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S 550 109th Congress Senate

Microbicide Development Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to facilitating the development of microbicides for preventing transmission of HIV and other diseases, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 8, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Mar 8, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2253-2255)
Mar 8, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2252-2253)
Mar 8, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 8, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2253-2255)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Microbicide Development Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Office of AIDS Research to: (1) expedite the implementation of the Federal strategic plan for the conduct and support of microbicide research; and (2) expand, intensify, and coordinate all activities with respect to research and development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.

Requires the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to: (1) establish within the Division of AIDS an organizational unit to carry out microbicide research and development; and (2) assign priority to ensuring adequate funding and support for the integration of basic science and clinical research.

Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to fully implement the CDC's topical microbicide agenda to support microbicide research and development.

Directs the head of the Office of HIV/AIDS of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to develop and implement a program to support the development of microbicides products and facilitate wide-scale availability of such products.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3854 Related bill Microbicide Development Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 8, 2005
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 8, 2005
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 8, 2005
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 8, 2005
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