650), S11558 [7NO]

Schools: ensure environmental health and energy efficiency of schools, S5949-S5951 [7JN], S6196-S6198 [13JN]

Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding, S12675 [7DE]

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (S. 208), S712-S714 [30JA]

Texts of

S. 534, Mad Cow Prevention Act, S2316 [14MR]

S. 700, Animal Disease Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Control Act, H2051-H2053 [9MY]

S. 700, require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease, S3453 [4AP], S3634-S3636 [5AP]

S. 1116, Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act, S7001 [27JN]

S. 1650, Public Health Emergencies Accountability Act, S11559 [7NO]

S. 1878, U.S./Mexico Border Health Improvement Act, S13967-S13969 [20DE]