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This Act may be cited as the ''Hereditary Disorders Newborn
Screening Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF STATES TO PROVIDE NEWBORN AND
CHILD SCREENING FOR HERITABLE DISORDERS.

Part A of title XI of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
300b-1 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

''SEC. 1108. IMPROVED NEWBORN AND CHILD SCREENING FOR HERITABLE
DISORDERS.

''(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator
of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall award grants
to eligible entities to enhance, improve or expand the ability of State
and local public health agencies to provide screening, counseling or
preventive care services to newborns and children having or at risk for
heritable disorders.
''(b) Use of Funds.--Amounts provided under a grant awarded under
subsection (a) shall be used to--
''(1) establish, expand, or improve systems or programs to
provide screening, counseling, testing or specialty services
for newborns and children at risk for heritable disorders;
''(2) establish, expand, or improve programs or services to
reduce mortality or morbidity from heritable disorders;
''(3) establish, expand, or improve systems or programs to
provide information and counseling on available therapies for
newborns and children with heritable disorders;
''(4) improve the access of medically underserved
populations to screening, counseling, testing and specialty
services for newborns and children having or at risk for
heritable disorders; or
''(5) conduct such other activities as may be necessary to
enable newborns and children having or at risk for heritable
disorders to receive screening, counseling, testing or
specialty services, regardless of income, race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.
''(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (a) an entity shall--
''(1) be a State or political subdivision of a State, or a
consortium of 2 or more States or political subdivisions of
States; and
''(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an application
that includes--
''(A) a plan to use amounts awarded under the grant
to meet specific health status goals and objectives
relative to heritable disorders, including attention to
needs of medically underserved populations;
''(B) a plan for the collection of outcome data or
other methods of evaluating the degree to which amounts
awarded under this grant will be used to achieve the
goals and objectives identified under subparagraph (A);
''(C) a plan for monitoring and ensuring the
quality of services provided under the grant;
''(D) an assurance that amounts awarded under the
grant will be used only to implement the approved plan
for the State;
''(E) an assurance that the provision of services
under the plan is coordinated with services provided
under programs implemented in the State under titles V,
XVIII, XIX, XX, or XXI of the Social Security Act
(subject to Federal regulations applicable to such
programs) so that the coverage of services under such
titles is not substantially diminished by the use of
granted funds; and
''(F) such other information determined by the
Secretary to be necessary.
''(d) Limitation.--An eligible entity may not use amounts received
under this section to--
''(1) provide cash payments to or on behalf of affected
individuals;
''(2) provide inpatient services;
''(3) purchase land or make capital improvements to
property; or
''(4) provide for proprietary research or training.
''(e) Voluntary Participation.--The participation by any individual
in any program or portion thereof established or operated with funds
received under this section shall be wholly voluntary and shall not be
a prerequisite to eligibility for or receipt of any other service or
assistance from, or to participation in, another Federal or State
program.
''(f) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds appropriated under this
section shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal,
State, and local public funds provided for activities of the type
described in this section.
''(g) Publication.
''(1) In general.--An application submitted under
subsection (c)(2) shall be made public by the State in such a
manner as to facilitate comment from any person, including
through hearings and other methods used to facilitate comments
from the public.
''(2) Comments.--Comments received by the State after the
publication described in paragraph (1) shall be addressed in
the application submitted under subsection (c)(2).
''(h) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide to
entities receiving grants under subsection (a) such technical
assistance as may be necessary to ensure the quality of programs
conducted under this section.
''(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, such sums as may be necessary
for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2011.

''SEC. 1109. EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NEWBORN AND CHILD
SCREENING PROGRAMS.

''(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to eligible
entities to provide for the conduct of demonstration programs to
evaluate the effectiveness of screening, counseling or preventive care
services in reducing the morbidity and mortality caused by heritable
disorders in newborns and children.
''(b) Demonstration Programs.--A demonstration program conducted
under a grant under this section shall be designed to evaluate and
assess, within the jurisdiction of the entity receiving such grant--
''(1) the effectiveness of screening, counseling, testing
or specialty services for newborns and children at risk for
heritable disorders in reducing the morbidity and mortality
associated with such disorders;
''(2) the effectiveness of screening, counseling, testing
or specialty services in accurately and reliably diagnosing
heritable disorders in newborns and children; or
''(3) the availability of screening, counseling, testing or
specialty services for newborns and children at risk for
heritable disorders.
''(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
subsection (a) an entity shall be a State or political subdivision of a
State, or a consortium of 2 or more States or political subdivisions of
States.

''SEC. 1110. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HERITABLE DISORDERS IN NEWBORNS AND
CHILDREN.

''(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an advisory
committee to be known as the 'Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders
in Newborns and Children' (referred to in this section as the 'Advisory
Committee').
''(b) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall--
''(1) provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary
concerning grants and projects awarded or funded under section
1108;
''(2) provide technical information to the Secretary for
the development of policies and priorities for the
administration of grants under section 1108; and
''(3) provide such recommendations, advice or information
as may be necessary to enhance, expand or improve the ability
of the Secretary to reduce the mortality or morbidity from
heritable disorders.
''(c) Membership.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary shall appoint not to
exceed 15 members to the Advisory Committee. In appointing such
members, the Secretary shall ensure that the total membership
of the Advisory Committee is an odd number.
''(2) Required members.--The Secretary shall appoint to the
Advisory Committee under paragraph (1)--
''(A) the Administrator of the Health Resources and
Services Administration;
''(B) the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention;
''(C) the Director of the National Institutes of
Health;
''(D) the Director of the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality;
''(E) medical or scientific professionals with
special expertise in heritable disorders, or in
providing screening, counseling, testing or specialty
services for newborns and children at risk for
heritable disorders;
''(F) members of the public having special
expertise about or concern with heritable disorders;
and
''(G) representatives from such Federal agencies,
public health constituencies, and medical professional
societies as determined to be necessary by the
Secretary, to fulfill the duties of the Advisory
Committee, as established under subsection (b).''.
Student:
Directs the Secretary to award grants to eligible entities to provide for the conduct of demonstration programs to evaluate the effectiveness of screening, counseling or preventive care services in reducing the morbidity and mortality caused by heritable disorders in newborns and children.
Direct the Secretary to establish an advisory committee to be known as the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children.