#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#djeb  ,,an ,,act  ,to reauthorize a    
program for early detection1 diagnosis1 
and treatment regarding deaf and        
hard-of-hearing newborns1 infants1 and  
young children1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,early ,hearing ,detection and  
,intervention ,act of #bjbb4  #b4       
,reauthorization of program for early   
detection1 diagnosis1 and treatment     
regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing      
newborns1 infants1 and young children   
,section #cii,m of the ,public ,health  
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g-#a7 
is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7e71 by 
inserting 7#c7 before ,the term medical 
evaluation2 and  7#b7 in subsection     
7f7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by        
striking #ag1hah1jjj for fiscal year    
#bjah1 #ah1agc1hjj for fiscal year      
#bjai1 #ah1fbh1ade for fiscal year      
#bjbj1 #ai1jef1eib for fiscal year      
#bjba1 and #ai1ebb1geh for fiscal year  
#bjbb and inserting #ag1hah1jjj for each

 of fiscal years #bjbc through #bjbg2   
and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking
 #aj1hjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjah1     
#aa1jbf1hjj for fiscal year #bjai1      
#aa1cjb1dgj for fiscal year #bjbj1      
#aa1efb1dbg for fiscal year #bjba1 and  
#aa1hea1dhh for fiscal year #bjbb and   
inserting #aj1gfj1jjj for each of fiscal
 years #bjbc through #bjbg4  #c4 ,,gao  
study on ,state early hearing detection 
and intervention programs  7a7 ,in      
general ,the ,comptroller ,general of   
the ,united ,states shall conduct a     
study reviewing ,state early hearing    
detection and intervention 7in this     
section referred to as ,,ehdi7 programs4
 ,such study shall-- 7#a7 analyze how   
information collected through such      
programs informs what is known about    
,,ehdi activities to ensure that        
newborns1 infants1 and young children   
have access to timely hearing screenings
 and early interventions1 including     
information on any disparities in such  
access2  7#b7 analyze what is known     

about how parents use ,state ,,ehdi     
websites to seek health and programmatic
 guidance related to their child's      
hearing loss diagnosis2 and  7#c7       
identify efforts and any promising      
practices of the ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention1 the ,health   
,resources and ,services                
,administration1 the ,national          
,institute on ,deafness and ,other      
,communication ,disorders1 and ,state   
,,ehdi programs-- 7,a7 to address       
disparities in outreach for1 or access  
to1 timely hearing screenings and early 
interventions2 and  7,b7 to ensure that 
,,ehdi follow-up services are           
communicated and made available to      
medically underserved populations1      
including racial and ethnic minorities4 
7b7 ,report ,not later than #b years    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall-- 
7#a7 complete the study under subsection
 7a7 and submit a report on the results 
of the study to-- 7,a7 the ,committee on

 ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of 
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate2   
and  7#b7 make such report publicly     
available4  ,passed the ,senate         
,december #a1 #bjbb4,secretary