A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide assistance for Tay-Sachs disease screening, counseling, and research programs.
National Tay-Sachs Disease Control Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a national program for voluntary Tay-Sachs disease screening and counseling.
Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants and enter into contracts for research in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Tay-Sachs disease.
Authorizes the appropriation of $2,500,000 for fiscal year 1977 for making grants to public and nonprofit entities to establish and operate such screening programs. Sets forth the procedure for applications for and administration of such grants.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
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