[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2456 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2456

 To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure the sharing of data 
                generated from research with the public.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2015

  Mr. Pitts introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure the sharing of data 
                generated from research with the public.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHARING OF DATA GENERATED THROUGH NIH-FUNDED RESEARCH.

    Section 402 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(m) Sharing of Data Generated Through NIH-Funded Research.--
            ``(1) Authority.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Director of 
        NIH may require recipients of the award of an NIH grant or 
        other financial support, provided that the research is fully 
        funded through such grant or other support, to share scientific 
        data generated from research conducted through such support for 
        research purposes.
            ``(2) Limitation.--The Director of NIH shall not require 
        the sharing of data that is inconsistent with applicable law 
        and policy protecting--
                    ``(A) privacy and confidentiality;
                    ``(B) proprietary interests;
                    ``(C) business confidential information;
                    ``(D) intellectual property rights; and
                    ``(E) other relevant rights.''.
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