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HR 640 112th Congress House

Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry, to authorize research on a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry, to authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 4, 2011 Introduced by: Matsui, Doris O. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Health Advisory bodiesBlood and blood diseasesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental health
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Government information and archivesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMinority healthResearch administration and funding
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Feb 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 10, 2011
Introduced in House
Feb 10, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action February 18, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) develop a system to collect data on acquired bone marrow failure diseases, (2) establish the National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry, and (3) establish the Advisory Committee on Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Diseases to provide recommendations to the Secretary on the Registry.

Allows the Secretary, acting through the Director, to award grants to, and enter to contracts and cooperative agreements with, public or private nonprofit entities for the management of the Registry.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, to conduct pilot studies to determine which environmental factors may cause acquired bone marrow failure diseases.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, to: (1) establish outreach and information programs targeted to minority populations affected by such diseases; (2) undertake a coordinated outreach effort to connect Hispanic, Asian American, and Pacific Islander communities with comprehensive services focused on treatment of, and information about, such diseases; and (3) awards grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, entities to perform research on such diseases.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), to award grants to entities to improve diagnostic practices and quality of care with respect to patients with such diseases.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 640: Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-640/
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