United States Code Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

§ 300b–17. Report by Secretary

§ 300b–17.

Report by Secretary

(1)

In general

The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall—

(A)

not later than 1 year after December 18, 2014, submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on activities related to—

(i)

newborn screening; and

(ii)

screening children who have or are at risk for heritable disorders; and

(B)

not less than every 2 years, submit to such committees an updated version of such report.

(2)

Contents

The report submitted under this section shall contain a description of—

(A)

the ongoing activities under sections 300b–8, 300b–9, and 300b–11 through 300b–14 of this title; and

(B)

the amounts expended on such activities.