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HR 560 101th Congress House

Information Dissemination and Research Accountability Act

Official title: To promote the dissemination of biomedical information through modern methods of science and technology and to prevent the duplication of experiments on live animals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 19, 1989 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Biological researchCommunication in medicineData banksData transmission systems
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Executive reorganizationInformation servicesInformation storage and retrieval systemsLaboratory animalsLibrariesMedical librariesMedical researchProtection of animalsResearch and development contractsResearch managementStandardsTechnological innovations
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To President
Became law
Feb 6, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jan 19, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 19, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 6, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Information Dissemination and Research Accountability Act - Establishes in the National Library of Medicine a National Center for Research Accountability to assist in eliminating duplication of effort in Federal research proposals involving live animals.

Prohibits Federal agencies from carrying out or funding any research proposal involving live animals unless the proposal is submitted to the Center following agency approval. Prohibits Federal funding of any proposal the Center determines would duplicate other research completed or in process.

Authorizes the Center to contract with private entities to assist in conducting comprehensive full-text literature searches.

Directs the Center to report annually to the President and the Congress.

Provides for modernization of biomedical information storage and dissemination by the National Library of Medicine.

Authorizes the Library to award contracts to the private-sector data recording industry to improve: (1) the development of technologies for storage and dissemination of full-text biomedical information; and (2) dissemination of such information to medical libraries for research use.

Requires the Library to report annually to the Congress on its progress.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 and thereafter.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 12, 1990
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 19, 1989
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 19, 1989
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jan 19, 1989
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 19, 1989
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 19, 1989
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