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HR 2919 101th Congress House Health Artificial limbs Biomedical engineering Biomedical materials Disabled Employment of the handicapped Federal aid to handicapped services Medical innovations Medical research Medical technology Prosthesis Rehabilitation of the physically handicapped Research Veterans' rehabilitation

Claude Pepper Act for Amputees

Introduced: July 18, 1989 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 101st Congress ended
It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Aug 24, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Jul 18, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 18, 1989
Introduced in House
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Claude Pepper Act for Amputees - Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to authorize the Director of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation to conduct a research program to finance development of advanced technology prosthetic and orthotic devices by Federal, State, and local government agencies and qualified private organizations.

Requires such program to include research on: (1) the development of lower and upper limb devices; (2) useful applications of modern materials; and (3) new methods of utilizing body power.

Directs the Secretary of Education to prescribe regulations for such program within 90 days.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 and 1991 for such research program. Requires that at least ten percent of such funds be used to make grants to providers of prosthetic and orthotic services who are approved under agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

What's happening now August 24, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2919: Claude Pepper Act for Amputees. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2919/
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