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Clinical Research Enhancement Act of 1999

Introduced: May 13, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 25, 2000
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 585.
Oct 25, 2000
Reported by the Committee on Commerce. H. Rept. 106-1002.
Sep 26, 2000
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sep 26, 2000
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 26, 2000
Subcommittee on Health and Environment Discharged.
May 25, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
May 17, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E983)
May 13, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
May 13, 1999
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clinical Research Enhancement Act of 1999 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to: (1) support and expand the NIH's involvement in clinical research; (2) support and expand the resources available for the clinical research community; and (3) establish peer review mechanisms.

(Sec. 4) Mandates grants to: (1) establish general clinical research centers to provide the infrastructure for clinical research, including clinical research training and career enhancement; (2) support individual careers in clinical research at general clinical research centers or other institutions (to be known as Mentor Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Awards); (3) support individual clinical research projects at general clinical research centers or other institutions (to be known as Mid-Career Investigator Awards in Patient-Oriented Research); and (4) support individuals pursuing master's or doctoral degrees in clinical investigation (to be known as graduate training in clinical investigation awards). Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 5) Increases the limit on the aggregate number of scholarship (regarding professions needed by the NIH) and loan repayment (regarding clinical researchers from disadvantaged backgrounds) contracts under specified provisions.

Modifies the loan repayment program to: (1) remove current references to disadvantaged backgrounds; and (2) require a period of service in a general clinical research center, in clinical NIH research, or as a physician receiving a clinical research career enhancement award or a graduate training in clinical investigation award (currently, a period of service as an NIH employee). Requires that at least 50 percent of the loan repayment contracts involve individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the loan repayment provisions.

(Sec. 7) Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the extent to which the NIH has complied with requirements of this Act.

What's happening now October 25, 2000

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 585.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7 Republican 1 Independent 1