Sec. 2. IMPROVED NEWBORN AND CHILD SCREENING AND FOLLOWUP FOR HERITABLE DISORDERS
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## SEC. 2 IMPROVED NEWBORN AND CHILD SCREENING AND FOLLOWUP FOR HERITABLE DISORDERS Section 1109 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300b-8) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— ######
(i)by striking “subsection (j)” and inserting “section 1117”; and ######
(ii)by striking “and in consultation with the Advisory Committee” and inserting “and taking into consideration the expertise of the Advisory Committee”; #####
(B)by amending paragraph
(2)to read as follows: > > #### “(2) > > to assist in providing health care professionals and newborn screening laboratory personnel with education in newborn screening, counseling, and training in— > > > ##### “(A) > > relevant and new technologies in newborn screening and congenital, genetic, and metabolic disorders; > > > ##### “(B) > > the importance of the timeliness of collection, delivery, receipt, and screening of specimens; and > > > ##### “(C) > > sharing of medical and diagnostic information with providers and families;” > ; #####
(C)in paragraph (3), by striking “and” at the end; #####
(D)in paragraph (4)— ######
(i)by striking “treatment” and inserting “followup and treatment”; and ######
(ii)by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and #####
(E)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(5) > > to improve the timeliness of— > > > ##### “(A) > > the collection, delivery, receipt, and screening of specimens; and > > > ##### “(B) > > the diagnosis of heritable disorders in newborns.” > ; ####
(2)in subsection (c), by striking “application submitted for a grant under subsection (a)(1)” and inserting “application for a grant under this section”; ####
(3)in subsection (h), by striking “application submitted under subsection (c)(2)” each place it appears and inserting “application for a grant under this section”; and ####
(4)by striking subsection
(j)(relating to authorization of appropriations).
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