HR 2021 · 100th Congress · Health

National Advisory Panel on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Act of 1987

Introduced 1987-04-08· Sponsored by Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17]· House

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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1987-04-09)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Advisory Panel on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Act of 1987 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to make grants for the development, establishment, and operation of a national advisory panel on acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Requires the Secretary to request an application for such grant from and make such grant to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, with provision for grants to other appropriate nonprofit private entities if the Institute submits no acceptable application. Requires the panel to: (1) advise the Congress and the President concerning policies and programs regarding AIDS; (2) make recommendations for changing health care services, public health activities, and research relating to AIDS; (3) monitor the spread of AIDS among given populations; (4) evaluate certain research activities associated with AIDS; (5) evaluate health services provided to individuals with AIDS; (6) analyze Federal, State, and local public efforts to combat AIDS; (7) assess efforts among different geographic areas to coordinate and share information about AIDS; (8) study the legal an…

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Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Republican