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Children's Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2002

Introduced: October 16, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Oct 28, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 16, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 16, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Children's Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2002 - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for the purposes of: (1) providing comprehensive eye examinations for children, with priority to go to children under nine years old; and (2) developing and disseminating educational materials with regard to the need and benefits of comprehensive eye examinations for children.

Directs the Secretary to coordinate the grant program, as appropriate, with other Federal and State programs that provide services to children. Prohibits a grant from being made unless the State involved agrees not to make payments from the grant for any item or service for which payment has been made, or can reasonably be expected to be made, with respect to such item or service by an entity that provides health services on a prepaid basis or under any of the following: (1) any State compensation program; (2) an insurance policy; or (3) any Federal or State health benefits program.

Requires a State to submit an annual evaluation of the operations and activities carried out under a grant to the Secretary.

Requires a State to submit an application to the Secretary in order to receive a grant, which shall include a plan for the use of the grant.

What's happening now October 28, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 16, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5648: Children's Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5648/
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