HR 5914 · 97th Congress · Health
A bill to reduce ineffectiveness and duplication within the Department of Health and Human Services by directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make certain reorganizations within the Department relating to the health functions of the Department.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1982-03-23)
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Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Health Care Delivery Systems Administration (Administration). Delegates to the Administration functions currently performed by specified units of the Health Services Administration and the Health Resources Administration. Directs the Secretary to establish within the Administration a Bureau for Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Health Education. Transfers to such Bureau functions of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, the Center for Health Promotion and Education, the Office of Smoking and Health, and the Center for Environmental Health. Directs the Secretary to establish within the National Institutes of Health a National Institute of Health Statistics and Systems Research. Transfers to such Institute functions of the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Center for Health Services Research. Directs the Secretary to transfer the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to the National Institutes of Health. Directs the Secretary to establish within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health a Center for State Services to be headed by a Deputy Assistant Se…
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Cosponsors (20)
16 Democrats4 Republicans