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Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act of 2009

Introduced: February 25, 2009 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 22, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Apr 22, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

Apr 22, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Feb 26, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Feb 25, 2009

Referred to House Ways and Means

Feb 25, 2009

Referred to House Education and Labor

Feb 25, 2009

Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform

Feb 25, 2009

Referred to House Energy and Commerce

Feb 25, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Feb 25, 2009

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to take certain actions regarding eating disorder research, including to: (1) implement a scientifically justified budget for research on eating disorders; (2) coordinate and evaluate NIH research activities and programs; (3) expand NIH research on eating disorders; (4) establish a task force on eating disorder research; and (5) provide for centers of excellence for research on eating disorders.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) provide for the collection, analysis, and reporting of epidemiological data on eating disorders; (2) establish a Center of Eating Disorders Epidemiology to collect and analyze information on eating disorders; and (3) establish a CDC clearinghouse for the collection and storage of data generated under this Act.

Sets forth provisions providing for education and training on eating disorders, including requirements for: (1) developing and implementing a training program for health professionals on eating disorders; (2) establishing the Task Force on Eating Disorders Prevention in Educational Institutions to develop and provide training on eating disorders identification and prevention for students, faculty, coaches, and staff in schools; and (3) conducting public service announcements.

Amends the PHSA, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan that provides medical and surgical benefits to also provide coverage for eating disorders. Applies such requirement to coverage offered in the individual market and coverage offered under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program.

What's happening now April 22, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

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