‘‘(ii) the activities of other entities 
that participate in the program, including 
nonprofit organizations, patient advocacy 
groups, and medical societies; and 
‘‘(B) makes recommendations for the fu-
ture direction of asthma activities, in consulta-
tion with researchers from the National Insti-
tutes of Health and other member bodies of the 
National Asthma Education and Prevention 
Program who are qualified to review and ana-
lyze data and evaluate interventions, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) description of how the Federal 
Government may improve its response to 
asthma including identifying any barriers 
that may exist; 
‘‘(ii) description of how the Federal 
Government may continue, expand, and 
improve its private-public partnerships 
with respect to asthma including identi-
fying any barriers that may exist; 
‘‘(iii) identification of steps that may 
be taken to reduce the— 
‘‘(I) morbidity, mortality, and 
overall prevalence of asthma; 
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‘‘(II) financial burden of asthma 
on society; 
‘‘(III) burden of asthma on dis-
proportionately affected areas, par-
ticularly those in medically under-
served populations (as defined in sec-
tion 330(b)(3)); and 
‘‘(IV) burden of asthma as a 
chronic disease; 
‘‘(iv) identification of programs and 
policies that have achieved the steps de-
scribed under clause (iii), and steps that 
may be taken to expand such programs 
and policies to benefit larger populations; 
and 
‘‘(v) recommendations for future re-
search and interventions. 
‘‘(2) UPDATES TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(A) CONGRESSIONAL REQUEST.—During 
the 5-year period following the submission of 
the report under paragraph (1), the program 
shall submit updates and revisions of the report 
upon the request of the Congress. 
‘‘(B) FIVE-YEAR REEVALUATION.—At the 
end of the 5-year period following the submis-
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sion of the report under paragraph (1), the pro-
gram shall evaluate its analyses and rec-
ommendations under such report and determine 
whether a new report to the Congress is nec-
essary, and make appropriate recommendations 
to the Congress.’’. 
SEC. 5. ASTHMA–RELATED ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTERS 
FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. 
Section 317I of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 247b–10) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 317I. ASTHMA-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTERS 
FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION AND 
EDUCATION
TO
THE PUBLIC.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, shall collaborate with State and local 
health departments to conduct activities, including the 
provision of information and education to the public re-
garding asthma including— 
‘‘(1) deterring the harmful consequences of un-
controlled asthma; and 
‘‘(2) disseminating health education and infor-
mation regarding prevention of asthma episodes and 
strategies for managing asthma. 
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‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT OF STATE ASTHMA PLANS.— 
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, shall collaborate with 
State and local health departments to develop State plans 
incorporating public health responses to reduce the burden 
of asthma, particularly regarding disproportionately af-
fected populations. 
‘‘(c) COMPILATION OF DATA.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, shall, in cooperation with State and local 
public health officials— 
‘‘(1) conduct asthma surveillance activities to 
collect data on the prevalence and severity of asth-
ma, the effectiveness of public health asthma inter-
ventions, and the quality of asthma management, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) collection of household data on the 
local burden of asthma; 
‘‘(B) surveillance of health care facilities; 
and 
‘‘(C) collection of data not containing indi-
vidually identifiable information from electronic 
health records or other electronic communica-
tions; 
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‘‘(2) compile and annually publish data regard-
ing the prevalence and incidence of childhood asth-
ma, the child mortality rate, and the number of hos-
pital admissions and emergency department visits by 
children associated with asthma nationally and in 
each State and at the county level by age, sex, race, 
and ethnicity, as well as lifetime and current preva-
lence; and 
‘‘(3) compile and annually publish data regard-
ing the prevalence and incidence of adult asthma, 
the adult mortality rate, and the number of hospital 
admissions and emergency department visits by 
adults associated with asthma nationally and in each 
State and at the county level by age, sex, race, eth-
nicity, industry, and occupation, as well as lifetime 
and current prevalence. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION OF DATA COLLECTION.—The 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, in conjunction with State and local health depart-
ments, shall coordinate data collection activities under 
subsection (c)(2) so as to maximize comparability of re-
sults. 
‘‘(e) COLLABORATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention are encouraged to collabo-
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rate with national, State, and local nonprofit organi-
zations to provide information and education about 
asthma, and to strengthen such collaborations when 
possible. 
‘‘(2) SPECIFIC
ACTIVITIES.—The Division of 
Adolescent and School Health is encouraged to ex-
pand its activities with non-Federal partners, espe-
cially State-level entities. 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—In addition to any 
other authorization of appropriations that is available to 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized 
to be appropriated to such Centers such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 for 
the purpose of carrying out this section.’’. 
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