S 3158 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Children's Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2002

Introduced Nov 14, 2002 Originated Senate Sponsor Jack Reed D-RI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 14, 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedNov 14, 2002
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 14, 2002.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-OH	Mike DeWine	Original	Nov 14, 2002

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Nov 14, 2002Introduced in Senate
Nov 14, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 14, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11080)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 5648	Children's Vision Improvement and Learning Readiness Act of 2002	Identical bill	Oct 28, 2002

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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