NIH Office of Autoimmune Diseases Act of 1998
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 20, 1998)
NIH Office of Autoimmune Diseases Act of 1998 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Office of the Director of NIH the Office of Autoimmune Diseases (Office), whose Director shall: (1) serve as principal advisor on autoimmune diseases to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Assistant Secretary for Health, the Director of NIH; and (2) advise the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
Instructs the Director of NIH to ensure that: (1) an Autoimmune Disease Coordinating Committee is in operation to coordinate the autoimmune disease activities of the National Institutes of Health; and (2) it includes liaison members from other Federal health agencies.
Authorizes appropriations.
What just happenedNov 3, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 20, 1998
- Nov 3, 1998CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Oct 21, 1998IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2288)
- Oct 20, 1998IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Oct 20, 1998IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 20, 1998IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House