State shall prescribe standards and procedures for 
the administration of testing under subsection (a), 
including recording the results of such tests, track-
ing activities, conducting follow-up reviews, and car-
rying out educational activities. 
‘‘(2) DISSEMINATION
OF
INFORMATION.—In 
carrying out this section, the chief executive officer 
for health in each State shall prescribe standards 
and procedures setting forth the manner in which 
testing information is disseminated to a parent or 
guardian of the infant to be tested. 
‘‘(3) FAILURE TO PRESCRIBE.—If a State has 
not prescribed standards and procedures that are 
approved as provided for in paragraph (4) by the 
date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this section, the Discretionary Advisory Committee 
on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children 
established under section 1111 (referred to in this 
section as the ‘Advisory Committee’) shall prescribe 
appropriate standards and procedures for such 
State. 
‘‘(4) REVIEW AND APPROVAL.—The standards 
and procedures prescribed under this subsection 
shall be subject to review and approval by the Advi-
sory Committee. In reviewing or prescribing stand-
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ards and procedures as required under this sub-
section, the Advisory Committee shall consider 
standards and procedures adopted in other States 
with respect to the screening of adrenoleukodystro-
phy, the standards and procedures adopted in such 
State with respect to the screening of infants for 
other heritable diseases, and any scientific evidence 
the Advisory Committee considers relevant to pro-
vide for the screening of infants for adrenoleukodys-
trophy.’’. 
(b) PENALTY.—A State that fails to prescribe stand-
ards and procedures as required under section 1118 of the 
Public Health Service Act shall not be eligible for funds 
under the Heritable Disorders Program established under 
title XI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300b– 
1 et seq.). 
(c) REAUTHORIZATION OF HERITABLE DISORDERS 
PROGRAM.—Section 1117 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300b–16) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1), the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(2) to carry out the Heritable Disorders Pro-
gram under section 1109, $15,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2016 through 2019; and’’. 
SEC. 4. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HERITABLE DISORDERS 
IN NEWBORNS AND CHILDREN. 
Section 1111(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300b–10(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para-
graph (9); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) carry out activities are provided for under 
section 1118; and’’. 
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