II 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5919 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 1, 2008 
Received 
AN ACT 
To make technical corrections regarding the Newborn 
Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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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 Screen-
ing 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 car-
rying 
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 car-
rying 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.—Sec-
tion 1110(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
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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 fis-
cal 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, $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 
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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
COM-
MITTEE.—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.’’. 
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(7) HUNTER
KELLY
RESEARCH
PROGRAM.— 
Section 1116(a)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service 
Act (as added by section 7 of the Newborn Screen-
ing Saves Lives Act of 2007) is amended by striking 
‘‘and or’’ and inserting ‘‘, or’’. 
(b) OTHER TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—The New-
born Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 is amended— 
(1) in section 1, by striking ‘‘2007’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2008’’; and 
(2) in section 4(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘, respec-
tively’’ before the semicolon. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 30, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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