A bill to provide for a one year extension of programs under title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2007 to carry out title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act (popularly known as the Ryan White Care Act). Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in determining the amounts of formula grants for FY2007, from using a methodology for counting the number of AIDS or HIV cases that is different than the methodology used by the Secretary for FY2006.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. 3944 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3944

To provide for a one year extension of programs under title XXVI of the 
                       Public Health Service Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 26, 2006

 Mr. Lautenberg (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Schumer, 
   Mr. Obama, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Nelson of Florida) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for a one year extension of programs under title XXVI of the 
                       Public Health Service Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS.

    (a) Authorizations of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007.--
Notwithstanding any provision of title XXVI of the Public Health 
Service Act:
            (1) For the purpose of carrying out part A of such title, 
        there is authorized to be appropriated $634,209,704 for fiscal 
        year 2007.
            (2) For the purpose of carrying out part B of such title, 
        there is authorized to be appropriated $1,247,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2007.
            (3) For the purpose of grants to States that demonstrate 
        unmet needs with respect to HIV/AIDS and that do not have any 
        areas that receive grants under part A of such title for fiscal 
        year 2007, there is authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 
        for fiscal year 2007.
            (4) For the purpose of carrying out part C of such title, 
        there is authorized to be appropriated $218,600,000 for fiscal 
        year 2007.
            (5) For the purpose of carrying out part D of such title, 
        there is authorized to be appropriated $75,385,648 for fiscal 
        year 2007.
            (6) For purposes of AIDS Education and Training Centers 
        under section 2692 of part F of such title, there is authorized 
        to be appropriated $35,983,900 for fiscal year 2007.
            (7) For purposes of dental programs under section 2692 of 
        part F of such title, there is authorized to be appropriated 
        $13,570,182 for fiscal year 2007.
Amounts appropriated under this subsection are available to the 
Secretary until the end of fiscal year 2009.
    (b) Names-Based Reporting of Cases; Other Changes Regarding 
Methodology for Counting Cases.--Notwithstanding any provision of title 
XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, the Secretary may not, in 
determining the amounts of formula grants under such title for fiscal 
year 2007, use a methodology for counting the number of cases of 
acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or the number of cases of HIV, 
that is different than the methodology used by the Secretary for such 
purposes for fiscal year 2006.
    (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms ``HIV'' 
and ``Secretary'' have the meanings that apply to such terms under 
title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act.
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