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Sheldon Whitehouse: I further ask that the committee-reported substitute be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third time and…

On the recordJanuary 29, 2014
I further ask that the committee-reported substitute be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to. The bill (S. 1417) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed as follows: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Improved newborn and child screening and follow-up for heritable disorders. Sec. 3. Evaluating the effectiveness of newborn and child screening and follow-up programs. Sec. 4. Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children. Sec. 5. Clearinghouse of Newborn Screening Information. Sec. 6. Laboratory quality and surveillance. Sec. 7. Interagency Coordinating Committee on Newborn and Child Screening. Sec. 8. National contingency plan for newborn screening. Sec. 9. Hunter Kelly Research Program. Sec. 10. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 11. Reports to Congress SEC. 2. IMPROVED NEWBORN AND CHILD SCREENING AND FOLLOW-UP FOR HERITABLE DISORDERS. Section 1109 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.…
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Jan 29, 2014

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