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

Addresses

Assistance to Countries Seriously Affected by HIV/AIDS: Representative Sanders, E908-E910 [9MY]

Security, Economic, and Health Concerns: Wang Jinpyng, Republic of China Legislative Yuan, E1340 [24JN]

Amendments

Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (S. 286), S14457, S14459, S14461 [11NO]

FDA: provide authority to require certain research into drugs used in pediatric patients (S. 650), S9809, S9811, S9815 [23JY]

Foreign aid: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), S6445, S6449, S6476, S6478, S6481, S6484, S6486, S6531, S6532, S6562, S6563, S6564, S6565, S6566 [15MY], H3575, H3588, H3596, H3600, H3601, H3602, H3603, H3604, H3605, H3608, H3609, H3612 [1MY], H4375 [21MY]

Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (S. 1172), S16094 [9DE]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (S. 1053), S12394, S12404 [2OC]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 98), S12024 [25SE]

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and urge funding for epilepsy research and service programs (S. Con. Res. 48), S7854, S7858, S7861 [12JN]

Native American Health and Wellness Foundation: establish (S. 555), S9508 [16JY]

Native Americans: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 285), S9819 [23JY]

Veterans: improve and enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans (S. 1132), S13743 [31OC]

Analyses

Cord Blood Stem Cell Act (S. 1717), S12469 [3OC]

Articles and editorials

AIDS Fuels Famine in Africa as Swaziland Farmers Die, Their Land Goes Unplanted, S9214 [10JY]

Black Lung—30 Years After Protections, Disease and Questions Remain, E901 [9MY]

Disease's Pioneer Is Mourned as a Victim, S4951 [8AP]

Drug Maker Pushed Painkiller Aggressively; Purdue PHARMA Has Marketed OxyContin Far Beyond Its Original Purpose, Newly Released Documents Show, E1246 [13JN]

Ethiopia's Dying Children, S6574 [19MY]

Flu Shots Save Lives, S5531 [30AP]

Health on the Border—Elderly Americans Head North and South To Find Drugs They Can Afford, H5347 [12JN]

Health Secretary To Fight for Border Funds, S9796 [23JY]

Help Taiwan Fight SARS, S6698 [20MY], E942 [13MY]

Helping Hands—Marquette Program Puts Nurses on the Front Line of the War on HIV/AIDS in Kenya, E1628 [25JY]

Hobson's Medicare, S15536 [22NO]

In Another Break With Past, Kenyans See Hope on AIDS, H4381 [21MY]

Joe Martin Tackles His Next Cause, E1585 [24JY]

NIH Scientist Says He's Paid To Do Nothing—Agency Denies Administrator's ``Surreal Situation'' of Collecting $100,000 Salary for No Work, S11312 [10SE]

Representative Jim Cooper—Don't Let Congressional Budget Cuts Slow the War Against Cancer, H10519 [6NO]

Service Clubs Living Up to Mission—Rotary, Lions and Kiwanis at Front of Global War Against Disease, E2476 [8DE]

U.S., Mexico Team Up on Health Care, S9796 [23JY]

VA—Iraq War Veterans Will Need Care Denied to Others, S4748 [3AP]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3571 [30AP]

Alopecia areata: raise awareness (see H. Res. 348), H7785 [25JY]

Alzheimer's disease: authorize grants for treatment and support services for patients and their families (see H.R. 3451), H10457 [5NO]

Animals: coordinate and strengthen research and monitoring, and promote public outreach, education, and awareness of chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 2430), H5266 [11JN]

———encourage research on 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. 1036), S5995 [9MY] (see H.R. 2057), H3973 [9MY]

Asthma: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 2018), H3761 [7MY]

Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (see S. 286), S1871 [4FE] (see H.R. 398), H217 [28JA]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors (see H.R. 1988), H3682 [6MY]

Business and industry: permit biomedical research corporations to engage in certain equity financings without incurring limitations on net operating loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses (see S. 1773), S13053 [22OC] (see H.R. 2968), H7784 [25JY]

Cancer: establish a comprehensive Federal effort relating to early detection of, treatments for, and prevention of cancer (see S. 1101), S6853 [21MY] (see H.R. 2741), H6868 [15JY]

———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see S. 1496), S10265 [30JY] (see H.R. 2986), H7785 [25JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (see S. 1015), S5859 [7MY] (see H.R. 342), H169 [27JA]

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. 3063), H8174 [10SE]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 59), S9905 [24JY] (see S. Res. 229), S11832 [23SE] (see H. Con. Res. 6), H60 [7JA]

Columbia University: provide additional appropriations for the MTCT-Plus Initiative at the Mailman School of Public Health (see H.R. 1485), H2471 [27MR]

Dept. of Defense: reevaluate necessity and safety of anthrax and smallpox vaccinations for troops (see S. Res. 278), S15976 [25NO]

Dept. of HHS: address health care needs of residents of U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 3284), H9376 [8OC]

———conduct study relative to aneurysms (see H.R. 815), H701 [13FE]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see S. 1143), S7134 [23MY] (see H.R. 3539), H11651 [19NO]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 1068), S6506 [15MY]

———establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 1993), H3683 [6MY]

Dept. of the Interior: make grants to State and tribal governments to assist efforts to manage and control the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer and elk herds (see S. 1366), S8726 [26JN] (see H.R. 2636), H6262 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept sworn affidavit of veterans who served in combat during Korean War or earlier conflict as proof of service connection for certain diseases and injuries (see H.R. 169), H57 [7JA]

———determine the effectiveness of contracting for the use of private memory care facilities for veterans with Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 2337), H4977 [4JN]

———establish presumption of service connection for cold weather injuries received during military operations (see H.R. 631), H322 [5FE]

———provide benefits to individuals with spina bifida who are children of Vietnam veterans that were exposed to a herbicide agent (see H.R. 533), H318 [5FE]

———provide same type of vocational rehabilitation benefits and services for certain children with spina bifida as are currently available to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 3351), H9738 [20OC]

———revise presumption of service connection for diseases and disabilities of former POW (see H.R. 1838), H3451 [29AP]

Developing countries: improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services (see H.R. 2470), H5365 [12JN]

———strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks (see S. 871), S5173 [10AP] (see H.R. 2329), H4977 [4JN]

Diabetes: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2553), H5662 [19JN]

———establish comprehensive State control and prevention programs (see S. 1666), S12056 [26SE]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 107), H2270 [20MR]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H3635 [1MY]

Diamond-Blackfan anemia: require increased activities (see H.R. 2456), H5365 [12JN]

Drugs: protect health of individuals receiving smallpox vaccine and provide compensation to and access to care for individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (see H.R. 865), H704 [13FE]

———provide benefits for certain individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (see H.R. 1413), H2310 [25MR] (see H.R. 1463), H2470 [27MR] (see H.R. 1770), H3351 [11AP]

Education: raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 873), H1331 [25FE]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: include certain additional former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort compensation program (see H.R. 3689), H12919 [8DE]

FDA: provide authority to require certain research into drugs used in pediatric patients (see S. 650), S3881 [18MR] (see H.R. 2857), H7615 [24JY]

Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 2159), H4367 [20MY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see S. 417), S2522 [14FE]

———coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 3268), H9375 [8OC]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see S. 530), S3162 [5MR] (see H.R. 1101), H1640 [5MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see S. 1460), S9959 [25JY] (see H.R. 2932), H7782 [25JY]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance to combat HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean (see H.R. 1857), H3451 [29AP]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (see S. 1009), S5859 [7MY] (see H.R. 1298), H1908 [17MR]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), consideration (see H. Res. 210), H3571 [30AP]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 46), S6707 [20MY]

Gehrig, Lou: recognize contributions in the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H. Res. 278), H5408 [16JN]

Haiti: provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 3386), H10129 [29OC]

Health: allow long-term care tax credit and establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses (see H.R. 2883), H7616 [24JY]

———carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and establish a pest control and indoor air services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 1149), H1680 [6MR]

———combat pulmonary hypertension (see H. Con. Res. 97), H1954 [18MR]

———combat viral hepatitis (see H. Con. Res. 39), H462 [12FE]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see S. 859), S5173 [10AP]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 45), H705 [13FE]

———encourage private health insurance companies to take a proactive role in promoting healthy lifestyles (see H. Con. Res. 34), H462 [12FE]

———ensure safety and accuracy of medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments (see S. 1197), S7476 [5JN]

———ensure that children at highest risk for asthma, vision, hearing, and other health problems are identified and treated (see S. 1004), S5771 [6MY]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see S. 538), S3163 [5MR] (see H.R. 1083), H1639 [5MR]

———establish grant programs to improve the health of residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the U.S.-Mexico border area (see S. 1447), S9793 [23JY] (see H.R. 2807), H7225 [21JY]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see S. 1172), S7234 [3JN] (see H.R. 716), H460 [12FE]

———establish program to promote good health, disease prevention, and wellness and prevent secondary conditions for persons with disabilities (see H.R. 2292), H4786 [2JN]

———expand, intensify, and coordinate activities relative to research on autoimmune diseases in women (see H.R. 370), H170 [27JA]

———improve immunization rates by increasing the distribution of vaccines and improving and clarifying the vaccine injury compensation program (see S. 754), S4629 [1AP]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see S. 1629), S11648 [17SE] (see H.R. 3127), H8381 [17SE]

———provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas (see H.R. 1022), H1463 [27FE]

———provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see S. 1536), S10618 [31JY] (see H.R. 2837), H7454 [23JY]

———provide compensation for injuries resulting from smallpox countermeasures (see S. 719), S4434 [26MR]

———provide compensation for injuries resulting from smallpox countermeasures, provide protection against chemical or radiological agents, increase distribution of vaccines, and improve vaccine injury compensation (see S. 15), S3504 [11MR]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see S. 1087), S6707 [20MY] (see H.R. 2157), H4367 [20MY]

———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 S. 453), S2839 [26FE] (see H.R. 918), H1394 [26FE]

———provide programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 1909), S15287 [20NO]

———require notification by manufacturers before discontinuing production of a vaccine and develop a national vaccine stockpile (see S. 371), S2340 [12FE]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H12918 [8DE]

———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 314), H10130 [29OC]

Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 1868), H3452 [29AP]

Health care professionals: facilitate service in areas of the world that are severely affected by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria (see S. 1067), S6256 [14MY]

Hispanic Americans: provide programs and activities to improve health (see S. 1159), S7135 [23MY] (see H.R. 2258), H4736 [22MY]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 47), H705 [13FE]

HIV: increase testing of pregnant women and newborn infants for HIV infection (see H.R. 2049), H3973 [9MY]

HIV/AIDS: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic (see S. 250), S1812 [30JA]

Homeland Security Act: repeal certain provisions (see S. 41), S36 [7JA]

Inflammatory bowel disease: expand research (see S. 491), S2920 [27FE] (see H.R. 290), H136 [8JA]

Insurance: coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 1499), H2472 [27MR]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see S. 1730), S12533 [14OC]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see S. 1684), S12192 [30SE] (see H.R. 1886), H3570 [30AP]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1448), H2401 [26MR]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 736), H461 [12FE] (see H.R. 1314), H1953 [18MR] (see H.R. 1851), H3451 [29AP]

———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 295), H136 [8JA]

———make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to individuals age 55 to 65 who would not otherwise have health insurance (see H.R. 56), H53 [7JA]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 1053), S6070 [13MY] (see H.R. 1910), H3634 [1MY] (see H.R. 3636), H12309 [21NO]

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 2021), H3761 [7MY]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 2095), H4130 [14MY]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer (see H.R. 3362), H9811 [21OC]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 977), S5650 [1MY] (see H.R. 296), H136 [8JA]

International relations: urge Group of Eight members to pledge and contribute a substantial amount to the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria (see H. Con. Res. 180), H4130 [14MY]

Kidney disease: increase awareness and improve treatment (see H. Con. Res. 140), H2864 [7AP]

Local government: require adoption of a health standard establishing a legal presumption that heart, lung, and respiratory disease are occupational diseases for public safety officers (see H.R. 3565), H11701 [20NO]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 1879), S15061 [18NO]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see S. 874), S5173 [10AP] (see H.R. 1736), H3302 [10AP]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 847), S5059 [9AP]

———permit States to obtain reimbursement for care or services provided under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act in a private mental health facility (see S. 1771), S12969 [21OC] (see H.R. 3363), H9811 [21OC]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H1745 [11MR]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see S. 419), S2522 [14FE] (see H.R. 2151), H4254 [19MY]

———coverage of certain drugs and biologicals under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient services (see S. 1206), S7540 [9JN]

———coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (see S. 599), S3505 [11MR] (see H.R. 2236), H4735 [22MY]

———coverage of diabetic foot sore apparatus as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1295), H1902 [13MR]

———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant (see S. 178), S1068 [16JA] (see H.R. 2223), H4734 [22MY]

———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to when the transplant was received (see H.R. 588), H320 [5FE]

———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients (see S. 191), S1069 [16JA]

———coverage of kidney disease education services (see S. 1114), S6978 [22MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see S. 632), S3803 [17MR] (see H.R. 1225), H1810 [12MR]

———coverage of medication therapy management services (see S. 1270, 1270), S7926 [16JN]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 1004), H1463 [27FE]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see S. 1037), S5995 [9MY] (see H.R. 1288), H1901 [13MR]

———coverage of oral drugs to treat low blood calcium levels or elevated parathyroid hormone levels for patients with end stage renal disease (see H.R. 128), H56 [7JA]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (see S. 869), S5173 [10AP] (see H.R. 817), H702 [13FE]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see S. 416), S2522 [14FE]

———eliminate cost-sharing for bone mass measurements (see S. 1113), S6978 [22MY] (see H.R. 3481), H11133 [7NO]

———exclude brachytherapy devices from the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient services (see S. 1288), S8125 [18JN] (see H.R. 1182), H1744 [11MR]

———expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (see S. 1179), S7381 [4JN] (see H.R. 2342), H4977 [4JN]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H8950 [25SE]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 740), S4512 [27MR] (see H.R. 1422), H2310 [25MR]

———promote research for health promotion and disease prevention and add preventive benefits (see H.R. 1860), H3451 [29AP]

———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (see H.R. 3635), H12309 [21NO]

———reductions in prescription drug prices for beneficiaries and women with breast cancer (see H.R. 896), H1332 [25FE]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H2820 [3AP]

———reform reimbursement rates for chemotherapy drugs and administration (see S. 1303), S8300 [20JN]

———revise methodology by which payment for orphan drugs and biologicals is made under program prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2700), H6602 [10JY]

———revise payment methodology for extra-depth shoes with inserts or custom molded shoes with inserts for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 359), H170 [27JA]

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see S. 1098), S6853 [21MY] (see H.R. 1784), H3351 [11AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 3458), H10977 [6NO]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see S. Res. 205), S10265 [30JY] (see H. Res. 60), H327 [7FE]

———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see S. 1422), S9592 [17JY] (see H.R. 1700), H3052 [9AP]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H10977 [6NO]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 1144), H1680 [6MR]

National Bone Marrow Donor Registry: reauthorize (see H.R. 3034), H8016 [5SE]

National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in breast cancer research (see S. 415), S2522 [14FE]

National Cancer Prevention Month: designate (see S. Res. 252), S13134 [23OC]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H170 [27JA]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 243), S12607 [15OC]

National Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force: establish (see H.R. 2431), H5266 [11JN]

National Commission on Digestive Diseases: establish (see S. 1902), S15287 [20NO]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see S. 1717), S12448 [3OC] (see H.R. 2852), H7615 [24JY]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 98), S4434 [26MR]

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 194), H4737 [22MY]

———support goals and ideals and urge funding for epilepsy research and service programs (see S. Con. Res. 48), S7381 [4JN]

National Foundation for Cancer Research: anniversary (see H. Res. 403), H9614 [16OC]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 1316), H1953 [18MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 983), S5651 [1MY] (see H.R. 1746), H3302 [10AP]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see S. 1588), S11161 [5SE] (see H.R. 852), H704 [13FE]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger woman (see H.R. 1657), H2863 [7AP]

National Lung Cancer Awareness Month: observance and support increase in lung cancer screening and research (see H. Con. Res. 322), H10978 [6NO]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 222), S11349 [10SE]

National Marrow Donor Program: support bone marrow donor programs and encourage education in the importance of bone marrow donation (see H. Con. Res. 206), H4977 [4JN]

National Mesothelioma Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 317), H10236 [30OC]

National Organization for Rare Disorders: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 147), H3304 [10AP]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 201), S9959 [25JY]

National Public Health Initiative on Diabetes and Women's Health: funding and implementation (see H. Con. Res. 186), H4368 [20MY]

National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 203), H4876 [3JN]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1349), H2131 [19MR]

———include hepatitis A vaccines (see S. 814), S4957 [8AP]

———include influenza vaccines (see S. 1817), S13909 [4NO]

———repeal certain amendments (see H.R. 237), H134 [8JA]

Native American Health and Wellness Foundation: establish (see S. 555), S3252 [6MR]

Native Americans: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (see S. 285), S1871 [4FE]

NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 1241), H1811 [12MR]

———expand and intensify research regarding Diamond-Blackfan anemia (see H.R. 894), H1332 [25FE]

———provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants (see S. 566), S3253 [6MR] (see H.R. 1138), H1679 [6MR]

Organ donation: authorize demonstration projects to increase the supply of organs donated for human transplant (see H.R. 2856), H7615 [24JY]

Orphan Drug Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 147), H3304 [10AP]

Ovarian cancer: devote resources to researching treatment options for women with ovarian cancer and support community groups that promote awareness about the disease and encourage early diagnosis (see H. Con. Res. 277), H8175 [10SE]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 262), H5089 [9JN]

Peace Corps: promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (see H.R. 250), H135 [8JA]

Polio: authorize appropriations for global initiative to combat polio (see H.R. 1892), H3570 [30AP]

———combat (see S. Res. 109), S4957 [8AP] (see S. Res. 266), S14804 [12NO] (see H. Res. 20), H60 [7JA]

Postage and stamps: extend issuance of special stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 2000), S16120 [9DE] (see H.R. 1385), H2269 [20MR]

Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see S. Con. Res. 75), S13134 [23OC] (see H. Con. Res. 247), H7085 [17JY]

Public health: develop and provide information on bacterial meningitis and the availability and effectiveness of vaccinations (see S. 583), S3410 [10MR]

———improve data collection and dissemination between Federal and State registries to enhance the treatment and research of cancer (see S. 1899), S15287 [20NO]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation and facilitate interstate linkage and 24-hour access to State donor registries (see S. 376), S2340 [12FE]

Public Health Service Act: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (see H.R. 3203), H9032 [30SE]

R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 376), H8491 [23SE]

Research: improve defenses against the spread of infectious diseases (see S. Res. 208), S10619 [31JY]

———increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia (see H.R. 3359), H9811 [21OC]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend to provide procedures for claims relative to drinking water (see H.R. 306), H137 [8JA]

Schools: prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H8949 [25SE]

Scleroderma: increase public awareness (see S. Con. Res. 33), S4898 [7AP] (see H. Con. Res. 30), H322 [5FE]

Social Security: improve women's health care through expanded Medicaid, Medicare, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits (see S. 1238), S7718 [11JN]

Taxation: allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH biomedical research programs (see H.R. 1352), H2131 [19MR]

———apply excise tax to hepatitis A vaccines (see H.R. 1674), H2938 [8AP]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 1896), S15187 [19NO]

———increase taxes on certain alcoholic beverages and provide additional funds for alcohol abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 2252), H4736 [22MY]

———provide a checkoff for a Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund (see H.R. 1692), H3051 [9AP]

Terrorism: provide compensation to victims of terrorist-related laboratory-confirmed anthrax infection in the U.S. during the period between September 13, 2001, and November 30, 2001 (see S. 1740), S12737 [16OC]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 1527), S10618 [31JY]

Tuberculosis: eliminate (see S. 1559), S10906 [1AU] (see H.R. 2068), H4010 [13MY]

———international control (see H.R. 2069), H4010 [13MY]

U.S. Military Cancer Institute Center of Excellence: establish (see S. 1084), S6707 [20MY]

Urologic diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination (see H.R. 1002), H1463 [27FE]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (see S. 1847), S14451 [11NO] (see H.R. 73), H54 [7JA]

———establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with hepatitis C (see S. 1846), S14451 [11NO] (see H.R. 3455), H10977 [6NO]

———expand presumption of service-connection for certain diseases of former POW, enhance Dose Reconstruction Program, and enhance and fund certain other epidemiological studies (see S. 1281), S8125 [18JN]

———improve and enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans (see S. 1132), S6978 [22MY]

———provide gratuity to veterans, their spouses, and children who contract HIV or AIDS from a blood transfusion relative to a service-connected disability (see S. 1509), S10617 [31JY]

———provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (see S. 1694), S12277 [1OC] (see H.R. 2433), H5266 [11JN]

Women: determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 373), H170 [27JA]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H10339 [4NO]

———recognize survivors of cervical cancer and the importance of good cervical health, preventing human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (see H. Con. Res. 348), H12920 [8DE]

Year of Polio Awareness: designate (see S. Res. 267), S15061 [18NO]

Descriptions

Early Treatment for HIV Act (S. 847), S5087 [9AP]

Factsheets

Border Health Security Act (S. 1447), S9797 [23JY]

Parental Attitudes Towards Sex Education: Coalition for Adolescent Sexual Health, E263 [13FE]

Letters

Assist State and local governments implementation of Bush administration's smallpox vaccination plan: George C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, S1017 [16JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care funding to meet the needs of troops returning from Iraq: Edward R. Heath, Sr., DAV, S4749 [3AP]

———Richard B. Fuller, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S4749 [3AP]

———Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, S4749 [3AP]

Early Treatment for HIV Act: A. Cornelius Baker and Eugenia Handler, National Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health, S5088 [9AP]

———David Adkins, Beaver County AIDS Service Organization, S5089 [9AP]

———David R. Beckley, Metropolitan Community Church of Portland, S5089 [9AP]

———David Tseng, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (organization), S5089 [9AP]

———Deborah Dietrich, Association of Maternal Child Health Programs, S5090 [9AP]

———Ernest Hopkins, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, S5086, S5091 [9AP]

———Jerome J. Radwin, American Foundation for AIDS Research, S5086 [9AP]

———Julie M. Harris, AIDS Council of Northeastern New York, S5089 [9AP]

———Julie M. Scofield, National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, S5090 [9AP]

———Kathy Kilcourse, Vermont People With AIDS Coalition, S5088 [9AP]

———Kenneth Haller, Jr., Gay & Lesbian Medical Association, S5088 [9AP]

———Mark Isaac, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, S5090 [9AP]

———Mark M. Levin and A. Cornelius Baker, Whitman-Walker Clinic, S5088 [9AP]

———Rebecca Isaacs, L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center, S5086 [9AP]

———Robert Greenwald, Treatment Access Expansion Project (organization), S5087 [9AP]

———Ruth Taylor, Parents Anonymous of Oregon (organization), S5089 [9AP]

———Thomas Gegeny, Center for AIDS—Hope and Remembrance Project, S5090 [9AP]

———Tom Peterson, Southern California HIV Advocacy Coalition, S5090 [9AP]

———William E. Arnold, AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Working Group, S5087 [9AP]

———Winnie Stachelberg, Human Rights Campaign (organization), S5086 [9AP]

Expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis: Jodi L. Jacobson, Center for Health and Gender Equity, S9555 [17JY]

———Joseph F. O'Neill, Dept. of State, S12772 [17OC]

———Joseph F. O'Neill, Office of National AIDS Policy, S9549 [17JY]

———Leonard S. Rubenstein, Physicians for Human Rights (organization), S9555 [17JY]

———Linda Bales, General Board of Church & Society of the United Methodist Church, S9555 [17JY]

———Maureen T. Shea and Jere Myrick Skipper, Episcopal Church, S9554 [17JY]

———Paul Zeitz, Global AIDS Alliance, S9554 [17JY]

FDA review of marketing and classification of the painkiller OxyContin for treatment of moderate pain: Representative Wolf, E2435, E2436 [23NO]

———Representative Wolf, Committee on Appropriations (House), E1245 [13JN], E2434 [23NO]

Improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in developing countries: Joseph F. O'Neill, Executive Office of the President, S11223 [9SE]

Include certain Caribbean nations in expansion of assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis: several ambassadors, S6483 [15MY]

Increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research, and improve treatment: James W. Coll, H3536-H3538 [30AP]

International HIV/AIDS pandemic: Congressional Black Caucus, E409 [7MR]

Mammography Quality Standards Act reauthorization: Amy S. Langer, National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations, S15064 [18NO]

———Daniel E. Smith and Wendy K.D. Selig, American Cancer Society, S15063 [18NO]

———E. Stephen Amis, American College of Radiology Association, S15064 [18NO]

———Susan Braun, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, S15063 [18NO]

Medicaid Psychiatric Hospital Fairness Act: Carol Carothers, NAMI Maine (nonprofit organization), S12982 [21OC]

———Dennis P. King, Spring Harbor Hospital, S12983 [21OC]

———Marcia Goin, American Psychiatric Association, S12981 [21OC]

———Mark Covall, National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, S12982 [21OC]

———Richard C. Birkel, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, S12981 [21OC]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, S12981 [21OC]

———Sabra C. Burdick, Maine Dept. of Behavioral and Developmental Services, S12982 [21OC]

———Steven Michaud, Maine Hospital Association, S12982 [21OC]

———Thomas E. Bryant, National Association of County Behavioral Health Directors, S12981 [21OC]

Medicare coverage of drug treatment therapy for HIV/AIDS patients: Tommy G. Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S15888 [25NO]

Medicare disease prevention services improvement: several former Secs. of HHS, E1424 [8JY]

National Flood Insurance Program extension: Anthony S. Lowe, FEMA, S156 [9JA]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program revisions: Melinda Clark, H2299 [25MR]

Permit Medicare+Choice plans that disproportionately serve special needs or frail, elderly beneficiaries to offer specialized Medicare Advantage plans: Eugene Scanzera, Kaiser Permanente (health maintenance organization), S8522 [25JN]

———Karen A. Bullock, Community Health Partnership, Inc., S8689 [26JN]

———Karen Musser, Elder Care of Dane County, WI, S8689 [26JN]

———Richard J. Bringewatt, Medicare Payment Coalition for Frail Beneficiaries, S8523 [25JN]

Provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion: Sandra Grissom, S10668 [31JY]

Safety of vaccines containing mercury and thimerosal: Representative Burton, E1981 [7OC]

Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act: Andrew L. Stern, Service Employees International Union, H2484 [31MR]

———Barry Kasinitz, International Association of Fire Fighters, H2483 [31MR]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H2484 [31MR]

———Charlotte Fraas, American Federation of Teachers, H2487 [31MR]

———Dennis Slocumb, International Union of Police Associations, H2487 [31MR]

———George C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, H2487 [31MR]

———Rose Gonzalez, American Nurses Association, H2482 [31MR]

———W. Michael Scheld, Infectious Diseases Society of America, H2482 [31MR]

State grants for smallpox and other bioterrorism inoculation activities: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, S4744 [3AP]

———Patrick M. Libbey, National Association of County & City Health Officials, S4744 [3AP]

———Rose Gonzalez, American Nurses Association, S4744 [3AP]

Vaccines containing thimerosal: Mark B. McClellan, FDA, H8259 [16SE]

Lists

African Growth and Opportunity Act eligible countries, E1465 [14JY]

Supporters of Mikulski amendment on providing tax credit for individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives to S. Con. Res. 23, setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013, S4066 [20MR]

Supporters of S. 847, Early Treatment for HIV Act, S5087 [9AP]

Supporters of S. 1172, Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity (IMPACT) Act, S7246 [3JN]

Motions

Foreign aid: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), S6450, S6500 [15MY], H4375 [21MY]

Press releases

VA Announces Record Budget, Health Care Changes: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S4748 [3AP]

Questions and answers

Access to HIV/AIDS drugs under H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: Senator Feinstein and Tommy G. Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S15597 [23NO]

Remarks in House

Africa: allocation of foreign aid, H7382 [23JY]

———recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women, H3603 [1MY], H4378 [21MY]

———U.S. policy, H6324-H6330 [8JY], E1456, E1458 [11JY]

Africa Malaria Day: observance, E791 [29AP]

African Americans: incidence of prostate cancer, H7957 [5SE]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: impact, E1464 [14JY]

AIDS: epidemic, E2353 [20NO]

American Heart Month: observance, H1358 [26FE], E226 [13FE], E301, E306 [27FE], E371 [5MR]

American Vitiligo Research Foundation: tribute, E2256 [6NO]

Animals: chronic wasting disease research funding, H6622 [14JY]

Armed Forces: immunization of troops prior to deployment in Iraq, H9634, H9665 [17OC]

Armenia: AID funding for Armenian Technology Group to establish Central Diagnostic Laboratory, E2505, E2521 [8DE]

Asthma Awareness Day: observance, H3647 [6MY]

Becton, Dickinson and Co.: tribute to efforts to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa, E2404 [22NO]

Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (H.R. 398), E448 [12MR]

———revise and extend (S. 286), H11577-H11580 [19NO]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors (H.R. 1988), E875 [6MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H6515 [10JY], H7334 [23JY]

Business and industry: encourage U.S. businesses to provide assistance to sub-Saharan Africa to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS, H3608, H3609 [1MY]

Carpenter, Charles C.J.: NIH John E. Fogarty Recognition Award recipient, E1398 [27JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases, H6525 [10JY]

———authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (H.R. 342), H1758-H1763 [12MR], E430, E434 [12MR]

———authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (S. 1015), H7716 [25JY], E1667 [29JY]

———National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program funding, E2180, E2183 [31OC]

———National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities funding for Down Syndrome research, H6524, H6525 [10JY]

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2471 [8DE]

Child Survival and Health Programs Fund: funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding, H7394-H7402 [23JY]

Children and youth: importance of international children's health programs, E873 [6MY]

China, Republic of: containment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, E859 [1MY]

———democracy efforts, E1463 [14JY]

———removal from list of at-risk areas for transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), E1466 [14JY], E1541 [21JY]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 6), H6886-H6888 [16JY]

Congressional Spina Bifida Caucus: tribute, E1829 [17SE]

Dallas, TX: tribute to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure event, E2083 [17OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: condemn payment of compensation to individuals possessing birds, for the purpose of fighting, relative to outbreak of Exotic Newcastle Disease, H2475 [31MR]

———National Animal Disease Laboratory funding, H2730 [3AP]

Dept. of Defense: diabetes research, treatment, and prevention funding, H6282 [8JY]

———muscular dystrophy research funding, H6282 [8JY]

Dept. of HHS: diabetes research, treatment, and prevention funding, H6514 [10JY]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (H.R. 3539), E2360 [20NO]

———establish demonstration projects between community health centers and minority health professions schools to reduce disparities in minority health care, H6571, H6572 [10JY]

———establish Office of Correctional Health (H.R. 1993), E877 [6MY]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding, H7692 [25JY]

Dept. of Labor: Mine Safety and Health Administration underground coal mine dust level regulations, H6561-H6563 [10JY], E901 [9MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: health care funding to meet the needs of troops returning from Iraq, H2713, H2796, H2797 [3AP]

Developing countries: improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services, H9200 [2OC], H9650 [17OC]

———strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks (H.R. 2329), H4881 [4JN], E1131 [4JN]

Diabetes: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (H. Con. Res. 107), E534 [20MR]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations, H11162 [17NO]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (H.R. 1916), E2337 [19NO], E2382 [21NO]

Dream Weavers of Southern Colorado (organization): tribute, E832 [1MY]

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H4845 [3JN], H4953 [4JN], H5056-H5058 [9JN], H5155-H5159 [10JN], H5346, H5360-H5362 [12JN], H5453-H5459 [17JN], H6434 [9JY], H6858-H6864 [15JY], H9257 [7OC]

———protect health of individuals receiving smallpox vaccine and provide compensation to and access to care for individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (H.R. 865), E267, E268 [13FE]

———provide benefits for certain individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (H.R. 1413), H2300 [25MR]

———provide benefits for certain individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (H.R. 1463), H2476, H2478-H2494 [31MR], E638 [1AP], E677 [3AP]

———provide benefits for certain individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (H.R. 1770), H3339, H3340 [11AP], E795 [29AP]

———provide benefits for certain individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (H.R. 1770), corrections in engrossment, H3343 [11AP]

Education: raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (H.R. 873), H1299 [25FE]

Fannie E. Rippel Foundation: anniversary, E2547 [8DE]

FDA: provide authority to require certain research into drugs used in pediatric patients (S. 650), H11567-H11572 [19NO]

———review marketing of the painkiller OxyContin and its classification for treatment of moderate pain, E1245 [13JN], E2434 [23NO]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of glaucoma detection services (H.R. 3268), E2023 [8OC]

Florida: tribute to Redbone Celebrity Fishing Tournament, H179 [28JA]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance to combat HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean (H.R. 1857), E794 [29AP]

———encourage countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis to accept U.S. food assistance, H3603 [1MY]

———ensure that organizations providing assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS are not disqualified from prevention programs due to a moral or religious objection to certain approaches, H3583, H3609-H3612 [1MY]

———ensure that organizations providing assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS are not providing abortion services or counseling, H3583, H3585 [1MY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, H330 [11FE], H6330 [8JY], H6437 [9JY], H7370-H7375, H7402 [23JY], H10364-H10367 [5NO], H12823 [8DE], E1460 [11JY], E2404 [22NO]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), H2280 [25MR], H3457 [30AP], H3574, H3579-H3618 [1MY], H6583 [10JY], H7386 [23JY], E876 [6MY], E886 [7MY], E923 [9MY], E1057 [22MY], E1068, E1084 [23MY], E2258 [6NO]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), Senate amendments, H4375-H4382 [21MY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), consideration (H. Res. 210), H3575-H3578 [1MY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 46), H4382 [21MY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 46), unanimous-consent agreement, H4511 [21MY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), unanimous-consent agreement, H4325 [20MY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS through reductions in the Millennium Challenge Account, H7383-H7393 [23JY]

———funding preference to programs operating in developing countries emphasizing prevention of HIV mother-to-child transmission and lifelong care for children of HIV/AIDS infected individuals, H4378 [21MY]

———include certain Caribbean nations in expansion of assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, H6821, H6822 [15JY]

———reduce first year's funding for assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, H3605-H3607 [1MY]

———require a certain percentage of assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS be expended for HIV/AIDS orphans and vulnerable children, H3604, H3605 [1MY], H7402 [23JY]

———require a certain percentage of assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS be expended for abstinence education programs, H3574, H3583, H3586, H3612-H3617 [1MY]

———strengthen accountability and reporting requirements relative to assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, H3597-H3600 [1MY]

———tribute to Rescue Task Force Program, H430 [12FE]

Forests: combat unnatural insect and disease outbreaks, H4319 [20MY]

Fort Worth, TX: anniversary of James L. West Alzheimer's Care Facility, E885 [7MY]

Fresno, CA: St. Agnes Hospice anniversary, E2500 [8DE]

Friends of Norris Cotton Cancer Center (organization): tribute, E702 [8AP]

Gehrig, Lou: recognize contributions in the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (H. Res. 278), H5643 [19JN]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): funding, H3585 [1MY]

———initiate campaign to increase public awareness and encourage private contributions, H3601, H3602 [1MY]

———limit top salary levels of administrators to that of the Vice President of the U.S., H3602 [1MY]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid relative to HIV/AIDS epidemic, H3558-H3564 [30AP]

———provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (H.R. 3386), E2173 [30OC]

———U.S. policy, H3558-H3564 [30AP]

Hampshire County, WV: tribute to Hampshire County Cancer Coalition, E2180 [31OC]

Health: allow long-term care tax credit and establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses (H.R. 2883), E1604 [25JY]

———eliminate disparities in care for racial and ethnic minorities, H8960 [30SE]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (H.R. 1083), E384 [6MR], E2338 [19NO], E2373 [21NO]

———establish grant programs to improve the health of residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the U.S.-Mexico border area (H.R. 2807), E1600 [25JY]

———outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), E717 [10AP], E973, E985 [15MY], E992 [19MY]

———provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (H.R. 2837), E1581 [24JY]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (H.R. 2157), H4336 [20MY]

———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. 918), E308 [27FE]

———safety of vaccines containing mercury and thimerosal, H9075 [1OC], E1981 [7OC]

———study link between child vaccinations and autism, H8258 [16SE], H9075 [1OC]

Hispanic Americans: health care issues, H1726-H1733 [11MR], H1778 [12MR], E1444, E1449 [11JY]

———improve diabetes education and prevention programs, E1136 [5JN]

———provide programs and activities to improve health, H2852-H2856 [7AP], H3437-H3442 [29AP]

———provide programs and activities to improve health (H.R. 2258), E1073, E1078 [23MY]

HIV Vaccine Awareness Day: observance, E970 [15MY]

HIV/AIDS: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic, H446 [12FE], H1623-H1630 [5MR], E409 [7MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: train school safety personnel and first responders to recognize autism spectrum disorders, H3528, H3529 [30AP]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (H.R. 1448), E582 [26MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (H.R. 1910), E2180, E2200 [31OC]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (H.R. 2095), E948 [14MY]

International relations: urge Group of Eight members to pledge and contribute a substantial amount to the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria (H. Con. Res. 180), E959 [15MY]

Iraq: health effects of depleted uranium, H1609 [5MR]

Kaufman, Francine Ratner: American Diabetes Association Woman of Valor award recipient, E140 [6FE]

———American Diabetes Association Women of Valor Award recipient, E95 [29JA]

Kenya: fundraising benefit for HIV-positive children at the Nyumbani Orphanage, E1855 [23SE]

Kidney disease: increase awareness and improve treatment (H. Con. Res. 140), E692 [7AP]

Kiwanis International: tribute, E2476 [8DE]

Knoxville, TN: tribute to Thompson Cancer Survival Center, E424 [11MR]

Lauder, Evelyn H.: Sewall Belmont House and Museum Alice Award recipient, E1201 [11JN]

Lions Clubs: tribute, E2476 [8DE]

Louisana: tribute to Breast Cancer Task Force, E2180 [31OC]

Lucas County, OH: tribute to Toledo/Lucas County Health Dept., Public Health Planning Committee, E705 [8AP]

Lupus International (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E2081 [17OC]

Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc.: anniversary, E689, E696 [7AP]

Marquette University: tribute to College of Nursing efforts to train African health care workers in HIV/AIDS prevention, E1628 [25JY]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (H.R. 1736), H9003 [30SE]

———permit States to obtain reimbursement for care or services provided under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act in a private mental health facility (H.R. 3363), E2190 [31OC]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (H.R. 2236), E1056 [22MY], E2382 [21NO]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (H.R. 1225), E443 [12MR]

———eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefit relative to cancer drugs, H5959 [26JN]

———expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (H.R. 2342), E1122 [4JN]

———improve disease prevention services, E1424 [8JY]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (H.R. 1422), E574 [25MR]

———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (H.R. 3635), E2430 [23NO]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (H.R. 1622), H5802 [24JN]

———update renal dialysis composite rate (H.R. 1784), E779 [12AP]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research, and improve treatment, H1876 [13MR], H1925 [18MR], H3535 [30AP], H3997 [13MY], H4220 [19MY], H5383 [16JN], E54-E56 [8JA]

Meyer, Anthony: National Football League Community Quarterback Award recipient, E599 [27MR]

Miami, FL: tribute to Miami Heart Research Institute, H1816 [13MR]

Minorities: health care issues, H3436 [29AP], H4971-H4975 [4JN], E1163 [5JN]

———improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 3459), H11362, H11367, H11504 [18NO], H11862-H11868 [20NO], E2268 [6NO]

Mulvihill, William J.: Arthritis Foundation Charles B. Harding Award recipient, E2301 [17NO]

National Bone Marrow Donor Registry: reauthorize (H.R. 3034), H9051-H9054 [1OC]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H10134, H10135, H10136 [30OC], E2153 [28OC], E2157, E2176 [30OC], E2180-E2184, E2190, E2192, E2193, E2200, E2204 [31OC]

National Diabetes Month: observance, H11519 [19NO], E2337 [19NO], E2354 [20NO], E2382 [21NO], E2420 [22NO]

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and urge funding for epilepsy research and service programs (S. Con. Res. 48), H11580-H11582 [19NO]

National Eye Donor Month: observance, E322 [27FE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (H.R. 852), E243 [13FE]

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research funding, H6520 [10JY]

———Parkinson's disease research funding, H6517 [10JY]

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance, E2051 [15OC]

National Mammography Day: observance, E2107 [21OC]

National Marrow Donor Program: support bone marrow donor programs and encourage education in the importance of bone marrow donation (H. Con. Res. 206), H12157-H12159 [21NO]

National Organization for Rare Disorders: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 147), H4215-H4217 [19MY], E1000 [21MY]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Week: observance, E2224 [4NO]

National Public Health Week: observance, E705 [8AP], E755 [11AP]

National Sickle Cell Awareness Month: observance, H9003 [30SE]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: repeal certain amendments (H.R. 237), H1779 [12MR], H1925 [18MR], H2100 [19MR], H2299 [25MR], H2913, H2914 [8AP], H3535 [30AP]

New Brunswick, NJ: tribute to Dean and Betty Gallo Prostate Cancer Center education initiative, E762 [11AP]

Nichols, Roy: Arthritis Foundation Humanitarian Award recipient, E2014 [8OC]

NIH: biomedical research funding, H6517-H6521 [10JY]

———funding, H10515-H10520 [6NO]

———prohibit funding for certain grants, H6574-H6576 [10JY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Paul C. Lauterbur for physiology or medicine, E2078 [17OC]

———recognition of Roderick MacKinnon for chemistry, E2096 [20OC]

Odland, Luna: Alzheimer's Association President's Award recipient, E776 [12AP]

Oncology Nursing Month: observance, E860 [1MY], E1051 [22MY]

Oncology Nursing Society: tribute, E1760 [10SE]

Orange, CA: tribute to Orange High School for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society fundraising efforts, E985 [15MY]

Orphan Drug Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 147), H4215 [19MY], E1000 [21MY]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 262), H9318 [8OC], E2060 [16OC]

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. 250), E57 [8JA], E314, E317 [27FE], E399 [7MR]

Pharmaceuticals: improve safety and efficacy for children, H11570 [19NO]

———pediatric vaccine manufacturer liability protection, H1876 [13MR], H2299 [25MR], H2913, H2914 [8AP], H4220 [19MY]

Postage and stamps: extend issuance of special stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 1385), E2157 [30OC]

Public Health Service Act: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (H.R. 3203), E1932 [30SE]

Public welfare programs: abstinence-only sex education programs funding, H483, H484, H485, H486 [13FE], E263 [13FE]

Rotary International: tribute, E2476 [8DE]

Scleroderma: increase public awareness (H. Con. Res. 30), E139 [6FE]

Sofer, Gideon: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for New Jersey, E1197 [11JN]

Spanos, Alex: STARBRIGHT Foundation Heart of Gold Award recipient, E2160 [30OC]

Spina Bifida Association of America: tribute, E1829 [17SE]

Spina Bifida Awareness Month: observance, E1988 [7OC], E2065 [16OC]

Springfield, OH: groundbreaking for regional outpatient cancer center, E1635 [25JY]

Stanford University: tribute to Youth Conference on Asian and Pacific Islanders' Health, E2184 [31OC]

Taxation: increase taxes on certain alcoholic beverages and provide additional funds for alcohol abuse prevention programs (H.R. 2252), E1064 [22MY]

TeenAIDS-PeerCorps, Inc.: tribute on efforts to combat AIDS, E2213 [4NO]

Temecula, CA: tribute to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure event, E2061 [16OC]

Texas: tribute to ``Keeping Women Healthy'' breast cancer screening and awareness day, E2074 [17OC]

U.N.: ban on therapeutic cloning research, E2531 [8DE]

———U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund, H6809 [15JY]

University of California, San Diego: tribute to Cancer Center Luau and Long Board Invitational event, E1379, E1380 [27JN]

University of Colorado: tribute to Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, E2077 [17OC]

University of Texas: tribute to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, E1573 [23JY]

Urologic diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination (H.R. 1002), E2224 [4NO]

Veterans: provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection, H12144, H12150 [21NO]

———provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (H.R. 2433), H8090, H8094-H8097 [10SE], E1780 [11SE], E1827 [17SE]

Weiss, Michael A.: American Diabetes Association Charles H. Best Medal for Service recipient, H4844 [3JN], E1249 [13JN]

Women: cardiovascular disease prevention programs, H1522 [5MR]

———ensure that programs in countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS include a curriculum for men and boys that emphasizes gender equality and respect for women and girls, H3600 [1MY]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (H.R. 3438), E2219 [4NO]

———impact of heart disease, E687 [7AP]

———recognize survivors of cervical cancer and the importance of good cervical health, preventing human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (H. Con. Res. 348), E2471 [8DE]

———tribute to breast cancer victims and survivors, H4985 [5JN]

Women's Heart Week: observance, E82 [28JA]

World AIDS Day: observance, E2391 [22NO], E2550 [8DE]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in HIV/AIDS affected populations in sub-Saharan Africa, S6449, S6450 [15MY], S6574 [19MY]

———HIV/AIDS blood safety and injection safety plan funding, S13346, S13347 [28OC]

American Cancer Society: anniversary of Chicago, IL, Women's Board, S12602 [15OC]

American Heart Association: tribute to Greater Midwest Affiliate, S9046 [8JY]

American Heart Month: observance, S2334 [12FE]

Animals: chronic wasting disease research funding, S14014 [5NO]

———encourage research on 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. 1036), S5997-S6000 [9MY]

Biological weapons: State grants for smallpox and other bioterrorism inoculation activities, S4742-S4747 [3AP]

Birth Defects Prevention Act: revise and extend (S. 286), S1888, S1889 [4FE], S12443 [3OC], S14459-S14461 [11NO]

Bush, President: State of the Union Message, S1765 [30JA]

———trip to Africa, S8871 [7JY]

Business and industry: permit biomedical research corporations to engage in certain equity financings without incurring limitations on net operating loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses (S. 1773), S13055 [22OC]

Cancer: establish a comprehensive Federal effort relating to early detection of, treatments for, and prevention of cancer (S. 1101), S6864-S6867 [21MY]

———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (S. 1496), S10270-S10272 [30JY]

———impact of diet on cancer prevention, S11306 [10SE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases, S11292, S11293, S11308 [10SE]

———authorize grants for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases (S. 1015), S7939 [16JN]

———HIV/AIDS blood safety and injection safety in Africa plan funding, S11362-S11364 [10SE]

———improve injection safety in immunization programs in developing countries, S6614 [19MY]

———National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program funding, S11337, S11338 [10SE]

———National Immunization Program funding, S11231, S11232 [9SE], S11272 [10SE]

———Vaccines for Children Program funding, S11335, S11336 [10SE]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 229), S11873 [23SE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 108th Congress, S16154-S16157 [9DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: decision to ban beef imports from Canada due to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), S6846 [21MY]

———National Animal Disease Laboratory funding, S4760, S4761, S4763 [3AP]

———prohibit importation of live cattle from certain countries with instances of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and abide by international livestock health and safety standards, S14106 [6NO]

———tribute to Agricultural Research Service National Animal Disease Center, S13835 [3NO]

Dept. of Defense: Army Peer-Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program funding, S9397, S9399 [15JY], S9631 [21JY]

———muscular dystrophy research funding, S9569 [17JY]

———reevaluate necessity and safety of anthrax and smallpox vaccinations for troops (S. Res. 278), S16032-S16034 [25NO]

Dept. of HHS: Community Access Program funding, S1357, S1358 [22JA], S1384, S1456 [23JA], S11334, S11335 [10SE]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (S. 1143), S7144 [23MY]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 1068), S6509, S6511 [15MY]

———reduction of health program disparities and promotion of minority health funding, S1387, S1388, S1401 [23JA]

Dept. of the Interior: make grants to State and tribal governments to assist efforts to manage and control the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer and elk herds (S. 1366), S8761 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: health care funding to meet the needs of troops returning from Iraq, S4747-S4752 [3AP]

Developing countries: improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services, S10963-S10966 [2SE], S11021-S11023 [3SE], S11076 [4SE], S11215, S11218-S11223, S11225 [9SE], S11300-S11302 [10SE], S11410 [11SE], S11712-S11715 [18SE]

———strengthen pathogen and infectious disease surveillance to help prevent biological weapons attacks and naturally occurring outbreaks (S. 871), S5194-S5196 [10AP]

———use of information technology devices to convey HIV/AIDS information in developing countries, S13650 [30OC]

Diabetes: establish comprehensive State control and prevention programs (S. 1666), S12132 [29SE]

District of Columbia: needle exchange programs funding, S2420 [13FE]

Drugs: AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding, S11228, S11229 [9SE], S11269 [10SE]

———ensure access to assured quality pharmaceuticals at the lowest possible price to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, S6478-S6480 [15MY]

———provide benefits for certain individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (H.R. 1770), S5388-S5390 [11AP]

———provide compensation to health care and emergency workers sustaining injury as a result of the smallpox vaccine, S1450 [23JA]

———tuberculosis drug access funding, S13649 [30OC]

Duchenne MD Awareness Week: observance, S2183 [11FE]

FDA: Center for Biologics Evaluation and Review funding, S14265 [7NO]

———provide authority to require certain research into drugs used in pediatric patients (S. 650), S3897 [18MR], S9811-S9819 [23JY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (S. 530), S3186 [5MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (S. 1460), S9968 [25JY]

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: combat, S3498 [11MR]

Food: prohibit funding for process approving the human consumption of meat from downed animals, S13997 [5NO], S14150 [6NO]

Foreign aid: clarify definition of HIV/AIDS prevention relative to sexual transmission prevention and abstinence education programs funding, S13341-S13343 [28OC], S13644, S13645 [30OC]

———deny funding to groups that do not explicitly oppose prostitution and sex trafficking, S6457 [15MY]

———ensure that organizations providing assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS are not disqualified from prevention programs due to a moral or religious objection to certain approaches, S6489 [15MY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, S4409 [26MR]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, S314 [15JA], S1347-S1350 [22JA], S1464 [23JA], S8871 [7JY], S9100 [9JY], S9182-S9184, S9186-S9188, S9190, S9191 [10JY], S12667, S12668 [16OC], S12772 [17OC], S13190-S13192 [24OC], S13256-S13258 [27OC], S13347-S13349, S13368, S13371, S13419 [28OC], S13638-S13647 [30OC], S16083, S16084 [9DE]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), S5753 [6MY], S6036 [13MY], S6147, S6249 [14MY], S6415-S6421, S6445-S6450, S6475-S6500 [15MY], S6574, S6614 [19MY], S7119-S7121 [23MY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 46), S6786 [20MY], S6918 [22MY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (H.R. 1298), unanimous-consent agreement, S6196 [14MY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (S. 1009), S5878 [7MY], S6416, S6417 [15MY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis through reductions in Dept. of Defense procurement, research, development, and evaluation funding, S9547-S9557 [17JY]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis through reductions in Millennium Challenge Account, S13645-S13648 [30OC]

———include certain Caribbean nations in expansion of assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, S6482-S6484 [15MY]

———international mother-to-child HIV/AIDS transmission prevention activities funding, S11102, S11105 [4SE], S11330, S11331 [10SE]

———require a certain percentage of assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS be expended for HIV/AIDS orphans and vulnerable children, S6481, S6488 [15MY]

———require a certain percentage of assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS be expended for abstinence education programs, S6476-S6478 [15MY]

Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to Haiti and Guyana relative to impact of HIV/AIDS epidemic, S5641-S5643 [1MY]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): funding, S6446-S6448, S6491, S6498 [15MY]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases, S6488 [15MY]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (S. 859), S5182-S5186 [10AP]

———efficacy of flu shots, S5531 [30AP]

———ensure safety and accuracy of medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments (S. 1197), S7489 [5JN]

———ensure that children at highest risk for asthma, vision, hearing, and other health problems are identified and treated (S. 1004), S5786 [6MY]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (S. 538), S3190 [5MR], S3404 [10MR], S5254 [10AP]

———establish grant programs to improve the health of residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the U.S.-Mexico border area (S. 1447), S9795-S9798 [23JY]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (S. 1172), S7246-S7250 [3JN], S8295 [20JN], S15361 [21NO], S16094-S16100 [9DE]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (S. 1629), S11680-S11682 [17SE]

———NIH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Health Resources and Service Administration funding, S4266 [21MR]

———outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), S6698 [20MY]

———prevent childhood obesity, S8295 [20JN]

———provide compensation for injuries resulting from smallpox countermeasures, provide protection against chemical or radiological agents, increase distribution of vaccines, and improve vaccine injury compensation (S. 15), S5791 [6MY], S6572 [19MY]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (S. 1087), S6713 [20MY]

———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 (S. 453), S2843 [26FE]

———provide programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (S. 1909), S15299 [20NO]

———recognize recent breakthroughs in medical research and support continued efforts in disease prevention and cures, S8839-S8842 [27JN]

———require notification by manufacturers before discontinuing production of a vaccine and develop a national vaccine stockpile (S. 371), S2356-S2358 [12FE]

Health care professionals: facilitate service in areas of the world that are severely affected by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, S6497 [15MY]

Hispanic Americans: provide programs and activities to improve health (S. 1159), S7158 [23MY]

HIV/AIDS: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic, S314 [15JA], S1793-S1797 [30JA], S1967 [5FE], S12715 [16OC]

———address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic (S. 250), S1814-S1816 [30JA]

Homeland Security Act: repeal certain provisions (S. 41), S45-S47 [7JA]

Inflammatory bowel disease: expand research (S. 491), S2976 [27FE]

Institute of Medicine: findings of report entitled ``Hidden Costs, Value Lost—Uninsurance in America'', S8277 [20JN]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (S. 1730), S12546 [14OC], S13794 [3NO]

———economic impact of undiagnosed and untreated illnesses, S8277 [20JN]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (S. 1053), S7121 [23MY], S12403-S12417 [2OC], S12493-S12508 [14OC]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (S. 977), S5668-S5670 [1MY]

International relations: address newly emergent threats spread due to globalization and threat of bioterrorism, S7652 [11JN]

Kansas State University: animal disease research alkaline digester funding, S14014 [5NO]

KDWB-Radio (Minneapolis, MN): National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation Service to America Award recipient, S7926 [16JN]

LeRoy, Patrick S.: Muscular Dystrophy Association Kentucky State Goodwill Ambassador selectee, S3160 [5MR]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Revlon Run/Walk for Women, S5852 [7MY], S5944 [8MY]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (S. 1879), S15062-S15065 [18NO]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (S. 874), S5199 [10AP]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (S. 847), S5085 [9AP]

———permit States to obtain reimbursement for care or services provided under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act in a private mental health facility (S. 1771), S12980 [21OC]

Medicare: coverage of certain drugs and biologicals under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient services (S. 1206), S7543 [9JN]

———coverage of diabetes laboratory diagnostic tests and other diabetes screening services (S. 599), S3548, S3549 [11MR]

———coverage of drug treatment therapy for HIV/AIDS patients, S15596 [23NO], S15887, S15888 [25NO]

———coverage of FDA-approved prescription drug therapies for beneficiaries with multiple sclerosis, S8546 [25JN]

———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant (S. 178), S1071 [16JA]

———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients (S. 191), S1082 [16JA]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (S. 632), S3806 [17MR]

———coverage of medication therapy management services (S. 1270), S7931 [16JN]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (S. 1037), S6000, S6001 [9MY]

———coverage of pancreatic islet cell transplantations for individuals with diabetes and end stage renal disease, S8701 [26JN]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services, S8186 [19JN], S8856 [27JN]

———coverage of screening and diagnostic mammography services (S. 869), S5194 [10AP]

———coverage of syringes and medical supplies necessary for the administration of insulin, S8283 [20JN]

———eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefit relative to Alzheimer's disease drugs, S8624 [26JN]

———eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefit relative to cancer drugs, S8481 [25JN], S8621, S8622 [26JN]

———exclude brachytherapy devices from the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient services (S. 1288), S8160 [18JN]

———expand benefits, establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services, and develop an effective national policy to care for individuals with chronic conditions (S. 1179), S7383 [4JN]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (S. 740), S4529 [27MR]

———inclusion of disease management as a permanent part of the fee-for-service program, S8545 [25JN]

———permit Medicare+Choice plans that disproportionately serve special needs or frail, elderly beneficiaries to offer specialized Medicare Advantage plans, S8522, S8523 [25JN], S8688 [26JN]

———provide additional assistance to beneficiaries with certain serious medical conditions during any gap in coverage of their prescription drug benefit, S8630-S8632, S8636 [26JN]

———reform reimbursement rates for chemotherapy drugs and administration, S15887 [25NO]

———reform reimbursement rates for chemotherapy drugs and administration (S. 1303), S8302 [20JN]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (S. Res. 205), S10296 [30JY]

———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (S. 1422), S9593 [17JY]

Miami, FL: opening of University of Miami/VA General Clinical Research Center at Miami VA Medical Center, S6503 [15MY]

Minorities: health care issues, S330 [15JA], S7122 [23MY]

Muscular dystrophy: expand research activities relative to various forms, S2183 [11FE]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S13652-S13655 [30OC], S13794, S13795 [3NO]

National Cancer Prevention Month: designate (S. Res. 252), S13184 [23OC]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (S. Res. 243), S12632 [15OC], S12734 [16OC]

National Commission on Digestive Diseases: establish (S. 1902), S15290, S15291 [20NO]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (S. 1717), S12469 [3OC]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 98), S4445 [26MR], S12024 [25SE]

National Epilepsy Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and urge funding for epilepsy research and service programs (S. Con. Res. 48), S7861 [12JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (S. 983), S5674, S5675 [1MY]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (S. 1588), S11167 [5SE]

National Mammography Day: designate (S. Res. 222), S11354 [10SE], S12024 [25SE]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 201), S9988 [25JY]

Native American Health and Wellness Foundation: establish (S. 555), S3277 [6MR], S9508, S9509 [16JY]

Native Americans: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 285), S1886 [4FE], S9819-S9823 [23JY]

———fetal alcohol syndrome research funding, S11821 [23SE]

NIH: Centers for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research funding, S11331, S11332 [10SE]

———children's health research funding, S11102 [4SE]

———funding, S1505 [28JA], S11310-S11315 [10SE]

———Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Center Program designation, S11329, S11330 [10SE]

———provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants (S. 566), S3325 [6MR], S3403 [10MR]

Oncology Nursing Month: observance, S5535 [30AP]

Polio: combat (S. Res. 109), S4974 [8AP]

———combat (S. Res. 266), S15303 [20NO]

Postage and stamps: extend issuance of special stamps to fund breast cancer research (S. 2000), S16159 [9DE]

Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (S. Con. Res. 75), S13149 [23OC]

Public health: develop and provide information on bacterial meningitis and the availability and effectiveness of vaccinations (S. 583), S3418 [10MR]

———improve data collection and dissemination between Federal and State registries to enhance the treatment and research of cancer (S. 1899), S15289 [20NO]

Research: improve defenses against the spread of infectious diseases (S. Res. 208), S10687 [31JY]

Senate: accomplishments, S7163 [23MY]

Social Security: improve women's health care through expanded Medicaid, Medicare, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits (S. 1238), S7728 [11JN]

South Africa: implementation of Government-sponsored HIV/AIDS treatment programs, S15272 [20NO]

Spina Bifida Awareness Month: observance, S12443 [3OC]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1896), S15190 [19NO], S15398 [21NO]

———provide credit for individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives, S4065, S4066 [20MR], S4238 [21MR], S6041 [13MY], S6431 [15MY]

Terrorism: provide compensation to victims of terrorist-related laboratory-confirmed anthrax infection in the U.S. during the period between September 13, 2001, and November 30, 2001 (S. 1740), S12739-S12741 [16OC]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (S. 1527), S10649-S10651 [31JY]

Tuberculosis: eliminate (S. 1559), S10911 [1AU]

U.S. Military Cancer Institute Center of Excellence: establish (S. 1084), S6709 [20MY]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus (S. 1847), S14392, S14454 [11NO]

———establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with hepatitis C (S. 1846), S14453 [11NO]

———expand presumption of service-connection for certain diseases of former POW, enhance Dose Reconstruction Program, and enhance and fund certain other epidemiological studies (S. 1281), S8133 [18JN]

———improve and enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans, S14393 [11NO]

———improve and enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans (S. 1132), S7029 [22MY], S13707 [31OC]

———provide individuals who participated in certain Dept. of Defense chemical and biological warfare with health care for illness without requirement for proof of service-connection (S. 1694), S12282 [1OC]

WHO: U.S. support of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, S6846 [21MY]

Women: require a certain percentage of assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS be expended for women's health and empowerment programs and to reduce women's vulnerability to HIV/AIDS, S6485 [15MY]

World Health Day: observance, S4950 [8AP]

Year of Polio Awareness: designate (S. Res. 267), S15081 [18NO]

Reports filed

Biodefense Improvement and Treatment for America Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 15), S4375 [25MR]

Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 398) (H. Rept. 108-14), H698 [13FE]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 286) (S. Rept. 108-188), S14176 [6NO]

Consideration of H.R. 1298, U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 210) (H. Rept. 108-80), H3569 [30AP]

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1053) (S. Rept. 108-122), S10616 [31JY]

Health Care for Veterans of Project 112/Project SHAD Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2433) (H. Rept. 108-213), H7019 [16JY]

Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity (IMPACT) Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1172), S15975 [25NO]

Lifespan Respite Care Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 538), S5172 [10AP]

Mammography Quality Standards Act Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1879) (S. Rept. 108-220), S16119 [9DE]

Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 342) (H. Rept. 108-12), H698 [13FE]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1015) (S. Rept. 108-69), S7831 [12JN]

National Bone Marrow Donor Registry Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3034) (H. Rept. 108-276), H8380 [17SE]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 98), S11987 [25SE]

National Mammography Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 222), S11987 [25SE]

Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 285) (S. Rept. 108-75), S8125 [18JN]

Native American Health and Wellness Foundation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 555) (S. Rept. 108-72), S7926 [16JN]

Nomination of Randall L. Tobias To Be Coordinator of U.S. Government Activities To Combat HIV/AIDS Globally Coordinator: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S12375 [2OC]

Pediatric Research Equity Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 650) (S. Rept. 108-84), S8722 [26JN]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 1298) (H. Rept. 108-60), H2863 [7AP]

Veterans' Survivors Benefits Enhancements Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1132) (S. Rept. 108-169), S12969 [21OC]

Songs

``Shortest Story,'' Harry Chapin, S6574 [19MY]

Statements

Eliminate Health Care Disparities Among Minorities: Delegate Christensen, H9163-H9165 [2OC]

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: Executive Office of the President, S12498 [14OC]

White House Behind Christmas Attack on Stem Cell Research? Don Reed, E2531 [8DE]

Studies

Coordination of Care for Those With Multiple Chronic Conditions, S8620 [26JN]

Summaries

Medicare Chronic Care Improvement Act (H.R. 2342), E1122 [4JN]

Tables

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2660): HIV/AIDS funding, S11222 [9SE]

Global HIV/AIDS funding, S11222 [9SE]

HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis initiatives funding, S9549 [17JY]

HIV/AIDS program funding levels, S11222 [9SE]

Immunization programs funding, S11232 [9SE]

Projected U.S. spending for global HIV/AIDS initiatives (2004-2008), S9549 [17JY]

Vaccines containing thimerosal, H8259 [16SE]

West Nile virus case count, S11308 [10SE]

Testimonies

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization) Funding: Elton John, S6498 [15MY]

———Senator Sessions, S6498 [15MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 6, support goals and ideals of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month, H6886 [16JY]

H. Con. Res. 147, anniversary of Orphan Drug Act and National Organization for Rare Disorders, H4215 [19MY]

H. Con. Res. 206, support bone marrow donor programs and encourage education in the importance of bone marrow donation, H12157 [21NO]

H. Res. 210, consideration of H.R. 1298, U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act, H3575 [1MY]

H. Res. 262, support goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, H9318 [8OC]

H. Res. 278, recognize contributions of Lou Gehrig in the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, H5644 [19JN]

H.R. 342, Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act, H1758 [12MR]

H.R. 1298, U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act, H3588-H3596 [1MY]

H.R. 1463, Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act, H2478-H2480 [31MR]

H.R. 1770, Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act, H3340-H3343 [11AP]

H.R. 2433, Health Care for Veterans of Project 112/Project SHAD Act, H8094 [10SE]

H.R. 3034, National Bone Marrow Donor Registry reauthorization, H9051 [1OC]

S. 41, repeal certain Homeland Security Act provisions, S47 [7JA]

S. 178, Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplant Patients Act, S1071 [16JA]

S. 285, Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act, S1886-S1888 [4FE], S9819-S9823 [23JY]

S. 286, Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act, S14460 [11NO], H11577 [19NO]

S. 371, require notification by manufacturers before discontinuing production of a vaccine and develop a national vaccine stockpile, S2357 [12FE]

S. 453, Patient Navigator, Outreach, and Chronic Disease Prevention Act, S2844-S2848 [26FE]

S. 491, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Act, S2977 [27FE]

S. 538, Lifespan Respite Care Act, S5254-S5256 [10AP]

S. 555, Native American Health and Wellness Foundation Act, S3277 [6MR], S9510 [16JY]

S. 583, Meningitis Immunization Awareness Act, S3418 [10MR]

S. 632, Medicare coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases, S3806 [17MR]

S. 650, Pediatric Research Equity Act, S3898-S3900 [18MR], S9811-S9813, S9816-S9818 [23JY], H11567-H11569 [19NO]

S. 847, Early Treatment for HIV Act, S5091 [9AP]

S. 859, Microbicide Development Act, S5183-S5185 [10AP]

S. 871, Global Pathogen Surveillance Act, S5196-S5198 [10AP]

S. 874, Sickle Cell Treatment Act, S5200 [10AP]

S. 977, Treatment of Children's Deformities Act, S5669 [1MY]

S. 983, Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act, S5674 [1MY]

S. 1015, Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act, S7940 [16JN], H7717 [25JY]

S. 1036, Chronic Wasting Disease Support Act, S5998 [9MY]

S. 1053, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, S12404-S12416 [2OC], S12499-S12508 [14OC]

S. 1068, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act, S6510 [15MY]

S. 1084, U.S. Military Cancer Institute Center of Excellence Act, S6709 [20MY]

S. 1132, Veterans' Benefits Enhancements Act, S13744-S13748 [31OC]

S. 1132, Veterans' Survivors Benefits Enhancements Act, S7030 [22MY]

S. 1143, Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act, S7142-S7144 [23MY]

S. 1172, Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity (IMPACT) Act, S7246-S7249 [3JN], S16094-S16099 [9DE]

S. 1179, Medicare Chronic Care Improvement Act, S7383-S7387 [4JN]

S. 1197, Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence Act, S7490 [5JN]

S. 1281, Veterans Information and Benefits Enhancement Act, S8134 [18JN]

S. 1366, Chronic Wasting Disease Financial Assistance Act, S8760 [26JN]

S. 1422, Teacher Education for Autistic Children (TEACH) Act, S9594 [17JY]

S. 1447, Border Health Security Act, S9797 [23JY]

S. 1496, Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act, S10270 [30JY]

S. 1509, provide gratuity to veterans, their spouses, and children who contract HIV or AIDS from a blood transfusion relative to a service-connected disability, S10631 [31JY]

S. 1527, Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee, S10649 [31JY]

S. 1588, Environmental Health Research Act, S11167-S11169 [5SE]

S. 1629, Children's Compassionate Care Act, S11682-S11685 [17SE]

S. 1694, Health Care for Veterans of Project 112/Project SHAD Act, S12283 [1OC]

S. 1847, Veterans Comprehensive Hepatitis C Health Care Act, S14455 [11NO]

S. 1896, Tax Relief Extension Act, S15190-S15192 [19NO]

S. 2000, extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research, S16159 [9DE]

S. Con. Res. 33, increase public awareness of scleroderma, S4909 [7AP]

S. Con. Res. 46, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 1298, U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act, S6717, S6786 [20MY], S6918 [22MY], H4382 [21MY]

S. Con. Res. 48, support goals and ideals of National Epilepsy Awareness Month and urge funding for epilepsy research and service programs, S7404 [4JN], S7861 [12JN], H11580 [19NO]

S. Con. Res. 75, issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome, S13149 [23OC]

S. Res. 98, National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week, S4445 [26MR], S12024 [25SE]

S. Res. 109, combat polio, S4974 [8AP]

S. Res. 201, National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, S9977, S9988 [25JY]

S. Res. 205, issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness, S10296 [30JY]

S. Res. 208, improve defenses against the spread of infectious diseases, S10687 [31JY]

S. Res. 222, National Mammography Day, S11353 [10SE], S12025 [25SE]

S. Res. 229, support goals and ideals of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month, S11859, S11873 [23SE]

S. Res. 243, National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, S12622, S12632 [15OC]

S. Res. 252, National Cancer Prevention Month, S13149, S13184 [23OC]

S. Res. 266, combat polio, S14817 [12NO], S15303 [20NO]

S. Res. 267, Year of Polio Awareness, S15081 [18NO]

S. Res. 278, reevaluate necessity and safety of anthrax and smallpox vaccinations for troops, S16031 [25NO]