S 1902 · 109th Congress · Health
CAMRA Act
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2006-09-25)
Plain Language Summary
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Children and Media Research Advancement Act or the CAMRA Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish an independent panel of experts to: (1) review, synthesize, and report on research, theory, and applications in the social, behavioral, and biological sciences regarding the roles and impact of the use of and exposure to electronic media on youth in certain core areas of child and adolescent development; and (2) establish research priorities regarding such issues. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct initial pilot projects to supplement and inform the panel's work. Requires the Director to develop and implement a program that funds additional research determined to be necessary by the panel concerning the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children and adolescents, with a particular focus on media content, format, length of exposure, age of the child or adolescent, and nature of parental involvement.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 1902, Children and Media Reseach Advancement Act
Aug 18, 2006<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on March 8, 2006</p>
Full CBO report ↗S. 1902, Children and Media Reseach Advancement Act
Aug 18, 2006Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on March 8, 2006
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (6)
3 Democrats3 Republicans