DISEASES related term(s) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Amendments

Africa: improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (H.R. 2069), S6700, S6716, S6727 [12JY]

Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (S. 2980), S9859 [2OC]

Congress: commend the staffs of Members of Congress, the Capitol Police, the Office of the Attending Physician, and others for their response to the release of anthrax in Senator Daschle's office (S. Res. 187), S2504 [10AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), S8003, S8005 [1AU], S10452, S10473 [15OC], H8006 [16OC]

Developing countries: strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks (S. 2487), S8003, S8025 [1AU]

Diabetes: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (H. Con. Res. 36), H3102 [4JN], H3289 [6JN]

Native Americans: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 210), S8696 [17SE]

Peace Corps: promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (S. 2667), S10595 [16OC]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (S. 969), S10737, S10768 [17OC]

Analyses

Quality of Care for Individuals With Cancer Act (S. 2965), S8762 [18SE]

Articles and editorials

Alzheimer's Disease, S11309 [18NO]

Drug Prices—Why They Keep Soaring, S4273 [13MY]

Eight Years After Invasion, Haiti's Squalor Worsens, S7731 [31JY]

Faces of Alzheimer's, H6077 [5SE]

Jesse Helms—We Cannot Turn Away, S5151 [6JN]

More Are Finding Permanent Cures for Hepatitis C, E1017 [12JN]

My Journey With a Brain Tumor, S4059 [8MY], E761 [10MY]

Paul Ecke, Jr., Succumbs to Cancer, E822 [16MY]

Prosperity and Peace in Africa Will Help Fight AIDS, S9577 [30SE]

Provision of Science Advice to Policymakers—A U.S. Perspective, E464 [9AP]

Study Finds Potential in Adult Cells—Discovery Will Likely Fuel Ethical Debate, E1274 [16JY]

U.N. Warns West To Act To Help Southern Africa Avoid Famine, H5067 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions

Animals: encourage research regarding the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control its spread, monitor the incidence of the disease, and support State efforts to control the disease (see S. 2560), S4839 [23MY]

———establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 4795), H2943 [22MY]

———provide for testing of chronic wasting disease and other infectious diseases in deer and elk and establish the Interagency Task Force on Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (see S. 3090), S10359 [10OC] (see H.R. 5608), H7892 [10OC]

Asthma: respond to the problem of asthma in urban areas (see H.R. 4824), H2944 [22MY]

Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (see S. 2980), S8918 [19SE]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors (see S. 2685), S6127 [26JN] (see H.R. 4235), H1333 [16AP]

Boca Raton, FL: cleanup of first anthrax attack site (see S. 2988), S8981 [20SE]

———direct EPA to provide technical assistance for cleanup of first anthrax attack site (see S. 2985), S8980 [20SE]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 502), H7172 [7OC]

Cancer: combat (see S. 1976), S1351 [28FE] (see H.R. 4596), H1673 [25AP]

———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H3720 [19JN]

———improve quality of care for cancer patients (see S. 2965), S8754 [18SE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see S. 2935), S8618 [13SE] (see S. 3105), S10359 [10OC] (see H.R. 4793), H2943 [22MY]

———establish the Center for Bioterrorism Preparedness (see S. 2115), S2578 [11AP]

Central Asia: provide assistance to prevent, treat, and control HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, polio, and other infectious diseases that affect children (see H.R. 5681), H8022 [16OC]

Children and youth: establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 5613), H7893 [10OC]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see S. Con. Res. 129), S7164 [22JY]

Congress: commend the staffs of Members of Congress, the Capitol Police, the Office of the Attending Physician, and others for their response to the release of anthrax in Senator Daschle's office (see H. Res. 536), H6374 [18SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Center for Plant Disease Control (see H.R. 3965), H931 [14MR]

Dept. of Defense: disclose information on projects that included testing of biological or chemical agents involving potential exposure of Armed Forces members to toxic agents (see S. 2704), S6318 [28JN] (see H.R. 5060), H4325 [27JN]

Dept. of HHS: address health care needs of residents of U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 4063), H1089 [20MR]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 2890), S7900 [1AU] (see H.R. 5703), H8044 [28OC]

———establish National Vaccine Authority (see H.R. 4100), H1153 [9AP]

———expand, intensify, and coordinate activities of the Office on Women's Health relative to autoimmune disease in women (see S. 2234), S3165 [23AP]

———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see S. Con. Res. 138), S8384 [9SE] (see H. Con. Res. 385), H1532 [23AP]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 4740), H2511 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish emergency medical preparedness centers (see S. 2132), S2722 [16AP]

———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (see H. Res. 526), H6303 [17SE]

Developing countries: strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks (see S. 2487), S4145 [9MY]

Diabetes: prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5482), H6776 [26SE]

Federal aid programs: consolidate all black lung benefit responsibility under a single official (see H.R. 5542), H7018 [3OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H1087 [20MR]

Foreign aid: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (see S. 15), S11736 [20NO] (see S. 2525), S4387 [15MY] (see H.R. 5761), H9036 [19NO]

———provide assistance to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic in developing countries (see S. 2649), S5772 [19JN]

Health: authorize demonstration projects to increase the supply of organs donated for human transplant (see H.R. 5224), H5790 [25JY]

———authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (see H.R. 4086), H1152 [9AP]

———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see S. 2558), S4839 [23MY]

———combat pulmonary hypertension (see H. Con. Res. 381), H1483 [18AP]

———emphasize the importance of bone marrow donation and support National Marrow Donor Program and National Marrow Awareness Month (see H. Res. 563), H6777 [26SE]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 329), H366 [13FE]

———encourage people in the U.S. to take an active role in the fight against Huntington's disease (see H. Con. Res. 407), H2734 [21MY]

———encourage private health insurance companies to take a proactive role in promoting healthy lifestyles (see H. Con. Res. 474), H6418 [19SE]

———ensure that children at highest risk for asthma are identified and treated (see H.R. 5633), H7894 [10OC]

———establish a comprehensive program to prevent obesity (see H.R. 5659), H8021 [16OC]

———establish a grant program regarding eating disorders (see S. 2249), S3303 [24AP]

———establish a program for promoting good health, disease prevention, and wellness and for the prevention of secondary conditions for persons with disabilities (see H.R. 4945), H3600 [17JN]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see S. 2489), S4145 [9MY] (see H.R. 5241), H5993 [26JY]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 5412), H6417 [19SE]

———establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity and obesity prevention (see S. 2821), S7579 [30JY]

———expand, intensify, and coordinate activities relative to research on autoimmune diseases in women (see H.R. 5104), H4552 [11JY]

———improve access to oral health care by strengthening the dental workforce in rural and underserved communities (see H.R. 4476), H1410 [17AP]

———improve immunization rates by increasing the distribution of vaccines and improving and clarifying the vaccine injury compensation program (see S. 2053), S2260 [21MR] (see H.R. 5282), H5995 [26JY]

———improve men's health through fitness and reduction of obesity (see H. Res. 438), H3292 [6JN]

———increase professional and public awareness of the link between periodontal disease in pregnant women and pre-term, low-birth-weight babies and the maternal transmission of caries (see S. 2202), S2950 [18AP]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see S. 1995), S1599 [6MR]

———provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas (see H.R. 5306), H5996 [26JY]

———provide certain caregivers with Medicare benefits, allow long-term care tax credit, and establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses (see H.R. 5139), H4766 [16JY]

———provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see H.R. 5299), H5996 [26JY]

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 5187), H5194 [23JY]

———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 380), H1410 [17AP]

———tribute to NephCure Foundation for sponsorship of National Kidney Cure Week and encourage Dept. of HHS to make more information available on kidney diseases (see H. Con. Res. 383), H1483 [18AP]

Hispanic Americans: provide programs and activities to improve health (see S. 2990), S9033 [23SE] (see H.R. 5449), H6558 [24SE]

HIV: increase testing of pregnant women and newborn infants for HIV infection (see H.R. 4644), H2099 [2MY]

———payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see S. 2219), S3014 [22AP]

HIV/AIDS: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic (see S. 1936), S660 [12FE]

IMF: provide for Special Drawing Rights of the U.S. to be contributed to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and encourage other member countries to make similar contributions (see H.R. 3975), H931 [14MR]

Inflammatory bowel disease: expand research (see S. 2562), S4839 [23MY] (see H.R. 5031), H4324 [27JN]

Insurance: coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 4959), H3668 [18JN]

———require coverage of hair prostheses under Federal health programs for individuals with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 5106), H4552 [11JY]

Kidney disease: increase awareness and improve treatment (see H. Con. Res. 426), H3928 [25JN]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 2591), S5041 [5JN] (see H.R. 4888), H3291 [6JN]

Medicaid: allow payment for dialysis, chemotherapy, pregnancy-related services, communicable diseases testing and treatment, and other emergency care to certain aliens (see S. 2449), S3843 [2MY]

———expand coverage of certain uninsured women for breast or cervical cancer to also cover ovarian and uterine cancer (see H.R. 5068), H4350 [8JY]

Medicare: assure fair and adequate payment for high-risk beneficiaries and establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services to people with serious chronic conditions (see S. 2970), S8918 [19SE]

———coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs and disease management services (see H.R. 5219), H5790 [25JY]

———coverage of compression sleeves and stockings for the treatment of lymphedema (see H.R. 4154), H1200 [10AP]

———coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (see S. 3086), S10223 [9OC] (see H.R. 5666), H8021 [16OC]

———coverage of medication therapy management services, including disease specific management services, for certain high-risk patients (see H.R. 5539), H6982 [2OC]

———ensure reimbursement for certain FDA-approved cancer drug therapies administered in hospital outpatient settings (see S. 2795), S7372 [25JY] (see H.R. 5218), H5789 [25JY]

———establish a continuous quality improvement program for providers that furnish services to individuals with end stage renal disease (see H.R. 5141), H4766 [16JY]

———exclude brachytherapy devices from the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 5508), H6925 [1OC]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 1931), S586 [11FE] (see H.R. 3710), H230 [8FE]

———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (see H.R. 4729), H2470 [14MY]

———provide coverage for kidney disease education services (see S. 2218), S3014 [22AP] (see H.R. 3770), H523 [14FE]

———provide coverage of certain tests to screen for ovarian cancer upon NIH certification that such tests are effective (see H.R. 3910), H780 [7MR]

———provide for equitable reimbursement rates for thin prep pap smears tests (see H.R. 3835), H655 [4MR]

———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see S. 2747), S6947 [17JY]

———revise payment methodology for extra-depth shoes with inserts or custom molded shoes with inserts for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 5430), H6558 [24SE]

Meningitis Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 340), H737 [6MR]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 400), H1674 [25AP]

———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H2470 [14MY]

National Biotechnology Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S2723 [16AP]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 5047), H4325 [27JN]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 270), S4387 [15MY]

National Donor Day: designate (see S. Res. 210), S853 [14FE]

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 322), S8300 [5SE]

National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H4605 [15JY]

National Fragile X Research Day: observance (see H. Res. 398), H1674 [25AP]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 4709), H2355 [9MY]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 326), S8565 [12SE] (see H. Con. Res. 513), H8028 [17OC]

National Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 5124), H4605 [15JY]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 325), S8565 [12SE]

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: establish (see H. Con. Res. 429), H4069 [26JN]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 3741), H365 [13FE]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see S. Res. 347), S10677 [17OC]

———breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 3989), H937 [18MR]

———establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H1087 [20MR]

———provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants (see S. 2059), S2261 [21MR] (see H.R. 4606), H1673 [25AP]

———uterine fibroid research funding (see S. 2122), S2675 [15AP]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 486), H6693 [25SE]

Peace Corps: promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (see S. 12), S11736 [20NO] (see S. 2667), S5901 [21JN] (see H.R. 4979), H3774 [20JN]

Public health: improve data collection and dissemination between Federal and State registries to enhance the treatment and research of cancer (see S. 2955), S8753 [18SE]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Native Americans (see H.R. 5738), H9023 [14NO]

Scleroderma: increase public awareness (see S. Con. Res. 126), S6250 [27JN] (see H. Con. Res. 320), H227 [7FE]

Senate: authorize Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper to ascertain and settle claims relative to anthrax exposure in Senate complex (see S. Res. 329), S8981 [20SE]

Stem Cell Research Board: establish (see H.R. 4011), H1087 [20MR]

Tariff: HIV/AIDS drug (see S. 2172, 2173), S2828 [17AP]

———rhinovirus drug (see S. 2174), S2828 [17AP]

Taxation: apply excise tax to hepatitis A vaccines (see H.R. 4553), H1532 [23AP]

———increase taxes on certain alcoholic beverages and provide additional funds for alcohol abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 4820), H2944 [22MY]

———waive the employee portion of Social Security taxes imposed on individuals who have been diagnosed with cancer or a terminal disease (see H.R. 4875), H3229 [5JN]

Terrorism: condemn the publication of instructions on how to create a synthetic human polio virus (see H. Res. 514), H5997 [26JY]

Tobacco products: require warning labels on tobacco products (see S. 3178), S11574 [19NO] (see H.R. 3907), H780 [7MR]

Tuberculosis: international control (see S. 2045), S2260 [21MR]

Urologic diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination (see H.R. 5484), H6776 [26SE]

Veterans: clarify entitlement to disability compensation of women veterans who have service-connected mastectomies and provide permanent authority for counseling and treatment for sexual trauma (see S. 2205), S2950 [18AP]

Women: recognize importance of good cervical health and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (see H. Con. Res. 309), H104 [29JA]

Comparisons

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act: House, Senate, and compromise agreement provisions, H6275-H6277 [17SE]

Cost Estimates

Peace Corps Charter for the 21st Century Act (S. 2667): CBO, S10650 [17OC]

Declarations

$10 Billion for AIDS Treatment—2 Million People Worldwide in Treatment by 2004: International AIDS Conference, H4526 [11JY]

Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement and Public Health: World Trade Organization, S4323 [14MY]

Essays

I Can Breathe: Rachel Spellman, E2089 [19NO]

Excerpts

Homeland Security Act (H.R. 5005): agricultural import and entry inspection activities and Plum Island Animal Disease Center provisions, S11406 [19NO]

Letters

Dept. of Agriculture National Animal Disease Laboratory funding: Animal Agriculture Coalition, S5137 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs issuance of regulations requiring prioritization of veterans' access to health care: Delatorro L. McNeil, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S8748 [18SE]

Fire and emergency personnel health and safety funding: Senator Clinton, S8607 [13SE]

Liver Research Enhancement Act: Paul D. Berk and Alan P. Brownstein, American Liver Foundation, E1243 [11JY]

———Thelma King Thiel, Hepatitis Foundation International, E1243 [11JY]

Mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention funding: Senator Helms, Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S5152 [6JN]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: Elizabeth J. Noyes, Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines, S11178 [15NO]

———Louis Z. Cooper, American Academy of Pediatrics, S11179 [15NO]

NIH Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants: Stephen McConnell, Alzheimer's Association, S2284 [21MR]

Public misunderstanding about autism and vaccines: Neal Halsey, Johns Hopkins University, S11280 [18NO]

———Samuel L. Katz, Duke University, S11281 [18NO]

Research programs for Parkinson's disease: Maya Fielder, S4698 [22MY]

Lists

Organizations supporting S. 2965, Quality of Care for Individuals With Cancer Act, S8762 [18SE]

VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, S2965 [18AP]

Veterans waiting for initial, or follow-up, primary care appointments, S8748 [18SE]

Proclamations

Dean Kamen Recipient of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, New England Chapter, New Hampshire Branch, Person of the Year Award: Representative Bass, E1131 [21JN]

Tribute to ``DeForest Relay for Life'' Participants: Representative Baldwin, E1353 [25JY]

Remarks in House

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa, H4925-H4927 [18JY], H5067, H5069 [22JY], H5225, H5226 [23JY], E1312 [22JY], E1393 [25JY]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries, H5225 [23JY]

African Americans: expand assistance to those seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, E110 [7FE], E124 [8FE]

AIDS: epidemic, H2638 [20MY], H4503, H4525, H4526, H4527, H4531, H4533 [11JY], E110 [7FE], E124 [8FE], E1248 [12JY]

Alopecia Areata Awareness Month: observance, E1682 [30SE]

Alzheimer's disease: research funding, H3866 [25JN], H6077 [5SE]

American Cancer Society: tribute, H6409 [19SE]

———tribute to Celebration on the Hill for cancer survivors, H4770 [17JY]

American Heart Month: observance, H509, H511 [14FE], E168 [14FE], E171, E172 [15FE]

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: research funding, H4566 [12JY], H5097 [23JY]

Animals: establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease, H4740, H4741 [16JY]

———establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease (H.R. 4795), H5092 [23JY]

Asthma: research and education programs, H1998 [1MY]

Asthma Awareness Day: observance, H1772 [1MY]

Asthma Awareness Month: observance, H2110 [7MY]

Ayala, Francisco J.: NSF National Medal of Science recipient, E1069 [17JN]

Baker, Bob: San Diego, CA, Muscular Dystrophy Association Joseph L. Hertel Memorial Award recipient, E180 [15FE]

Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (S. 2980), E1986 [12NO]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors (H.R. 4235), E536 [16AP]

Blood cancer: research, information, and education funding (H.R. 2629), E731 [7MY]

———research, information, and education funding (S. 1094), H1722-H1725 [30AP]

Brain Tumor Action Week: observance, E760 [10MY]

Breast cancer: treatment and prevention, H2095 [2MY]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1878 [17OC]

———support (H. Con. Res. 502), H7976 [16OC], E1830 [11OC]

Bronx Community College: tribute to Hall of Fame 10K Run, E796 [14MY]

California: tribute to dairy industry for recognition by the Diabetic Youth Foundation, E454 [9AP]

Cancer: combat (H.R. 4596), E1878 [17OC]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (H.R. 4793), H6785, H6789-H6793 [1OC]

———chronic disease programs funding, E503 [11AP]

———facilities renovation funding, H1023, H1024 [20MR]

———National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Program funding, H6998 [3OC]

Central Asia: provide assistance to prevent, treat, and control HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, polio, and other infectious diseases that affect children (H.R. 5681), E1880 [17OC]

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E61 [29JA]

Children With Diabetes Foundation: tribute to ``Friend for Life'' National Children With Diabetes Conference, E1454 [29JY]

Congress: commend the staffs of Members of Congress, the Capitol Police, the Office of the Attending Physician, and others for their response to the release of anthrax in Senator Daschle's office (H. Res. 536), H6408 [19SE], H7976 [16OC]

Deer Park, NY: tribute to John Quincy Adams Primary School fundraising efforts for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, E856 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: ThermoMed Instrument clinical evaluation funding, H4085 [27JN]

Dept. of HHS: antimicrobial resistance activities in the interagency public health action plan (H.R. 1771), H2114 [7MY]

———authority to administer smallpox vaccine in the event of a smallpox attack or threat, E2041 [14NO]

———Community Access Program funding, H6804, H6805, H6807 [1OC]

———establish Office of Correctional Health (H.R. 2422), E232 [28FE]

———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (H. Con. Res. 385), H5050-H5053, H5065 [22JY], E608 [23AP], E1324, E1330 [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: inclusion of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Strategic National Stockpile Program, H5659 [25JY]

———transfer Plum Island Animal Disease Center from the Dept. of Agriculture, H8713, H8715 [13NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), H2610-H2614, H2630 [20MY], E870 [22MY], E1602 [18SE]

———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), Senate amendment, H8006-H8009 [16OC]

———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 526), H6271-H6278 [17SE]

Diabetes: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes, H4354 [9JY]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (H. Con. Res. 36), H3101-H3103 [4JN], E1003 [7JN]

Dysautonomia: support education and research, E1295 [18JY]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H1192-H1198 [10AP], H1343 [17AP]

Elster, Erin: World Chiropractic Alliance Researcher of the Year recipient, E471 [9AP]

Epilepsy Foundation of South Florida: tribute, H3724 [20JN]

Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (organization): tribute, H6814 [1OC]

Federal aid programs: consolidate all black lung benefit responsibility under a single official (H.R. 5542), H7144-H7146 [7OC], E1763 [4OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (H.R. 4014), H6814-H6818, H6883 [1OC]

Fibroid cancer: encourage continued research and education (H. Con. Res. 165), H2632 [20MY]

Florida: tribute to City of Hope Medical Center's Walk for Hope Against Breast Cancer, H4432 [10JY]

Foreign aid: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, H4531 [11JY]

Foundation Fighting Blindness: tribute, E677 [2MY]

Friedreich's Ataxia Awareness Day: observance, E800 [14MY], E847 [17MY]

GlaxoSmithKline (company): tribute to efforts under the WHO Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Program, E1419 [29JY], E1495 [4SE]

Haiti: U.S. policy, H4493-H4495 [10JY], E15 [23JA]

Hall, Lucy: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1618 [19SE]

Hazardous substances: investigation of anthrax bacteria outbreak, H3565 [17JN], H3727 [20JN]

Health: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (S. 2558), H7861 [10OC], E1864 [11OC]

———combat pulmonary hypertension (H. Con. Res. 381), E578 [18AP]

———diversion of Federal funds from public health programs, E236 [28FE]

———expand research and awareness of cardiovascular diseases, E172 [15FE]

———improve men's health through fitness and reduction of obesity (H. Res. 438), H3304, H3308 [11JN]

———increase public awareness to combat spread of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, H836 [13MR]

———pluripotent stem cell research, E1274 [16JY]

———provide certain caregivers with Medicare benefits, allow long-term care tax credit, and establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses (H.R. 5139), E1272 [16JY]

———provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (H.R. 5299), E1465 [29JY]

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (H.R. 5187), E1343 [24JY]

———research and development of new HIV/AIDS treatments, E1612 [19SE]

———study link between child vaccinations and autism, E1887 [17OC]

———support glaucoma screening, E282 [6MR]

———tribute to NephCure Foundation for sponsorship of National Kidney Cure Week and encourage Dept. of HHS to make more information available on kidney diseases (H. Con. Res. 383), E581 [18AP]

Houston, TX: dedication of stroke center at Texas Medical Center Methodist Hospital, E667 [30AP]

Huntington's disease: encourage awareness, research, and treatment (H. Con. Res. 407), H3076 [4JN], H3543 [13JN]

Huntsville, AL: tribute to American Cancer Society Man to Man Group, E1715 [2OC]

Immunex Corp.: tribute, H2933 [22MY]

Insurance: coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (H.R. 4959), H4522 [11JY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (H.R. 602), H2095 [2MY]

———require coverage of hair prostheses under Federal health programs for individuals with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (H.R. 5106), E1236 [11JY]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (H.R. 1809), E1878 [17OC]

International AIDS Conference: tribute, H4526, H4527, H4533 [11JY], E1257 [15JY]

Kamen, Dean: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, New England Chapter, New Hampshire Branch, Person of the Year award recipient, E1131 [21JN]

Kenya: anniversary of Nyumbani Orphanage, E1483 [4SE]

Livingston, Molly: Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York, Inc., Winning Kid designee, E6 [23JA]

Luth, Roseanne: San Diego, CA, Muscular Dystrophy Association Joseph L. Hertel Memorial Award recipient, E182 [15FE]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4888), E988 [7JN]

MCAR, Inc.: anniversary, E230 [28FE]

Medicaid: expand coverage of certain uninsured women for breast or cervical cancer to also cover ovarian and uterine cancer (H.R. 5068), E1260 [15JY]

Medicare: coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs and disease management services (H.R. 5219), E1386 [25JY]

———coverage of compression sleeves and stockings for the treatment of lymphedema (H.R. 4154), E488 [10AP]

———coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (H.R. 5666), E1888 [17OC]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (H.R. 1624), H2095 [2MY], E1878 [17OC]

———establish a continuous quality improvement program for providers that furnish services to individuals with end stage renal disease (H.R. 5141), E1264 [16JY]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (H.R. 3710), E123 [8FE]

———increase reimbursement for screening mammography services and funding for additional radiology residents and radiologic technologists (H.R. 1354), E1878 [17OC]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (H.R. 2058), H511 [14FE]

———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (H.R. 4729), E802 [14MY]

———provide coverage for kidney disease education services (H.R. 3770), E172 [15FE]

———provide coverage of certain tests to screen for ovarian cancer upon NIH certification that such tests are effective (H.R. 3910), E293 [7MR]

Meningitis Awareness Month: support (H. Con. Res. 340), H3576-H3578 [17JN]

Minorities: increase awareness of cancer treatment, H1670 [25AP]

Mothers' Voices (organization): anniversary, E214 [27FE]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: observance, E114, E116 [7FE]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (H.R. 5047), E1243 [11JY]

National Community Residential Care Month: observance, E625 [24AP], E678 [2MY]

National Eye Donor Month: observance, E140 [12FE]

National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day: observance, E752 [8MY]

National Fragile X Research Day: observance (H. Res. 398), H6808-H6810, H6883 [1OC], E1739 [3OC]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (H.R. 1723), H2095 [2MY]

———conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (H.R. 4709), E776 [10MY]

National Men's Health Week: observance, H3494 [12JN]

National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: observance, H1670 [25AP]

National Multiple Sclerosis Society: tribute to Delaware chapter, E1535 [10SE]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: observance, E502 [11AP]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1577 [13SE]

National Stroke Awareness Month: observance, E915 [24MY]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (H.R. 3741), H9093 [22NO], E154 [14FE]

NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases, H3656 [18JN]

———establish Office of Rare Diseases (H.R. 4013), H6812-H6815, H6883 [1OC]

———funding, H1025 [20MR]

———prostate cancer research funding, E1577 [13SE]

Oncology Nursing Society: tribute, E546 [16AP], E555 [17AP], E625 [24AP]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: establish (H. Con. Res. 486), H7885 [10OC]

Peace Corps: promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (H.R. 4979), H3778 [21JN], E1113 [20JN]

Pharmaceuticals: pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability protection, H9089-H9093 [22NO], E2143 [22NO]

Plum Island Research Center: support binding arbitration for employees relative to conflict resolution, H6074, H6075 [5SE]

Polio Survivors' Month: observance, E1540 [10SE]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Native Americans (H.R. 5738), H8926 [14NO], E2105 [19NO]

Richard David Kahn Melanoma Foundation: tribute, E531 [16AP]

Scleroderma: increase public awareness (H. Con. Res. 320), H6146 [10SE], E161 [14FE]

Seattle, WA: anniversary of Northwest Kidney Center, E199 [26FE]

Senior citizens: tribute to adult day care programs, E1810 [9OC]

Sickle cell anemia: research funding, H181 [6FE]

Silbert, Lynne: Wellness Community of West Los Angeles Human Spirit Award recipient, E531 [16AP]

Spina Bifida Awareness Month: observance, E1986 [12NO]

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: anniversary, E613 [23AP]

Staglin, Garen and Shari: tribute to founding of Music Festival for Mental Health, E1660 [26SE]

Tuberculosis: eliminate (H.R. 1167), E2011 [14NO]

———international control (H.R. 1168), E2011 [14NO]

University of Michigan-Flint: anniversary of Dept. of Physical Therapy, E1701 [30SE]

Veterans: cooperation between U.S. and United Kingdom on Gulf War syndrome research, E1821 [11OC]

———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus, E1016 [12JN]

Viaud, Loune: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation Human Rights Award recipient, E2035 [14NO]

Waddell, Oliver W.: National Multiple Sclerosis Society Silver Hope Award recipient, E1682 [30SE]

Whitehead Institute: anniversary, E663 [30AP]

Women: combat endometriosis (H. Con. Res. 291), H6810-H6812, H6883 [1OC]

———promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of breast implants and encourage FDA review of implant manufacturers, E1798 [8OC]

———recognize importance of good cervical health and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (H. Con. Res. 309), H2633 [20MY], E61 [29JA]

World Asthma Day: observance, E744 [8MY]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries, S2241-S2243 [21MR]

———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (H.R. 2069), S6679 [11JY], S6700-S6702 [12JY], S11693 [20NO]

AIDS: epidemic, S1853 [13MR], S2241-S2243 [21MR]

American Heart Association: tribute, S3622 [1MY]

American Heart Month: observance, S851 [14FE], S999 [25FE]

Animals: encourage research regarding the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control its spread, monitor the incidence of the disease, and support State efforts to control the disease (S. 2560), S4846-S4848 [23MY]

———provide for testing of chronic wasting disease and other infectious diseases in deer and elk and establish the Interagency Task Force on Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (S. 3090), S10361 [10OC], S10655 [17OC]

Appropriations: authorizing for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (S. 1120), S11543-S11546 [19NO]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S8521 [12SE], S8606, S8607 [13SE]

Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (S. 2980), S8931, S8932 [19SE], S9859, S9860 [2OC]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors (S. 2685), S6129 [26JN]

Brain Tumor Action Week: observance, S4059 [8MY]

Breast cancer: tribute to organizations supporting survivorship among African American women, S2820 [17AP]

Cancer: combat (S. 1976), S1361-S1365 [28FE], S4615 [21MY]

———improve quality of care for cancer patients (S. 2965), S8761 [18SE]

Caribbean nations: improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services, S3489 [29AP]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (H.R. 4793), S9681 [1OC], S9860 [2OC]

———authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (S. 2935), S8620, S8621 [13SE]

———authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (S. 3105), S10384 [10OC]

———establish Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Division, S8190 [4SE]

———establish the Center for Bioterrorism Preparedness (S. 2115), S2585 [11AP]

———funding, S8192, S8193 [4SE]

Children and youth: amend certain laws relative to pediatric studies of drugs, S5192 [6JN]

Congress: commend the staffs of Members of Congress, the Capitol Police, the Office of the Attending Physician, and others for their response to the release of anthrax in Senator Daschle's office (S. Res. 187), S2504 [10AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: National Animal Disease Laboratory funding, S5133-S5137 [6JN]

Dept. of Defense: Center for Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research war-related illnesses funding, S7723, S7724 [31JY]

———epilepsy research funding, S7723 [31JY]

———infectious disease tracking system funding, S7723 [31JY]

———muscular dystrophy research funding, S7723 [31JY]

———Project Alpha funding to predict and assess threats to the U.S. food supply, S93 [24JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 2890), S7954 [1AU], S8452 [10SE]

———expand, intensify, and coordinate activities of the Office on Women's Health relative to autoimmune disease in women (S. 2234), S3296 [24AP]

———revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (H.R. 3504), S48 [23JA]

———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (S. Con. Res. 138), S8388 [9SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: inclusion of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Strategic National Stockpile Program, S8192 [4SE]

———transfer Plum Island Animal Disease Center from the Dept. of Agriculture, S11406 [19NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish emergency medical preparedness centers (H.R. 3253), S8026 [1AU], S10473-S10476 [15OC]

———establish emergency medical preparedness centers (S. 2132), S2724 [16AP]

———issuance of regulations requiring prioritization of veterans' access to health care, S8747-S8749 [18SE]

———tribute to Medical Research Service for research into oral treatment for smallpox, S2406 [9AP]

Developing countries: strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks (S. 2487), S4147-S4151 [9MY], S8022-S8025 [1AU]

Diabetes: increased support and funding to combat diabetes, S5847 [20JN]

Drugs: pharmaceutical industry research and development costs, S4273 [13MY]

Duchenne muscular dystrophy: expand research activities (H.R. 717), S849 [14FE]

FDA: authorize oversight of any entity engaged in recovery, screening, testing, processing, storage, or distribution of human tissue or human tissue-based products (S. 2531), S4536 [17MY]

Federal aid programs: consolidate all black lung benefit responsibility under a single official (H.R. 5542), S10601 [16OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (H.R. 4014), S10769 [17OC]

Foreign aid: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, S2241-S2243 [21MR], S5147-S5162, S5195 [6JN], S11543-S11546 [19NO]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (S. 2525), S4402-S4404 [15MY], S5779 [19JN]

———provide assistance to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic in developing countries (S. 2649), S5779 [19JN], S5890 [21JN]

Foreign policy: congressional delegation trip to Brazil, South Africa, Mauritius, Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Italy, S9573-S9578 [30SE]

GlaxoSmithKline (company): tribute to efforts under the WHO Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Program, S8197 [4SE]

Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance, S7731-S7733 [31JY]

Health: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (S. 2558), S4845 [23MY], S8022 [1AU]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (S. 2489), S4151 [9MY]

———improve immunization rates by increasing the distribution of vaccines and improving and clarifying the vaccine injury compensation program (S. 2053), S2276-S2278 [21MR], S5922 [24JN]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (S. 1995), S1594, S1613, S1614 [6MR]

Hispanic Americans: provide programs and activities to improve health (S. 2990), S9033 [23SE]

HIV/AIDS: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic, S7424 [26JY]

———address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic (S. 1936), S664 [12FE]

Inflammatory bowel disease: expand research (S. 2562), S4851 [23MY]

International AIDS Conference: tribute, S6815 [16JY]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (S. 2591), S5054 [5JN]

Medicaid: allow payment for dialysis, chemotherapy, pregnancy-related services, communicable diseases testing and treatment, and other emergency care to certain aliens (S. 2449), S3872 [2MY]

Medicare: assure fair and adequate payment for high-risk beneficiaries and establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services to people with serious chronic conditions (S. 2970), S8927 [19SE]

———coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (S. 3086), S10224 [9OC]

———ensure reimbursement for certain FDA-approved cancer drug therapies administered in hospital outpatient settings (S. 2795), S7374 [25JY]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (S. 1931), S589, S590 [11FE]

———provide adequate coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for certain transplant patients, S7366 [25JY]

National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month: observance, S11309 [18NO]

National Biotechnology Week: designate (S. Res. 243), S2731 [16AP], S2989 [18AP]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 270), S4406 [15MY], S9931 [3OC]

National Donor Day: designate (S. Res. 210), S877 [14FE]

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 322), S8312 [5SE]

National Hansen's Disease Programs Center: designate (H.R. 2441), S8022 [1AU]

National Mammography Day: designate (S. Res. 326), S8571 [12SE], S9177 [24SE]

National objectives: establish national smallpox vaccination policy, S9096 [24SE]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: observance, S3430 [25AP]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S9112 [24SE]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 325), S8571 [12SE], S9650 [30SE]

Native Americans: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 210), S8696 [17SE]

NIH: biomedical research funding (S. Res. 347), S10730-S10732 [17OC]

———establish Office of Rare Diseases (H.R. 4013), S10769 [17OC]

———provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants (S. 2059), S2283 [21MR]

———uterine fibroid research funding (S. 2122), S2676 [15AP]

Oncology Nursing Society: tribute, S2719 [16AP]

Parkinson's disease: research programs, S4698 [22MY]

Peace Corps: promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (S. 12), S11771, S11772 [20NO]

———promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (S. 2667), S5902 [21JN], S10594-S10598 [16OC], S10651, S10652 [17OC]

Pharmaceuticals: pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability protection, S11022, S11025 [14NO], S11164, S11168, S11169, S11175-S11181 [15NO], S11279-S11281, S11286 [18NO], S11360, S11364-S11370 [19NO]

Postage stamps: tribute to Italy for issuance of special stamps to fund breast cancer research, S7869 [1AU]

Postal Service: Dept. of HHS study on long term effects of anthrax bacteria exposure, S10526 [16OC]

Privacy: ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information, S2311 [22MR]

Public health: improve data collection and dissemination between Federal and State registries to enhance the treatment and research of cancer (S. 2955), S8757, S8758 [18SE]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Native Americans (H.R. 5738), S11658 [19NO]

Senate: authorize Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper to ascertain and settle claims relative to anthrax exposure in Senate complex (S. Res. 329), S8985 [20SE]

Spina Bifida Association of America: tribute, S11210 [15NO], S11555 [19NO]

Spina Bifida Awareness Month: observance, S10672 [17OC], S11210 [15NO], S11555 [19NO]

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation: anniversary, S7224 [23JY]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, chemical and biological threats, S7800 [1AU]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (S. 969), S10767 [17OC]

Tuberculosis: international control (S. 2045), S2266-S2268 [21MR]

University of California, Davis: designation of Cancer Center as National Cancer Institute, S6569 [10JY]

U2 (musical group): tribute, S1347 [28FE]

Veterans: clarify entitlement to disability compensation of women veterans who have service-connected mastectomies and provide permanent authority for counseling and treatment for sexual trauma (S. 2205), S2963 [18AP]

World Trade Organization: support the Declaration on the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement and Public Health to ensure access to medicine by countries impacted by public health crises, S4319, S4322-S4324 [14MY], S4345 [15MY], S4487 [16MY]

Reports

Autism—A Novel Form of Mercury Poisoning: Sallie Bernard, Albert Enayati, Lyn Redwood, Heidi Roger, and Teresa Binstock, H9096-H9107 [22NO]

Congressional Delegation Trip to Central Asia, S1963-S1965 [15MR]

Food Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa: U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, H5070-H5072 [22JY]

What Do We Know From the Peer-Reviewed Scientific Literature About Thimerosal?, H9093-H9095 [22NO]

Reports filed

Alzheimer's Disease Research, Prevention, and Care Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2059), S6361 [8JY]

Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2980), S9713 [1OC]

Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1115) (S. Rept. 107-227), S7430 [26JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 2132) (S. Rept. 107-229), S7742 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Research, Education, and Bio-Terrorism Prevention Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3253) (H. Rept. 107-471), H2606 [16MY]

Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 710) (S. Rept. 107-245), S8091 [3SE]

Global Pathogen Surveillance Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2487), S4838 [23MY]

———Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2487) (S. Rept. 107-210), S6808 [15JY]

International AIDS Treatment and Prevention Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2649), S6361 [8JY]

Lifespan Respite Care Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2489), S7226 [23JY]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4888) (H. Rept. 107-601), H5086 [22JY]

Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4793) (H. Rept. 107-657), H6256 [13SE]

Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 210) (S. Rept. 107-250), S8091 [3SE]

Nomination of Jack C. Chow To Be Special Representative of the Sec. of State for HIV/AIDS: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S4839 [23MY]

Peace Corps Charter for the 21st Century Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2667), S10359 [10OC]

Rare Diseases Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4013) (H. Rept. 107-543), H4064, H4067 [26JN]

Rare Diseases Orphan Product Development Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4014) (H. Rept. 107-702), H6925 [1OC]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2525) (S. Rept. 107-206), S6361 [8JY]

Studies

Brachytherapy—A Desirable and Cost Effective Option for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer: Health Policy R&D (organization), E619 [24AP]

Summaries

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Research, Education, and Bio-Terrorism Prevention Act (H.R. 3253), S8026 [1AU]

Global Access to HIV/AIDS Prevention, Awareness, Education, and Treatment Act (H.R. 2069), S6701 [12JY]

Quality of Care for Individuals With Cancer Act (S. 2965), S8761 [18SE]

Tables

AIDS Program funding level, S5156 [6JN]

Schedule required to achieve goals of Tripling of Biomedical Research Resolution, S10732 [17OC]

Vaccine mercury burden and autism risk in the U.S., H9108 [22NO]

Testimonies

Autism Epidemic: Lee Grossman, Autism Society of America, H9095 [22NO]

Autism Epidemic—Is the NIH and CDC Response Adequate?, E1887 [17OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 36, support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes, H3102 [4JN], H3289 [6JN]

H. Con. Res. 165, encourage continued research and education into fibroid cancer, H2632 [20MY]

H. Con. Res. 291, combat endometriosis, H6810 [1OC]

H. Con. Res. 309, recognize importance of good cervical health and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages, H2633 [20MY]

H. Con. Res. 320, increase public awareness of Scleroderma, H6146 [10SE]

H. Con. Res. 340, Meningitis Awareness Month, H3576 [17JN]

H. Con. Res. 385, support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans, H5050 [22JY]

H. Con. Res. 486, Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, H7885 [10OC], H7927 [15OC], H8027 [17OC], H8038 [24OC]

H. Con. Res. 502, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, H7976 [16OC]

H. Res. 398, National Fragile X Research Day, H6808 [1OC]

H. Res. 438, improve men's health through fitness and reduction of obesity, H3304 [11JN]

H. Res. 526, concur with Senate amendment with an amendment to H.R. 3253, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act, H6271-H6274 [17SE]

H. Res. 536, commend the staffs of Members of Congress, the Capitol Police, the Office of the Attending Physician, and others for their response to the release of anthrax in Senator Daschle's office, H7976 [16OC]

H.R. 3253, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Research, Education, and Bio-Terrorism Prevention Act, H2610 [20MY]

H.R. 4013, Rare Diseases Act, H6812 [1OC]

H.R. 4014, Rare Diseases Orphan Product Development Act, H6815 [1OC]

H.R. 4793, Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act, H6789 [1OC]

H.R. 5542, Black Lung Consolidation of Administrative Responsibility Act, H7144 [7OC]

H.R. 5738, Public Health Service Act amendment relative to special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Native Americans, H8926 [14NO]

S. 12, Peace Corps Charter for the 21st Century Act, S11736-S11738, S11771 [20NO]

S. 210, Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act, S8696-S8699 [17SE]

S. 969, Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee, S10768 [17OC]

S. 1094, Hematological Cancer Research Investment and Education Act, H1722 [30AP]

S. 2045, International Tuberculosis Control Act, S2266 [21MR]

S. 2053, Improved Vaccine Affordability and Availability Act, S2278-S2281 [21MR]

S. 2115, Center for Bioterrorism Preparedness, S2586 [11AP]

S. 2132, establish Dept. of Veterans Affairs emergency medical preparedness centers, S2724 [16AP]

S. 2205, clarify entitlement to disability compensation of women veterans who have service-connected mastectomies and provide permanent authority for counseling and treatment for sexual trauma, S2964 [18AP]

S. 2449, Federal Responsibility for Immigrant Health Act, S3874 [2MY]

S. 2487, Global Pathogen Surveillance Act, S4148-S4151 [9MY]

S. 2489, Lifespan Respite Care Act, S4151-S4153 [9MY]

S. 2558, collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries, S4845 [23MY], S8022 [1AU], H7861 [10OC]

S. 2560, Chronic Wasting Disease State Support Act, S4846-S4848 [23MY]

S. 2562, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Act, S4852 [23MY]

S. 2667, Peace Corps Charter for the 21st Century Act, S5903-S5905 [21JN], S10595-S10598 [16OC]

S. 2685, Black Lung Benefits Survivors Equity Act, S6130 [26JN]

S. 2935, Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act, S8620 [13SE]

S. 2990, Hispanic Health Improvement Act, S9034-S9048 [23SE]

S. 3090, Comprehensive Wildlife Disease Testing Acceleration Act, S10362 [10OC]

S. Con. Res. 116, increase public awareness of dyspraxia, S4726 [22MY]

S. Con. Res. 126, increase public awareness of Scleroderma, S6264 [27JN]

S. Con. Res. 129, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month, S7172 [22JY]

S. Con. Res. 138, support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans, S8388 [9SE]

S. Res. 187, commend the staffs of Members of Congress, the Capitol Police, the Office of the Attending Physician, and others for their response to the release of anthrax in Senator Daschle's office, S2504 [10AP]

S. Res. 210, National Donor Day, S864 [14FE]

S. Res. 243, National Biotechnology Week, S2731 [16AP], S2989 [18AP]

S. Res. 270, National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week, S4406 [15MY], S9931 [3OC]

S. Res. 322, National Epilepsy Awareness Month, S8311 [5SE]

S. Res. 325, National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, S8570 [12SE], S9650 [30SE]

S. Res. 326, National Mammography Day, S8571 [12SE], S9177 [24SE]

S. Res. 329, Senate Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper ascertainment and settlement of claims relative to anthrax exposure in Senate complex, S8982, S8985 [20SE]

S. Res. 347, Tripling of Biomedical Research Resolution, S10730 [17OC]