Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8400 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8400 To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve children's vision and eye health through grants to States, territories, and Tribal organizations, and the provision of technical assistance to support those efforts. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2024 Mr. Veasey (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve children's vision and eye health through grants to States, territories, and Tribal organizations, and the provision of technical assistance to support those efforts. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. STATEWIDE EARLY VISION DETECTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS RELATED TO CHILDREN'S VISION AND EYE HEALTH. Part Q of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280h et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 399Z-3. STATEWIDE EARLY VISION DETECTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS RELATED TO CHILDREN'S VISION AND EYE HEALTH. ``(a) Grants or Cooperative Agreements.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall make awards of grants or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to develop and implement statewide early detection and intervention programs and systems related to children's vision and eye health. ``(2) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant or cooperative agreement under paragrap