113 STAT. 1501A-276 PUBLIC LAW 106-113—APPENDIX D or a health care provider), until legislation is enacted specifically approving the standard. SEC. 515. Section 520(c)(2)(D) of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997, as amended, is further amended by striking "December 31, 1997" and inserting "March 31, 2000". SEC. 516. The United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act (22 U.S.C. 290n et seq.) is amended— (1) by striking section 2 and inserting the following: "SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF BORDER HEALTH COMMIS- SION. "Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the President shall appoint the United States members of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission, and shall attempt to conclude an agreement with Mexico providing for the establishment of such Commission."; and (2) in section 3— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking the semicolon and inserting "; and"; (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking "; and" and inserting a period; and (C) by striking paragraph (3). SEC. 517. The applicable time limitations with respect to the giving of notice of injury and the filing of a claim for compensation for disability or death by an individual under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as amended, for injuries sustained as a result of the person's exposure to a nitrogen or sulfur mustard agent in the performance of official duties as an employee at the Department of the Army's Edgewood Arsenal before March 20, 1944, shall not begin to run until the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 518. Section 169(d)(2)(B) of Public Law 105-220, the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, is amended by striking "or Alaska Native villages or Native groups (as such terms are defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602))." and inserting "or Alaska Natives.". TITLE VI—EARLY DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND INTERVEN- TIONS FOR NEWBORNS AND INFANTS WITH HEARING LOSS SEC. 601. (a) DEFINITIONS. —For the purposes of this section only, the following terms in this section are defined as follows: (1) HEARING SCREENING. — Newborn and infant hearing screening consists of objective physiologic procedures to detect possible hearing loss and to identify newborns and infants who, after rescreening, require further audiologic and medical evaluations. (2) AUDIOLOGIC EVALUATION. — Audiologic evaluation consists of procedures to assess the status of the auditory system; to establish the site of the auditory disorder; the type and degree of hearing loss, and the potential effects of hearing loss on communication; and to identify appropriate treatment and referral options. Referral options should include linkage to State IDEA part C coordinating agencies or other appropriate agencies, medical evaluation, hearing aid/sensory aid assessment, audiologic rehabilitation treatment, national and local
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