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US S2238

US S2238
FASD Respect Act Advancing FASD Research, Services and Prevention Act


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Introduced
06/24/2021
In Committee
06/24/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention and Services program, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the "Advancing FASD Research, Services and Prevention Act" or the "FASD Respect Act", aims to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Prevention and Services program. The key provisions of the bill include: - Establishing a research program on FASD at the National Institutes of Health, with funding of $30 million per year from 2022 to 2027. - Expanding surveillance, public health research, and prevention activities on FASD at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with funding of $13 million per year from 2022 to 2027. - Providing grants to states and tribes to establish comprehensive and coordinated FASD systems of care, with funding of $32 million per year from 2022 to 2027. - Promoting community partnerships to integrate culturally-appropriate FASD services, with funding of $5 million per year from 2022 to 2027. - Establishing a FASD Center for Excellence to build national capacity on FASD prevention, identification, and intervention, with funding of $8 million per year from 2022 to 2027. - Authorizing programs at the Departments of Education and Justice to address FASD-related issues in the education and justice systems. The bill aims to improve prevention, identification, and support for individuals affected by FASD and other conditions related to prenatal substance exposure.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (11)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 06/24/2021)

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