Congress 108 - HR 2456 - Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Research and Care Act

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Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Research and Care Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health, in coordination with other specified officials, to expand and intensify research and related activities of the Institute with regard to Diamond-Blackfan Anemia. States that the Director shall as part of such effort award grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or private entities to support a comprehensive research initiative.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to: (1) maintain and expand the Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Registry; and (2) establish a comprehensive clinical care center for Diamond-Blackfan Anemia.

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Jun 24, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 12, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 12, 2003

Introduced in House

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