nitive, and language status of these children at
school age.
(6) Promote the sharing of data regarding early
hearing loss with State-based birth defects and de-
velopmental disabilities monitoring programs for the
purpose of identifying previously unknown causes of
hearing loss.
(b) NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.—The Direc-
tor of the National Institutes of Health, acting through
the Director of the National Institute on Deafness and
Other Communication Disorders, shall for purposes of this
Act carry out a program of research on the efficacy of
new screening techniques and technology, including clini-
cal trials of screening methods, studies on efficacy of inter-
vention, and related basic and applied research.
SEC. 5. COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out programs under
this Act, the Administrator of the Health Resources and
Services Administration, the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, and the Director of the
National Institutes of Health shall collaborate and consult
with other Federal agencies; State and local agencies (in-
cluding those responsible for early intervention services
pursuant to part C of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act); consumer groups serving individuals who
are deaf and hard-of-hearing; persons who are deaf and
hard-of-hearing and their families; qualified professional
personnel who are proficient in deaf or hard-of-hearing
children’s language and who possess the specialized knowl-
edge, skills, and attributes needed to serve deaf and hard-
of-hearing infants, toddlers, children, and their families;
other health and education professionals and organiza-
tions; third-party payers and managed care organizations;
and related commercial industries.
(b) POLICY DEVELOPMENT.—The Administrator of
the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Di-
rector of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
and the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall
coordinate and collaborate on recommendations for policy
development at the Federal and State levels and with the
private sector, including consumer and professional based
organizations, with respect to early hearing detection, di-
agnosis, and treatment/intervention.
(c) STATE EARLY DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND
INTERVENTION NETWORKS; DATA COLLECTION.—The
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Ad-
ministration and the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention shall coordinate and collaborate
in assisting States to establish early detection, diagnosis,
and intervention networks under section 3 and to develop
a data collection system under section 4.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) STATEWIDE EARLY DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND
INTERVENTION NETWORKS.—For the purpose of carrying
out section 3, there are authorized to be appropriated
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $8,000,000 for fiscal year
2000, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the
fiscal years 2001 through 2003.
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, DATA MANAGEMENT,
AND APPLIED RESEARCH.—
(1) CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PRE-
VENTION.—For the purpose of carrying out section
4(a), there are authorized to be appropriated
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $7,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2000, and such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2003.
(2) NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.—For
the purpose of carrying out section 4(b), there are
authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for fiscal
year 1999, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
years 2001 through 2003.
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