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Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2003

Introduced: May 13, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jun 2, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 13, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 13, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prescribe composition requirements for the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis, and direct it to make recommendations on: (1) a national plan to eliminate tuberculosis in the United States; and (2) a plan to guide U.S. involvement in global tuberculosis-control activities, with a focus on high incidence countries and on access to a comprehensive package of tuberculosis control measures.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, directly or through grants, to carry out tuberculosis research, demonstration projects, and public information and education programs.

Authorizes the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to make awards: (1) to faculty of schools of medicine or osteopathic medicine to support the development of high quality curricula to assist interested individuals in learning the principles and practices of preventing, managing, and controlling tuberculosis; and (2) to support the career development of clinically trained professionals committed to pulmonary infection research.

Requires the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of NIH to work to develop a tuberculosis vaccine.

Requires the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences to carry out an international training program regarding tuberculosis.

Requires the Secretary to ensure that a portion of funds appropriated to repay the education loans of qualified health professionals, researchers from disadvantaged backgrounds, and pediatric researchers is reserved for contracts with individuals who research tuberculosis.

What's happening now June 2, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 9, 2004
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 4, 2004
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 23, 2004
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 10, 2004
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 10, 2004
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 9, 2004
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 3, 2004
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 10, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 4, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2068: Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2068/
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"H.R. 2068: Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2068/.
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