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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 670 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 714
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 670

                          [Report No. 118-874]

   To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to direct the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a clearinghouse on 
           intellectual disabilities, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2023

 Mr. Molinaro (for himself and Ms. Sherrill) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

                           December 16, 2024

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Ryan, Mr. Trone, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
Lawler, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Langworthy, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. LaLota, Ms. Meng, 
  Mr. D'Esposito, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Lieu, Mr. 
 Gottheimer, Ms. Craig, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Landsman, Mr. 
  Phillips, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Jackson of North Carolina, Mrs. 
        Gonzalez-Colon, Mr. Williams of New York, and Ms. Norton

                           December 16, 2024

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                               31, 2023]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
   To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to direct the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a clearinghouse on 
           intellectual 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 ``Think Differently Database Act''.

SEC. 2. PROMOTING AWARENESS OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH 
              DISABILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in 
this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish and 
update periodically a publicly-available website to provide information 
with respect to resources and information for people with a disability 
and the caregivers and families of such people. Such website shall 
include--
            (1) information on eligibility to receive medical 
        assistance under a State plan under the Medicaid program under 
        title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) 
        (or a waiver of such plan) based on a qualifying disability, 
        including--
                    (A) general information about eligibility under 
                subclauses (XIII), (XV), (XVI), and (XIX) of section 
                1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii));
                    (B) which States offer Medicaid buy-in programs; 
                and
                    (C) the specific eligibility requirements of each 
                such program;
            (2) information about how to contact each State's Medicaid 
        office for information about Medicaid and Children's Health 
        Insurance Program eligibility, including links and phone 
        numbers for State contacts;
            (3) information on Medicaid-covered long-term services and 
        supports available to individuals eligible for medical 
        assistance under a State plan under the Medicaid program under 
        title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) 
        (or a waiver of such plan); and
            (4) where applicable, the duration of wait lists to receive 
        the services described in paragraph (3).
    (b) Promotion.--The Secretary shall, as applicable and appropriate, 
identify and disseminate promotional activities to improve, among 
people with a disability and the caretakers and families of such 
people, the awareness of the resources included in the website 
established under subsection (a), such as through collaboration with 
the Social Security Administration during its annual updates to the Red 
Book.
    (c) Model.--In establishing the website under this section, the 
Secretary may use the website thinkdifferently.net as a model.
    (d) Nonapplication of Paperwork Reduction Act.--Chapter 35 of title 
44, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995''), shall not apply to the implementation of this 
section.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to direct the 
        Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a website 
        to promote awareness of available resources for individuals 
        with disabilities, and for other purposes''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 714

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 670

                          [Report No. 118-874]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to direct the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a clearinghouse on 
           intellectual disabilities, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 16, 2024

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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