A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for greater and more effective efforts in research and public education with regard to diabetes mellitus.
National Diabetes Mellitus Research and Education Act - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health to establish a National Commission on Diabetes within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
Directs the Commission to formulate a long-range plan to combat diabetes mellitus, which shall include a coordinated research program encompassing investgations, research, training, and collection of data useful in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes mellitus.
Authorizes an appropriation of $1,000,000 to carry out such long-range plan.
Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to develop or substantially expand centers for research and training in diabetes mellitus and related endocrine and metabolic disorders. Authorizes appropriations of $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1975, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, and $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 for such centers.
Directs the Director to establish a Diabetes Mellitus Coordinating Committee to coordinate the total National Institutes of Health and Federal health research activities relating to diabetes mellitus. Empowers the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish the position of Associate Director for Diabetes.
Measure laid on table in House, S. 2830 passed in lieu.
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, S. Rept. 93-653.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate.
Measure passed Senate.
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 12417.
Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 12417.
Conference scheduled in Senate.
Conference scheduled in House.
Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-1147.
Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-1147.
Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report, roll call #367 (356-4).
Roll Call #367 (House)House agreed to conference report, roll call #367 (356-4).
Enacted as Public Law 93-354
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Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report, roll call #296 (94-0).
Roll Call #296 (Senate)Senate agreed to conference report, roll call #296 (94-0).
Roll Call #296 (Senate)Measure presented to President.
Measure presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Public law 93-354.
Public law 93-354.