[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1469 Introduced in House (IH)]
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1469
To improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the
National Institutes of Health.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 19, 2015
Mr. Langevin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the
National Institutes of Health.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing the Stature and Visibility
of Medical Rehabilitation Research at NIH Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING MEDICAL REHABILITATION RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.
Section 452 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285g-4) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``conduct and support''
and inserting ``conduct, support, and coordination'';
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking ``of the Center''
and inserting ``within the Center'';
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following: ``(1) The Director of the Center, on behalf
of the Director of NIH and the Director of the
Institute and in consultation with the coordinating
committee established under subsection (e) and the
advisory board established under subsection (f), shall
develop a comprehensive plan (referred to in this
section as the `Research Plan') for the conduct,
support, and coordination of medical rehabilitation
research.'';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and
priorities for such research; and'' and
inserting ``priorities for such research, and
existing resources to support the purpose
described in subsection (b);'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
period and inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) include objectives, benchmarks, and guiding
principles for conducting, supporting, and coordinating
medical rehabilitation research, consistent with the
purpose described in subsection (b).'';
(C) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by striking the first sentence and
inserting the following: ``The Director of the
Center, in consultation with the Director of
the Institute, the coordinating committee
established under subsection (e), and the
advisory board established under subsection
(f), shall periodically, or not less than every
5 years, revise and update the Research Plan,
as appropriate. Not later than 30 days after
the Research Plan is so revised and updated,
the Director of the Center shall transmit the
revised and updated Research Plan to the
President and the appropriate committees of
Congress.''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) The Director of the Center, in consultation with the Director
of the Institute, shall annually prepare a report for the coordinating
committee established under subsection (e) and the advisory board
established under subsection (f) that describes and analyzes the
progress during the preceding fiscal year in achieving the objectives,
benchmarks, and guiding principles described in paragraph (2)(C) and
includes expenditures of the Center and other agencies of the National
Institutes of Health for carrying out the Research Plan. The report
shall include recommendations for revising and updating the Research
Plan, and such initiatives as the Director of the Center and the
Director of the Institute determine appropriate. In preparing the
report, the Director of the Center and the Director of the Institute
shall consult with the Director of NIH, and the report shall reflect an
assessment of the Research Plan by the Director of NIH.'';
(4) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``periodically,
or not less than every 5 years, host a scientific
conference or workshop on medical rehabilitation
research and'' after ``The Coordinating Committee
shall'';
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``the Director
of the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and
Strategic Initiatives within the Office of the Director
of NIH,'' after ``shall be composed of''; and
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Director of the
Center'' and inserting ``Director of the Center, acting
in the capacity of a designee of the Director of NIH'';
(5) in subsection (f)(3)(B), by adding at the end the
following:
``(xii) The Director of the Division of
Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic
Initiatives.''; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(g) The Director of the Center, in consultation with the Director
of the Institute, the Coordinating Committee, and the Advisory Board,
shall develop guidelines governing the funding for medical
rehabilitation research by the Center and other agencies of the
National Institutes of Health. At a minimum, such guidelines shall
reflect the purpose of the Center described in subsection (b) and be
consistent with the Research Plan.
``(h)(1) The Secretary and the heads of other Federal agencies
shall jointly review the programs carried out (or proposed to be
carried out) by each such official with respect to medical
rehabilitation research and, as appropriate, enter into agreements
preventing duplication among such programs.
``(2) The Secretary shall enter into inter-agency agreements
relating to the coordination of medical rehabilitation research
conducted by agencies of the National Institutes of Health and other
agencies of the Federal Government.
``(i) For purposes of this section, the term `medical
rehabilitation research' means the science of mechanisms and
interventions that prevent, improve, restore, or replace lost,
underdeveloped, or deteriorating function (defined at the level of
impairment, activity, and participation, according to the World Health
Organization in the International Classification of Functioning,
Disability and Health (2001)).''.
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS FOR ENHANCING COORDINATION
AND PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE PROGRAMS OF MEDICAL
REHABILITATION RESEARCH.
Section 3 of the National Institutes of Health Amendments of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 285g-4 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) In General.--'';
and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
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