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Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2025
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S. 735 (Introduced-in-Senate)


119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 735


To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 26, 2025

Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. Sickle cell disease prevention and treatment.

(a) In general.—Section 1106(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300b–5(b)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), by striking “prevention and treatment of sickle cell disease” and inserting “treatment of sickle cell disease and the prevention and treatment of complications of sickle cell disease”;

(2) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking “prevention and treatment of sickle cell disease” and inserting “treatment of sickle cell disease and the prevention and treatment of complications of sickle cell disease”;

(3) in paragraph (3)—

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “enter into a contract with” and inserting “make a grant to, or enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with,”; and

(B) in subparagraph (B), in each of clauses (ii) and (iii), by striking “prevention and treatment of sickle cell disease” and inserting “treatment of sickle cell disease and the prevention and treatment of complications of sickle cell disease”; and

(4) in paragraph (6), by striking “$4,455,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023” and inserting “$8,205,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029”.

(b) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that further research should be undertaken to expand the understanding of the causes of, and to find cures for, heritable blood disorders, including sickle cell disease.