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US HR2421
US HR2421To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase accountability at the National Institutes of Health.
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Introduced
05/19/2015
05/19/2015
In Committee
05/22/2015
05/22/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
Introduced Session
114th Congress
Bill Summary
To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase accountability at the National Institutes of Health. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to appoint the directors of the national research institutes and national centers (excluding the National Cancer Institute) instead of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Directors appointed by the Director of NIH have five-year terms. This bill amends the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 to remove a provision that makes appropriations available for compensation of consultants or individual scientists appointed for limited periods of time to the Public Health Service. Before a national research institute or national center awards a grant for a research project (R-series grant) the director of the institute or center must review and approve the award, taking into consideration the mission and priorities of the institute or center and whether other agencies are funding projects to accomplish the same goal. HHS must enter an arrangement with the National Academy of Medicine (formerly known as the Institute of Medicine) under which a study is completed on the extent to which federally funded biomedical research is duplicative and recommendations are made on preventing such duplication.
AI Summary
This bill aims to increase accountability at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by shifting the authority to appoint directors of most national research institutes and national centers from the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Director of the NIH, with these directors serving five-year terms. It also removes a provision from a 1993 appropriations act that allowed for the compensation of consultants or individual scientists appointed for limited periods to the Public Health Service. Furthermore, before a national research institute or center can award a grant for a research project, known as an R-series grant, its director must review and approve it, considering the institute's mission, priorities, and whether other agencies are already funding similar work. Finally, HHS is required to arrange for the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine) to conduct a study on the extent of duplication in federally funded biomedical research and to make recommendations on how to prevent it.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 05/22/2015)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2421/all-info | 05/20/2015 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2421/BILLS-114hr2421ih.pdf | 07/06/2016 |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2421/BILLS-114hr2421ih.pdf.pdf | 07/06/2016 |
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114hr2421ih/pdf/BILLS-114hr2421ih.pdf | 05/28/2015 |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114hr2421ih/pdf/BILLS-114hr2421ih.pdf.pdf | 05/28/2015 |
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