Bill > HR8172

This bill, the VA Research Technology Act, aims to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use accredited commercial institutional review boards to review research proposal protocols of the Department, and to establish an Office of Research Reviews within the Department of Veterans Affairs. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. It requires the VA Secretary to complete policy revisions to allow the use of accredited commercial institutional review boards for reviewing VA-sponsored clinical research protocols, and to identify such boards for use within 90 days. 2. It mandates the VA Secretary to establish an Office of Research Reviews within the Office of Information and Technology, with responsibilities including performing centralized security reviews for approved research, developing a list of preferred commercial software for clinical trials, and setting benchmarks for security review timelines. 3. It requires the VA Secretary to submit annual reports to Congress on all institutional review board approvals used by the Department, as well as a report from the Office of Research Reviews on its activities within one year of establishment.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8172/all-info