,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #ddb #aag? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,s4 #djeb  ,,9 ,,!       
,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april 
#g1 #bjbb,mr4 ,portman 7= himself1 ,ms4 
,hassan1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4            
,hick5loop]1 & ,mr4 ,br[n7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,july #ab1          
#bjbb,report$ by ,mrs4 ,murray1 ) an    
amendment,strike out all aft] ! enact+  
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic  ,a  
,,bill  ,to reau?orize a program = e>ly 
detection1 diagnosis1 & treatm5t reg>d+ 
deaf & h>d-(-he>+ newborns1 infants1 &  
"y *ildr51 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,e>ly   
,he>+ ,detection & ,int]v5tion ,act (   
#bjbb4  #b4 ,reau?orization ( program = 
e>ly detection1 diagnosis1 & treatm5t   
reg>d+ deaf & h>d-(-he>+ newborns1      
infants1 & "y *ildr5 ,section #cii,m7f7 
( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #bhj;g-#a7;f77 is am5d$-- 7#a7
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*ild's he>+ loss diagnosis2 &  7#c7     
id5tify ef=ts & any promis+ practices ( 
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,prev5tion1 ! ,heal? ,res\rces &        
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 ! ,national     
,in/itute on ,deafness & ,o!r           
,communication ,disord]s1 & ,/ate ,,ehdi
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 outrea* =1 or access to1 timely he>+   
scre5+s & e>ly int]v5tions2 &  7,b7 to  
ensure t ,,ehdi foll[-up s]vices are    
communicat$ & made available to m$ically
 und]s]v$ populations1 includ+ racial & 
e?nic m9orities4  7b7 ,report ,n lat]   
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?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all--   
7#a7 complete ! /udy "u subsection 7a7 &
 submit a report on ! results ( ! /udy  
to-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      

,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 & 
7,b7 ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1
 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 
make su* report publicly available4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,e>ly ,he>+ ,detection & ,int]v5tion    
,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,reau?orization (    
program = e>ly detection1 diagnosis1 &  
treatm5t reg>d+ deaf & h>d-(-he>+       
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be=e ,! t]m m$ical evaluation2 &  7#b7 9
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#aa1jbf1hjj = fiscal ye> #bjai1         
#aa1cjb1dgj = fiscal ye> #bjbj1         

#aa1efb1dbg = fiscal ye> #bjba1 &       
#aa1hea1dhh = fiscal ye> #bjbb & ins]t+ 
#aj1gfj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbc   
?r\gh #bjbg4  #c4 ,,gao /udy on ,/ate   
e>ly he>+ detection & int]v5tion        
programs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,comptroll]   
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a 
/udy review+ ,/ate e>ly he>+ detection &
 int]v5tion 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z  
,,ehdi7 programs4 ,su* /udy %all-- 7#a7 
analyze h[ in=mation collect$ ?r\gh su* 
programs in=ms :at is kn[n ab\t ,,ehdi  
activities to ensure t newborns1        
infants1 & "y *ildr5 h access to timely 
he>+ scre5+s & e>ly int]v5tions1 includ+
 in=mation on any disp>ities 9 su*      
access2  7#b7 analyze :at is kn[n ab\t  
h[ p>5ts use ,/ate ,,ehdi websites to   
seek heal? & programmatic guidance      
relat$ to _! *ild's he>+ loss diagnosis2
 &  7#c7 id5tify ef=ts & any promis+    
practices ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 ! ,heal? ,res\rces &     
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 ! ,national     
,in/itute on ,deafness & ,o!r           

,communication ,disord]s1 & ,/ate ,,ehdi
 programs-- 7,a7 to address disp>ities 9
 outrea* =1 or access to1 timely he>+   
scre5+s & e>ly int]v5tions2 &  7,b7 to  
ensure t ,,ehdi foll[-up s]vices are    
communicat$ & made available to m$ically
 und]s]v$ populations1 includ+ racial & 
e?nic m9orities4  7b7 ,report ,n lat]   
?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all--   
7#a7 complete ! /udy "u subsection 7a7 &
 submit a report on ! results ( ! /udy  
to-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 & 
7,b7 ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1
 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 
make su* report publicly available4     
,july #ab1 #bjbb,report$ ) an am5dm5t