To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend funding for the special diabetes program for type I diabetes.

Bill: 115-hr-3924
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2017-10-03
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations

Digestive and metabolic diseases

Health programs administration and funding

Health promotion and preventive care

Medical research

Research administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2017-10-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-10-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2019 the Special Diabetes Program. The program is administered by the National Institutes of Health and focuses on research regarding the prevention and cure of type I diabetes.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3924 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 3, 2017 Mrs. Brooks of Indiana (for herself, Ms. DeGette , and Mr. Reed ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend funding for the special diabetes program for type I diabetes.

1. Extension for special diabetes program for type I diabetes Section 330B(b)(2)(C) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254c–2(b)(2)(C) ) is amended by striking 2017 and inserting 2019 .