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HR 1080 112th Congress House Health Child health Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Medical research Public contracts and procurement Research administration and funding

Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act

Introduced: March 15, 2011 Introduced by: DeGette, Diana Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 15, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to public or nonprofit private entities to pay all or part of the cost of planning, establishing, and providing basic operating support for up to 20 national pediatric research consortia. Requires the Director of NIH to take unmet research needs into account when making awards under this Act.

Declares that research conducted under this Act shall supplement, but not replace, research that is otherwise conducted or supported as part of the comprehensive pediatric research portfolio.

Requires consortia to conduct basic, clinical, behavioral, social, or translational research, as well as training in, and demonstration of, advanced diagnostic and treatment methods relating to pediatrics.

Requires the Director of NIH to: (1) provide for the coordination of information and ensure regular communication between consortia, and (2) require periodic reports on the activities of the consortia.

Requires each consortium under this Act to be formed from a collaboration of cooperating institutions with a lead institution, meeting requirements that may be prescribed by the Director of NIH.

Declares that payments made under this Act may be provided for a period of five years and extended for additional five-year periods with enhanced funding opportunities based on an appropriate scientific review of the operations.

What's happening now March 21, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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