S735-119

2. Sickle cell disease prevention and treatment Section 1106(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300b–5(b)) is amended— 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; 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; in paragraph (3)— 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 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 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. 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.