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12 2 STA T .706PUBLIC LA W 110 – 20 4— AP R .24 , 200 8‘ ‘ (2)acons o rtium o f 2ormor eS tates or p o l itical su bd i v i - sions of States

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‘‘( 4 )a h ealth facility or pro g ram operated by or pursuant to a contract w ith or grant from the I ndian H ealth Service; or ‘‘( 5 ) any other entity with appropriate e x pertise in newborn screening , as determined by the Secretary . ‘‘(c) AP P ROVALF A CT OR S . — An application submitted for a grant under subsection (a)( 1 ) shall not be approved by the Secretary unless the application contains assurances that the eligible entity has adopted and implemented, is in the process of adopting and implementing, or will use amounts received under such grant to adopt and implement the guidelines and recommendations of the Advisory C ommittee that are adopted by the Secretary and in effect at the time the grant is awarded or renewed under this section, which shall include the screening of each newborn for the heritable disorders recommended by the Advisory Committee and adopted by the Secretary. ’ ’; (2) by redesignating subsections (d) through (i) as sub- sections (e) through ( j ), respectively; (3) by inserting after subsection (c), the following

‘‘(d) COOR DIN ATION.— T he Secretary shall ta k e all necessary steps to coordinate programs funded with grants received under this section and to coordinate with existing newborn screening activities.’’; and (4) by striking subsection (j) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following: ‘‘(j) A U T H ORI Z ATION O F APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authori z ed to be appropriated— ‘‘(1) to provide grants for the purpose of carrying activities under section (a)(1), $ 15, 0 00,000 for fiscal year 200 8

$15,18 7 ,500 for fiscal year 200 9 , $15,375,000 for fiscal year 2010, $15,5 6 2,500 for fiscal year 2011, and $15,750,000 for fiscal year 2012; and ‘‘(2) to provide grant for the purpose of carrying out activi- ties under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a), $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $15,187,500 for fiscal year 2009, $15,375,000 for fiscal year 2010, $15,562,500 for fiscal year 2011, and $15,750,000 for fiscal year 2012.’’. SEC.3 .E VALU A TING T H EE F FECTIVENESS O FNE WB O R NAN D CHILD SCREENING P ROGRA M S. Section 1110 of the P ublic Health Service Act (42 U .S.C. 300b – 9) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $5,062,500 for fiscal year 2009, $5,125,000 for fiscal year 2010, $5,187,500 for fiscal year 2011, and $5,250,000 for fiscal year 2012.’’. SEC. 4 . ADVISOR Y COMMITTEE ON HERITABLE DISORDERS IN NEWBORNS AND CHILDREN. Section 1111 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300b– 10) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (6);