Comprehensive Lyme Disease Act of 1989

Comprehensive Lyme Disease Act of 1989 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants with respect to Lyme disease: (1) through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, for research and treatment; and (2) through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, for public education. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1992.

 
HR 979 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 979
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of grants for
the purpose of providing for research, treatment, and public education with
respect to Lyme disease.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 9, 1989
Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER (for himself, Mrs. BENTLEY, Mr. DOWNEY, Mr. FISH, Mr. FRANK,
Mr. GARCIA, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. GILMAN, Mrs. LOWEY of New York, Mr. MCGRATH,
Mr. MAVROULES, Mr. MFUME, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. MORRISON of Connecticut, Mr. MRAZEK,
and Mr. OWENS of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of grants for
the purpose of providing for research, treatment, and public education with
respect to Lyme disease.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  This Act may be cited as the `Comprehensive Lyme Disease Act of 1989'.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM FOR RESEARCH, TREATMENT, AND PUBLIC
EDUCATION WITH RESPECT TO LYME DISEASE.
  Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 et
  seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`RESEARCH, TREATMENT, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION WITH RESPECT TO LYME DISEASE
  `SEC. 320A. (a) The Secretary may make grants to public and nonprofit
  private entities to assist such entities in carrying out programs of
  research, treatment, and public education with respect to Lyme disease.
  `(b)(1) With respect to programs of research and treatment, subsection (a)
  shall be carried out by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the
  National Institutes of Health.
  `(2) With respect to programs of public education, subsection (a) shall be
  carried out by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers
  for Disease Control.
  `(c) The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless--
  `(1) an application for the grant is submitted to the Secretary;
  `(2) with respect to carrying out the purpose for which the grant is to
  be made, the application provides assurances of compliance satisfactory
  to the Secretary; and
  `(3) the application otherwise is in such form, is made in such manner,
  and contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the Secretary
  determines to be necessary to carry out such subsection.
  `(d)(1) For the purpose of carrying out programs of research and treatment
  under subsection (a), there is authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000
  for each of the fiscal years 1990 through 1992.
  `(2) For the purpose of carrying out programs of public education under
  subsection (a), there is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each
  of the fiscal years 1990 through 1992.'.