Mary Colella Autoimmune Disease Awareness Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish an Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee for the purpose of formulating recommendations for the coordination of governmental and private programs and activities relating to autoimmune diseases.
Requires the Coordinating Committee to: (1) develop criteria to be used in defining and identifying autoimmune diseases; (2) monitor federal, state, and private activities with respect to such diseases; (3) make recommendations regarding any appropriate changes to such activities, including recommendations to the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with respect to the development of a strategic plan for the coordination of governmental and private programs and activities relating to autoimmune diseases; (4) develop, annually update, and submit to Congress, biennially, such strategic plan; and (5) make recommendations regarding public participation in decisions relating to autoimmune diseases.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6218 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6218
To provide for the establishment of the Autoimmune Diseases
Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 26, 2012
Ms. Buerkle (for herself, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. King
of New York, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr.
Turner of New York, Ms. Chu, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Marino, Mr. Wolf, Mr.
Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Kelly) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To provide for the establishment of the Autoimmune Diseases
Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee, and for other purposes.
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 ``Mary Colella Autoimmune Disease
Awareness Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES INTERDEPARTMENTAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE.
(a) Establishment.--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:
``SEC. 320B. AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES INTERDEPARTMENTAL COORDINATING
COMMITTEE.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and maintain a
committee, to be known as the Autoimmune Diseases Interdepartmental
Coordinating Committee (referred to in this section as the
`Coordinating Committee'), for the purpose of formulating
recommendations for the coordination of governmental and private
programs and activities relating to autoimmune diseases.
``(b) Composition.--The Coordinating Committee shall be composed of
the following members (or their designees):
``(1) The Assistant Secretary for Health, who shall serve
as the Chair of the Coordinating Committee.
``(2) The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
``(3) The Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
``(4) The Director of the National Institutes of Health.
``(5) The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
``(6) The Administrator of the Health Resources and
Services Administration.
``(7) The Secretary of Education.
``(8) The Secretary of Defense.
``(9) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
``(10) The Commissioner of Social Security.
``(11) Such other Federal officials as the Secretary may
designate or invite, as appropriate, to serve as members on the
Coordinating Committee.
``(c) Responsibilities.--In furtherance of the purpose described in
subsection (a), the Coordinating Committee shall--
``(1) develop criteria to be used in defining and
identifying autoimmune diseases;
``(2) monitor Federal, State, and private activities with
respect to autoimmune diseases;
``(3) make recommendations regarding any appropriate
changes to such activities, including recommendations to the
Director of NIH with respect to the strategic plan developed
under paragraph (5);
``(4) make recommendations regarding public participation
in decisions relating to autoimmune diseases;
``(5) develop and annually update a strategic plan for the
coordination of governmental and private programs and
activities relating to autoimmune diseases, including--
``(A) proposed budgetary requirements;
``(B) a summary of advances in autoimmune disease
research related to causes, prevention, treatment,
early screening, diagnosis or rule out, intervention,
and access to services and supports for individuals
with an autoimmune disease;
``(C) an assessment of research that is being
conducted on autoimmune diseases;
``(D) an assessment of the ability of health care
providers to identify and diagnose autoimmune diseases
properly;
``(E) an assessment of the quality of postgraduate
continuing education programs on autoimmune diseases;
and
``(F) recommendations on education and continuing
education on autoimmune diseases for health care
providers; and
``(6) on a biennial basis, submit to the Congress such
strategic plan and any updates to such plan.
``(d) Funding.--
``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--To carry out this
section, there is authorized to be appropriated $250,000 for
each of fiscal years 2013 through 2016.
``(2) Funding source.--Funds for carrying out this section
shall be derived exclusively from funds made available under
section 241.''.
(b) Conforming Change.--Section 409E of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 284i) is amended by striking subsection (b).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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