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97-hr-6355 97 hr 6355 A bill to make technical corrections in health and other laws amended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 and for other purposes. Health 1982-05-12 1982-09-15 Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 227 - 165 (Record Vote No: 325). House Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] CA D W000215 0 (Reported to House from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendment, H. Rept. 97-793) Makes technical and conforming amendments to: (1) the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981; (2) the Public Health Service Act; (3) the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970; (4) the Controlled Substances Act; (5) the Consumer Product Safety Act; (6) the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970; and (7) the Health Planning and Resources Development Amendments of 1970. Amends the Public Health Service Act, effective as of October 1, 1982, to revise the alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health block grant formula to include specified mental health demonstration funds in State allotment determinations. Amends the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to provide that for purposes of remedies respecting banned hazardous substances: (1) the term "manufacturer" includes an importer for resale; and (2) a dealer who sells an article or substance wholesale shall be considered the distributor for such sale. Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1984 for nurse anesthetist training. Requires a baccalaureate degree (currently a postbaccalaureate degree is required) for specified nonpublic health school graduate health traineeships. Eliminates a requirement that graduate health administration programs maintain the number of first year students enrolled in the program. Provides that funds appropriated under title VIII (Nurse Training) of such Act may be used to provide technical assistance for any authority under such title. Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services to sell real property pledged as security on specified medical facility loans. Eliminates the requirement that the National Center for Health Statistics serve as a clearinghouse for guideline information on the health effects of working conditions and the environment. Permits grants to community health centers serving underserved populations for the purpose of repaying certain Farmers Home Administration loans. Permits Public Health Service appointments in the field of psychology. Transfers the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health from the Centers for Disease Control to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Amends the Federal Security Agency Appropriations Act to authorize cash advances within NIH for supply purchases. Renames the Office of Health Information, Health Promotion and Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine as the Office of Health Promotion. Increases the period during which the Secretary may provide State and local health emergency assistance from 45 days to six months. Shifts the 1982 authorization of appropriations for primary care research and demonstration projects from urban to rural projects. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  

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