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Introduced
04/23/2020
04/23/2020
In Committee
04/23/2020
04/23/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health to establish prize competitions to incentivize research by institutions of higher education on point-of-care testing for the detection of current or past infection with COVID-19, and for other purposes. This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in consultation with the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST), to conduct a prize competition for institutions of higher education in order to incentivize research on point-of-care testing that is capable of detecting current or past infection with COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and meets other specified criteria. The NIST must assist the NIH with the development of certain validation protocols and standards for the testing.
AI Summary
This bill authorizes the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish prize competitions to incentivize research by institutions of higher education on point-of-care testing for the detection of current or past infection with COVID-19. The bill requires the NIH, in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to conduct these prize competitions for testing that can produce results in 30 minutes or less and test multiple samples simultaneously. NIST will also assist the NIH in developing validation protocols and standards for the testing developed through these prize competitions.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (9)
Don Beyer (D)*,
Brian Babin (R),
André Carson (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Anthony Gonzalez (R),
Josh Harder (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Frank Lucas (R),
Michael San Nicolas (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (on 04/23/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6600/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6600/BILLS-116hr6600ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6600/BILLS-116hr6600ih.pdf.pdf |
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