A bill to direct the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make requests for appropriations for programs respecting a specific disease or category of diseases on the basis of the relative mortality and morbidity rates of the disease or category of diseases and its relative impact on the health of persons in the United States and on the economy.

Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make requests for appropriations for programs under the Public Health Services Act respecting a specific disease or category of diseases on the basis of the relative mortality and morbidity rates of the disease or category of diseases and its relative impact on the health of persons in the United States and on the economy.