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[H.R. 623 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 337
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 623
[Report No. 117-431, Part I]
To require certain civil penalties to be transferred to a fund through
which amounts are made available for the Gabriella Miller Kids First
Pediatric Research Program at the National Institutes of Health, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 28, 2021
Ms. Wexton (for herself, Mr. Cole, Mr. Welch, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr.
McKinley, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cardenas, Ms.
Barragan, Mr. O'Halleran, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Evans, Ms.
Scanlon, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Matsui, and Ms. Pressley) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
July 22, 2022
Additional sponsors: Ms. Porter, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Harder of
California, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Correa, Ms. Kelly of
Illinois, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Takano, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Blunt Rochester,
Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Soto, Ms. Wild, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Speier, Mrs.
Dingell, Mr. McEachin, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mrs. Murphy of
Florida, Mr. Smucker, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Peters, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Suozzi, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Crow, Mr. Rush, Mr.
Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Keller, Mr. Levin of
California, Mr. Rutherford, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Ms.
Newman, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Quigley, Mr.
Bacon, Mr. Cline, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Mann, Mr.
Owens, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Trone, Mr. Lucas, Mr.
McNerney, Mr. Mrvan, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Lawson of
Florida, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Upton, Mr. Donalds, Mrs. Kim
of California, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Budd, Mr. Bost, Ms.
Ross, Mr. Kahele, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Stansbury, Ms.
Chu, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio, Mr. Posey, Ms.
Williams of Georgia, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Underwood, Mr.
Aguilar, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Emmer, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr.
Kilmer, Mr. Katko, Ms. Tlaib, and Mr. LaTurner
July 22, 2022
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendments
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
July 22, 2022
Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January
28, 2021]
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A BILL
To require certain civil penalties to be transferred to a fund through
which amounts are made available for the Gabriella Miller Kids First
Pediatric Research Program at the National Institutes of Health, and
for other purposes.
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 ``Gabriella Miller Kids First Research
Act 2.0''.
SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR THE PEDIATRIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE.
(a) Public Health Service Act.--The Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 402A(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 282a(a)(2))--
(A) in the heading--
(i) by striking ``10-year''; and
(ii) by striking ``through common fund'';
(B) by striking ``to the Common Fund'' and
inserting ``to the Division of Program Coordination,
Planning, and Strategic Initiatives'';
(C) by striking ``10-Year'';
(D) by striking ``and reserved under subsection
(c)(1)(B)(i) of this section''; and
(E) by inserting before the period the following:
``, and $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023
through 2027'';
(2) in each of paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(C) of section
402A(c) (42 U.S.C. 282a(c)), by striking ``section
402(b)(7)(B)'' and inserting ``section 402(b)(7)(B)(i)''; and
(3) in section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) (42 U.S.C.
282(b)(7)(B)(ii)), by striking ``the Common Fund'' and
inserting ``the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and
Strategic Initiatives''.
(b) Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--Section 9008(i)(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``10 year''.
SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF NIH FUNDING FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that the
Director of the National Institutes of Health should continue to
oversee and coordinate research that is conducted or supported by the
National Institutes of Health for research on pediatric cancer and
other pediatric diseases and conditions, including through the
Pediatric Research Initiative Fund.
(b) Avoiding Duplication.--Section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(b)(7)(B)(ii)) is amended by inserting
``and shall prioritize, as appropriate, such pediatric research that
does not duplicate existing research activities of the National
Institutes of Health'' before ``; and''.
SEC. 4. REPORT ON PROGRESS AND INVESTMENTS IN PEDIATRIC RESEARCH.
Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report that--
(1) details pediatric research projects and initiatives
receiving funds allocated pursuant to section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii)
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(b)(7)(B)(ii));
and
(2) summarizes advancements made in pediatric research with
funds allocated pursuant to section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(b)(7)(B)(ii)).
Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to extend the
Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program at the
National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.''.
Union Calendar No. 337
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 623
[Report No. 117-431, Part I]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require certain civil penalties to be transferred to a fund through
which amounts are made available for the Gabriella Miller Kids First
Pediatric Research Program at the National Institutes of Health, and
for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 22, 2022
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendments
July 22, 2022
Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed