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 98 STAT. 2854

PUBLIC LAW 98-555—OCT. 30, 1984

Public Law 98-555 98th Congress An Act Oct. 30, 1984 [S. 2301] Preventive Health Amendments of 1984. 42 USC 201 note. 42 USC 201 note.

Grants.

To revise and extend programs for the provision of health services and preventive health services, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That (a) this Act may be cited as the "Preventive Health Amendments of 1984". (b) Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Public Health Service Act. SEC. 2. (a) Section 317(j)(l) (42 U.S.C. 247bO')(l)) is amended— (1) by striking out "immunize children against immunizable diseases" and inserting in lieu thereof "immunize individuals against vaccine-preventable diseases", and (2) by striking out "and" after "1983," and by inserting before the period a comma and the following: "$52,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, $59,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1986, and $65,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987". (b) Section 317(j)(2) is amended by striking out "and" after "1983," and by inserting before the period a comma and the following: "$8,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, $9,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1986, and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987". SEC. 3. (a) The first sentence of section 318(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 247c(d)(l)) is amended by striking out "and" after "1983," and by inserting before the period a comma and the following: "$57,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, $62,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1986, and $68,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987". (b)(1) Subsection (a) of section 318 is amended by striking out "research" and all that follows in such section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "research in, and training and public health programs for, the prevention and control of sexually transmitted diseases.". (2) Subsection (b) of section 318 is amended to read as follows: "(b) The Secretary may make grants to States, political subdivisions of States, and any other public and nonprofit private entity for— "(1) research into the prevention and control of sexually transmitted diseases; "(2) demonstration projects for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted diseases; "(3) public information and education programs for the prevention and control of such diseases, and "(4) education, training, and clinical skills improvement activities in the prevention and control of such diseases for health professionals (including allied health personnel).".

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