The program now covers complications of sickle cell disease
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 6505, Sec. 6505.
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The program now covers complications of sickle cell disease
The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 6505 in the PDF
What the document says
“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'';”
Section 6505 makes the same phrase change in four places in section 1106(b) of the Public Health Service Act, replacing prevention and treatment of sickle cell disease with treatment of sickle cell disease and the prevention and treatment of complications of sickle cell disease.
What the document actually says
“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'';”
That sentence, in plain words
Cross out one phrase. Write in a longer one. The new words add the problems the disease can cause.
What this is about
Sickle cell disease is passed down in families. It is not something you can prevent once a child has it. What can be headed off is the harm it does.
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-75, sec. 6505, 140 Stat. 693 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ75/html/PLAW-119publ75.htm
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“The program now covers complications of sickle cell disease,” Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, section 6505, Sec. 6505. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/consolidated-appropriations-act-2026/proposal/sec6505-phrase-widened/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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