Directs the Secretary to establish a National Advisory Committee on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention for Persons With Disabilities to set program priorities.
[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2292 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2292
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program for
promoting good health, disease prevention, and wellness and for the
prevention of secondary conditions for persons with disabilities, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 2, 2003
Mr. Gilchrest introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program for
promoting good health, disease prevention, and wellness and for the
prevention of secondary conditions for persons with disabilities, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention for Persons with Disabilities Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION
PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``SEC. 399O. ESTABLISHMENT OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION
PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants to, or enter into
contracts or cooperative agreements with, public and nonprofit private
entities for the purpose of carrying out programs for promoting good
health, disease prevention, and wellness for persons with disabilities
and preventing secondary conditions in persons with disabilities.
``(b) Certain Authorized Activities.--With respect to promoting
good health and wellness for persons with disabilities described in
subsection (a), activities for which the Secretary may make a grant
under such subsection include--
``(1) coordinating activities for preventing secondary
disabling conditions; for health promotion, disease prevention,
disease prevention and wellness for persons with disabilities;
``(2) conducting demonstrations and interventions;
``(3) conducting surveillances and studies on cost-
effectiveness and efficacy of interventions;
``(4) studying the effects and costs of environmental
barriers for persons with disabilities;
``(5) educating the public; and
``(6) educating and training health professionals
(including allied health professionals) and conducting
activities to improve the clinical skills of such
professionals.
``(c) Reports to Secretary.--The Secretary may not make a grant
under subsection (a) unless the applicant for the grant agrees to
submit to the Secretary such reports as the Secretary may require with
respect to the grant.
``(d) Priorities.--The Secretary shall establish a National
Advisory Committee on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention for
Persons With Disabilities which shall set priorities to carry out this
section and annually evaluate the progress of the program under this
section in implementing the priorities.
``(e) Requirement of Application.--The Secretary may not make a
grant under subsection (a) unless an application for such assistance is
submitted to the Secretary and the application is in such form, is made
in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and
information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out
this section.
``(f) Limitation Regarding Education of Health Professionals.--In
making grants under subsection (a), the Secretary may not, for
activities described in subsection (b)(6), obligate more than 10
percent of the amounts appropriated under subsection (k) for any fiscal
year.
``(g) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide training,
technical assistance, and consultations with respect to the planning,
development, and operation of any program preventing secondary
disabling conditions in persons with disabilities.
``(h) Provisions of Supplies and Services in Lieu of Funds.--
``(1) In general.--On the request of grantee under
subsection (a), the Secretary may, subject to paragraph (2),
provide supplies, equipment, and services for the purpose of
aiding the grantee in carrying out such subsection and, for
such purpose, may detail to the grantee any officer or employee
of the Department of Health and Human Services.
``(2) Corresponding reduction in payments.--With respect to
a request described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
reduce the amount of payments under subsection (a) to the
grantee by an amount equal to the costs of detailing personnel
(including pay, allowances, and travel expenses) and the fair
market value of any supplies, equipment, or services provided
by the Secretary. The Secretary shall, for the payment of
expenses incurred in complying with such request, expend the
amounts withheld.
``(i) Evaluations and Reports.--
``(1) Evaluations.--The Secretary shall, directly or
through contracts with public or private entities, provide for
evaluations of programs carried out pursuant to subsection (a).
``(2) Reports.--The Secretary shall, not later than 18
months after the date of the enactment of the Health Promotion
and Disease Prevention for Persons with Disabilities Act, and
annually thereafter, submit to the Congress a report
summarizing evaluations carried out pursuant to paragraph (1)
during the preceding fiscal year.
``(j) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
``(1) The term `prevention of secondary conditions' means
activities that address the causes of secondary conditions and
activities and refer to the functional limitations involved and
the elimination or reduction of such limitations, including
activities that--
``(A) eliminate or reduce the factors that cause or
predispose a person with disabilities to acquire
secondary conditions or increase functional
limitations;
``(B) increase the early identification of existing
problems to eliminate factors that create or increase
functional limitations;
``(C) mitigate against the effects of disabilities
throughout the life of the individual; and
``(D) implement programs of health promotion,
disease prevention and wellness to assure the greatest
degree of quality of life for persons with
disabilities.
``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of making
grants and contracts under this section, there are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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