IMPROVED NEWBORN AND CHILD SCREENING AND FOLLOWUP FOR HERITABLE DISORDERS.

SEC. 2. IMPROVED NEWBORN AND CHILD SCREENING AND FOLLOWUP FOR HERITABLE DISORDERS. Section 1109 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300b-8) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (i) by striking “subsection (j)” and inserting “section 1117”; and (ii) by striking “and in consultation with the Advisory Committee” and inserting “and taking into consideration the expertise of the Advisory Committee”; (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: “(2) to assist in providing health care professionals and newborn screening laboratory personnel with education in newborn screening, counseling, and training in— “(A) relevant and new technologies in newborn screening and congenital, genetic, and metabolic disorders; “(B) the importance of the timeliness of collection, delivery, receipt, and screening of specimens; and “(C) sharing of medical and diagnostic information with providers and families;” ; (C) in paragraph (3), by striking “and” at the end; (D) in paragraph (4)— (i) by striking “treatment” and inserting “followup and treatment”; and (ii) by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and (E) by adding at the end the following: “(5) to improve the timeliness of— “(A) the collection, delivery, receipt, and screening of specimens; and “(B) the diagnosis of heritable disorders in newborns.” ; (2) in subsection (c), by striking “application submitted for a grant under subsection (a)(1)” and inserting “application for a grant under this section”; (3) in subsection (h), by striking “application submitted under subsection (c)(2)” each place it appears and inserting “application for a grant under this section”; and (4) by striking subsection (j) (relating to authorization of appropriations).