What This Bill Does
This bill sets a cap on federal spending for certain disease prevention programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (a federal health agency). The bill limits how much money can be spent on HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention in fiscal year 2024.
Who It Affects
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the federal agency that runs these disease prevention programs).
Key Provisions
* Spending for HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cannot exceed $1,132,278,000 in fiscal year 2024 (Sec. 1).
What Changes
If this bill becomes law, the maximum amount of federal money available for these disease prevention programs would be limited to the specified amount for fiscal year 2024.
Important Definitions
None defined in bill text.
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1962
To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health
and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HIV/
AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis
Prevention for fiscal year 2024.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 29, 2023
Mr. BIGGS (for himself, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. GOOD of Virginia,
Mr. ROY, and Mr. CRANE) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for De-
partment of Health and Human Services, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepa-
titis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis
Prevention for fiscal year 2024.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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•HR 1962 IH
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV-
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ICES, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
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PREVENTION HIV/AIDS, VIRAL HEPATITIS,
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SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, AND TU-
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BERCULOSIS PREVENTION FOR FISCAL YEAR
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2024.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the law,
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amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise avail-
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able for Department of Health and Human Services, Cen-
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ters for Disease Control and Prevention HIV/AIDS, Viral
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Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuber-
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culosis Prevention for fiscal year 2024 may not exceed
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$1,132,278,000.
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