Similar legistlation in Adcoacy!

While working on my educational portfolio, I found that the Eating Disorders Coalition is working on getting bills passed as well. I am thinking about writing them for my blog to see if they could also push for my bill. Much of their energy is now dedicated to passing the Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders ACT (FREED, H.R. 1193), the first ever comprehensive eating disorders bill in the history of Congress, and they need support to pass it during the 111th Congress.

 What does this bill intail?

2/25/2009--Introduced.Federal Response to Eliminate Eating Disorders Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to take certain actions regarding eating disorder research, including to:
(1) implement a scientifically justified budget for research on eating disorders;
(2) coordinate and evaluate NIH research activities and programs;
(3) expand NIH research on eating disorders;
(4) establish a task force on eating disorder research; and
(5) provide for centers of excellence for research on eating disorders. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to:
(1) provide for the collection, analysis, and reporting of epidemiological data on eating disorders;
(2) establish a Center of Eating Disorders Epidemiology to collect and analyze information on eating disorders; and
(3) establish a CDC clearinghouse for the collection and storage of data generated under this Act. Sets forth provisions providing for education and training on eating disorders, including requirements for:
(1) developing and implementing a training program for health professionals on eating disorders;
(2) establishing the Task Force on Eating Disorders Prevention in Educational Institutions to develop and provide training on eating disorders identification and prevention for students, faculty, coaches, and staff in schools; and
(3) conducting public service announcements. Amends the PHSA, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan that provides medical and surgical benefits to also provide coverage for eating disorders. Applies such requirement to coverage offered in the individual market and coverage offered under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program.