SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Arthritis Prevention, 
Control, and Cure Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCING PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIVITIES RELATED 
TO ARTHRITIS THROUGH THE NATIONAL AR-
THRITIS ACTION PLAN. 
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 314 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 315. NATIONAL ARTHRITIS ACTION PLAN. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PLAN.—The Secretary 
may develop and implement a National Arthritis Action 
Plan (in this section referred to as the ‘Plan’) consistent 
with this section. 
‘‘(b) 
CONTROL, 
PREVENTION, 
AND
SURVEIL-
LANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the Plan, the Sec-
retary may, directly or through competitive grants to 
eligible entities, conduct, support, and promote the 
coordination of research, investigations, demonstra-
tions, training, and studies relating to the control, 
prevention, and surveillance of arthritis and other 
rheumatic diseases. 
‘‘(2) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) PROVISION.—Upon the request of an 
applicant receiving a grant under paragraph
(1), the Secretary may, subject to subparagraph 
(B), provide training, technical assistance, sup-
plies, equipment, or services for the purpose of 
aiding the applicant in carrying out grant ac-
tivities and, for such purpose, may detail to the 
applicant any officer or employee of the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(B) CORRESPONDING REDUCTION IN PAY-
MENTS.—With respect to a request described in 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall reduce 
the amount of payments under the grant under 
paragraph (1) to the applicant involved by an 
amount equal to the costs of detailing personnel 
(including pay, allowances, and travel expenses) 
and the fair market value of any supplies, 
equipment, or services provided by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(3) ARTHRITIS
PREVENTION
RESEARCH
AT 
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVEN-
TION.—The Secretary may provide additional grant 
support under this subsection to encourage the ex-
pansion of research related to the prevention and 
management of arthritis at the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a public 
or private nonprofit entity that demonstrates to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary, in the application de-
scribed in subsection (e), the ability of the entity to 
carry out the activities described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the Plan, the Sec-
retary may coordinate and carry out national edu-
cation and outreach activities, directly or through 
the provision of grants to eligible entities, to sup-
port, develop, and implement education initiatives 
and outreach strategies appropriate for arthritis and 
other rheumatic diseases. 
‘‘(2) INITIATIVES AND STRATEGIES.—Initiatives 
and strategies implemented under paragraph (1) 
may include public awareness campaigns, public 
service announcements, and community partnership 
workshops, as well as programs targeted to busi-
nesses and employers, managed care organizations, 
and health care providers. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In carrying out paragraph (1), 
the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) may emphasize prevention, early di-
agnosis, and appropriate management of arthri-