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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Feb 16, 1995
Women's Health Office Act of 1995 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Women's Health within the: (1) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; (2) Office of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and (3) Office of the Director of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Amends the: (1) Social Security Act to establish such an Office within the Office of the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration; and (2) Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish such an Office within the Office of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Requires all such offices to: (1) establish goals and objectives and coordinate activities within their respective departments or agencies that relate to disease prevention, health promotion, service delivery, and research concerning women; (2) undertake appropriate advisory duties with respect to such issues; and (3) monitor and coordinate Federal and regional activities regarding women's health. Requires reports. Authorizes appropriations for such Office within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. Requires in most cases the establishment of a Coordinating Committee on Research on Women's Health to undertake appropriate duties with respect to women's health research.
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Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] · R–ME
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2823)
Introduced in Senate
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