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42 U.S.C. 300b-11: Clearinghouse of newborn screening information

Created in 2008 by the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-204). Changed by 2 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 4709 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2025 · introduced · would change (c)

How it got here

2014

  • Pub. L. 113–240, §5(1)(B)(i), substituted "information" for "data". (Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 113–240, §5(1)(A), (B)(ii), (C), added pars. (4) and (5). (Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014) Law text · (a), (5)
  • Pub. L. 113–240, §5(2), substituted "Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014" for "Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008". (Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 113–240, §5(3), substituted "carrying out activities" for "developing the clearinghouse" and "activities minimize duplication and supplement, not supplant" for "clearinghouse minimizes duplication and supplements, not supplants". (Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 113–240, §5(4), struck out subsec. (d). Text read as follows: "There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2009, $2,531,250 for fiscal year 2010, $2,562,500 for fiscal year 2011, $2,593,750 for fiscal year 2012, and $2,625,000 f… (Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014) Law text · (d)

2008

  • Pub. L. 110–237, §1(a)(4)(A), substituted "2008" for "2007". Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 110–237, §1(a)(4)(B), substituted "2009, $2,531,250 for fiscal year 2010, $2,562,500 for fiscal year 2011, $2,593,750 for fiscal year 2012, and $2,625,000 for fiscal year 2013." for "2008, $2,531,250 for fiscal year 2009, $2,562,500 for fiscal year 2010, $2,593,750 for fiscal y… Law text · (d)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.