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S. 3685

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Vision Care for Kids Act of 2006
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Committee
Latest Action · July 19, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Congress
109th (2005–2007)
Introduced
July 19, 2006
Cosponsors (3)
2D 1R
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Vision Care for Kids Act of 2006 - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants to states to: (1) provide comprehensive eye examinations by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist for children identified by a licensed health care provider or vision screener, with priority to children under age nine; (2) provide treatment or services to correct vision problems of such children; and (3) develop and disseminate educational materials on recognizing signs of visual impairment in children.

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