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PUBLIC LAW 93-270-APR. 22, 1974
[88 STAT.
Public Law 93-270 April 22, 1974 [S.1745]
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Act of 1974.
AN ACT To provide financial assistance for research activities fbr the study of sudden infant death syndrome, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives United States of America in Congress assembled,
of the
SHORT TITLE 42 USC 300C-11 note.
1. This Act may be cited as the "Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Act of 1974". SECTION
SUDDEN I N F A N T 42 USC 289d.
42 USC 2 4 1.
42 USC 289g.
Reports to cong r e s s i o n a l committees. 42 USC 289g note.
42 USC 201 note.
Funds, estimate, transmittal to c o n g r e s s i o n a l committees.
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SEC. 2. (a) Section 441 of the Public Health Service Act is amended by striking out "an institute" and inserting in lieu thereof "the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development". (b)(1) Such section 441 is further amended by inserting " (a) " after "SEC. 441." and by adding at the end thereof the following: " (b) The Secretary shall carry out through the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development the purposes of section 301 with respect to the conduct and support of research which specifically relates to sudden infant death syndrome." (2) Section 444 of such Act is amended (1) by striking out "The Surgeon General" each place it occurs and inserting in lieu thereof "The Secretary", and (2) by striking out "the Surgeon General shall, with the approval of the Secretary" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "the Secretary shall, in accordance with section 441(b),". (c)(1) Within ninety days following the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and the close of each of the next two fiscal years, the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare of the Senate and the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives the following information for such fiscal year: (A) The (i) number of applications approved by the Secretary in the fiscal year reported on for grants and contracts under the Public Health Service Act for research which relates specifically to sudden infant death syndrome, (ii) total amount requested under such applications, (iii) number of such applications for which funds were provided in such fiscal year, and (iv) total amount of such funds. (B) The (i) number of applications approved by the Secretary in such fiscal year for grants and contracts under the Public Health Service Act for research which relates generally to sudden infant death syndrome, (ii) total amount requested under such applications, (iii) number of such applications for which funds were provided in such fiscal year, and (iv) total amount of such funds. Each such report shall contain an estimate of the need for additional funds for grants or contracts under the Public Health Service Act for research which relates specifically to sudden infant death syndrome. (2) Within five days after the Budget is transmitted by the President to the Congress for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and for each of the next two fiscal years, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
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