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Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1997

Introduced: March 18, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 21, 1998
See S.419.
Mar 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Mar 18, 1997
Introduced in House
Mar 18, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish birth defects prevention and research programs.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), to provide for collection, analysis, and reporting of birth defects statistics from birth certificates, infant death certificates, hospital records, or other sources and to collect and disaggregate such statistics by gender and racial and ethnic group.

Directs the Secretary to establish at least five regional birth defects monitoring and research programs to collect and analyze information on the number, incidence, correlation, and causes of birth defects. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of CDC, to award grants or enter into cooperative agreements with specified entities to serve as Centers of Excellence for Birth Defects Prevention Research. Requires one of the Centers to focus on birth defects among ethnic minorities.

Requires the CDC to establish a clearinghouse for the collection and storage of data generated from birth defects monitoring programs developed under this Act.

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the CDC, to provide for the evaluation, and implementation of prevention strategies designed to reduce the incidence and effects of birth defects. Requires the Secretary, acting through the CDC, to consult with State and local governmental agencies, managed care organizations, nonprofit organizations, physicians, and other health professionals and organizations.

Directs the Secretary to establish an Advisory Committee for Birth Defects Prevention.

Requires the Secretary to report biennially to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources regarding birth defects.

Subjects the provisions of this Act to requirements of the Privacy Act. Applies all Federal laws relating to the privacy of information to the data and information that is collected under this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now April 21, 1998

See S.419.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6 Republican 2 Independent 1