Sec. 4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Health Resources and Services Administration

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(a)of section 317E of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–6 ) is amended— by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: The Secretary ; and by adding at the end the following: In making grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to awarding grants to State health departments proposing to focus on the prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis in high-risk populations, including foreign-born, homeless, and uninsured populations. . Section 317E of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–6 ) is amended— by redesignating subsections

(c)through

(h)as subsections

(d)through (i), respectively; and by inserting after subsection

(b)the following: The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, may award grants to State and local governments and Federally qualified health centers for coordinating the programs and services of such governments and centers to ensure timely and appropriate prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis. In this subsection, the term Federally qualified health center has the meaning given to such term in section 1861(aa) of the Social Security Act. . Section 317E of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–6 ) is amended— in subsections (d), (e)(1), (e)(3)(A), and (f)(1), as redesignated, by striking subsection

(a)or

(b)each place it appears and inserting subsection (a), (b), or

(c); and in subsection (e)(3)(A), as redesignated, by inserting (subject to subsection (a)(2)) after highest priority . Paragraph

(1)of section 317E(h) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–6(g) ), as redesignated, is amended to read as follows: The Federal Tuberculosis Task Force (in this subsection referred to as the Task Force ) shall provide to the Secretary and other appropriate Federal officials advice on— research into new tools under subsection (b)(2) and ensuring access to such new tools; and the development and implementation of strategies and systems to prevent and mitigate shortages of drugs used in connection with tuberculosis. . Section 317E(i)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–6(h)(1)(A) ) is amended by striking $243,101,250 for fiscal year 2013 and inserting $243,101,250 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2019 .

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42 USC 247b–6
42 USC 247b–6(g)
42 USC 247b–6(h)(1)(A)

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