122 STAT. 1556 PUBLIC LAW 110–237—MAY 27, 2008 

Public Law 110–237 

110th Congress 

An Act 

To make technical corrections regarding the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act 

of 2007. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO NEWBORN SCREENING 

SAVES LIVES ACT. 

(a) AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.— 

(1) IMPROVED SCREENING.—Section 1109 of the Public 

Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300b–8(j)), as added by section 

2 of the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007, is amended 

by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 

to be appropriated— 

‘‘(1) to provide grants for the purpose of carrying out activities under subsection (a)(1), $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

$15,187,500 for fiscal year 2010, $15,375,000 for fiscal year 

2011, $15,562,500 for fiscal year 2012, and $15,750,000 for 

fiscal year 2013; and 

‘‘(2) to provide grants for the purpose of carrying out activities under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a), 

$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, $15,187,500 for fiscal year 

2010, $15,375,000 for fiscal year 2011, $15,562,500 for fiscal 

year 2012, and $15,750,000 for fiscal year 2013.’’. 

(2) EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS.—Section 1110(d) of 

the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300b–9(d)), as added 

by section 3 of the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 

2007, is amended by striking ‘‘2008’’ and all that follows and 

inserting ‘‘2009, $5,062,500 for fiscal year 2010, $5,125,000 

for fiscal year 2011, $5,187,500 for fiscal year 2012, and 

$5,250,000 for fiscal year 2013.’’. 

(3) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 1111 of the Public 

Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300b–11), as amended by section 

4 of the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007, is 

amended— 

(A) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘2007’’ and 

inserting ‘‘2008’’; 

(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 

‘‘2008’’; 

(C) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 

‘‘2008’’; and 

(D) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2008’’ and all that 

follows and inserting ‘‘2009, $1,012,500 for fiscal year 2010, 

42 USC 300b–10. 

May 27, 2008 

[H.R. 5919] 


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PUBLIC LAW 110–237—MAY 27, 2008 122 STAT. 1557 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5919: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 154 (2008): 

Apr. 30, considered and passed House. 

May 2, considered and passed Senate. 

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$1,025,000 for fiscal year 2011, $1,037,500 for fiscal year 

2012, and $1,050,000 for fiscal year 2013.’’. 

(4) CLEARINGHOUSE.—Section 1112 of the Public Health 

Service Act (as added by section 5 of the Newborn Screening 

Saves Lives Act of 2007) is amended— 

(A) in subsection (b)(4)(D), by striking ‘‘2007’’ and 

inserting ‘‘2008’’; and 

(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2008’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘2009, $2,531,250 for fiscal year 2010, 

$2,562,500 for fiscal year 2011, $2,593,750 for fiscal year 

2012, and $2,625,000 for fiscal year 2013.’’. 

(5) LABORATORY QUALITY.—Section 1113(b) of the Public 

Health Service Act (as added by section 6 of the Newborn 

Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007) is amended by striking 

‘‘2008’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘2009, $5,062,500 

for fiscal year 2010, $5,125,000 for fiscal year 2011, $5,187,500 

for fiscal year 2012, and $5,250,000 for fiscal year 2013.’’. 

(6) INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE.—Section 

1114(e) of the Public Health Service Act (as added by section 

6 of the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007) is amended 

by striking ‘‘2008’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘2009, 

$1,012,500 for fiscal year 2010, $1,025,000 for fiscal year 2011, 

$1,037,500 for fiscal year 2012, and $1,050,000 for fiscal year 

2013.’’. 

(7) HUNTER KELLY RESEARCH PROGRAM.—Section 

1116(a)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (as added by 

section 7 of the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007) 

is amended by striking ‘‘and or’’ and inserting ‘‘, or’’. 

(b) OTHER TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—The Newborn Screening 

Saves Lives Act of 2007 is amended— 

(1) in section 1, by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008’’; 

and 

(2) in section 4(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘, respectively’’ before 

the semicolon. 

Approved May 27, 2008. 

Ante, p. 706. 

Ante, p. 705. 

Ante, p. 711. 

Ante, p. 710. 

Ante, p. 710. 

Ante, p. 708. 


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