[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[S. 800 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 407
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 800
To improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the
National Institutes of Health.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 19, 2015
Mr. Kirk (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Isakson, Ms. Collins, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Alexander) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
April 4, 2016
Reported by Mr. Alexander, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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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,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing the Stature and
Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at the NIH
Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. IMPROVING MEDICAL REHABILITATION RESEARCH AT THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 452 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
285g-4) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``conduct and
support'' and inserting ``conduct, support, and
coordination'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking ``of the
Center'' and inserting ``within the Center'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) in subsection (d)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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);'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) in subparagraph (B), by
striking the period and inserting ``; and'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (iii) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) include objectives, benchmarks, and guiding
principles for conducting, supporting, and coordinating medical
rehabilitation research, consistent with the purpose described
in subsection (b).'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) in paragraph (4)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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.'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) in subsection (e)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) in subsection (f)(3)(B), by adding at the end
the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(xii) The Director of the Division of Program
Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives.'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) The Secretary shall enter into interagency
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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(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)).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS FOR ENHANCING
COORDINATION AND PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE PROGRAMS OF
MEDICAL REHABILITATION RESEARCH.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 3 of the National Institutes of Health Amendments
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 285g-4 note) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) In
General.--''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by striking subsection (b).</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing the Stature and Visibility
of Medical Rehabilitation Research at the 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, in
consultation with the Director of the Institute, 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'' and inserting a semicolon;
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
period and inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) include goals and objectives for conducting,
supporting, and coordinating medical rehabilitation research,
consistent with the purpose described in subsection (b).'';
(C) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the
following:
``(4) 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 revise and update the Research Plan periodically, as
appropriate, or not less than every 5 years. 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, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives.''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) The Director of the Center, in consultation with the Director
of the Institute, shall, prior to revising and updating the Research
Plan, 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 goals and objectives described in paragraph
(2)(C) and includes expenditures for rehabilitation research at the
National Institutes of Health. 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.'';
(4) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``periodically
host a scientific conference or workshop on medical
rehabilitation research and'' after ``The Coordinating
Committee shall''; and
(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'';
(5) in subsection (f)(3)(B)--
(A) by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xi) as
clauses (x) through (xii), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after clause (viii) the following:
``(ix) The Director of the Division of Program
Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives.''; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(g)(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, as appropriate, enter into interagency
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.
``(h) 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.''.
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).
Calendar No. 407
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 800
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the
National Institutes of Health.
_______________________________________________________________________
April 4, 2016
Reported with an amendment