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42 U.S.C. 300b-16: Authorization of appropriations for newborn screening programs and activities

Created in 2014 by the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-240). Not changed since. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 4709 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2025 · introduced · would change (1), (2)

How it got here

Unchanged since the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014, Public Law 113-240 (Dec 18, 2014).

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.