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Senate Bills - 108th Congress
Session I | Session II
S. 1159Hispanic Health Improvement Act
On May 23, 2003, Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) introduced S. 1159, the Hispanic Health Improvement Act, respectively.
Specific to NIH, this legislation would authorize $2.5 million for each of the Fiscal Years 2004 through 2008 for the NCI
Special Populations Networks, including Redes en Accion. In addition, NCI, HRSA, and IHS would be authorized to award
grants for model programs that provide prevention, early detection, treatment, and appropriate followup care services
for individuals from health disparity populations with cancer or chronic diseases. Finally, NIH would be called to sit
on the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis, which would be tasked with developing a plan to guide the
involvement of the United States in global and cross-border tuberculosis control activities and developing a biennial
congressional report on the activities of the National Program for Tuberculosis Elimination. S. 1159 was referred to the
Senate Committee on Finance. (See H.R. 2258 for companion legislation.)
Legislative Update (August 2003):
Hispanic Health Improvement Act of 2003
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