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Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2014

Introduced: September 18, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Sep 18, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 18, 2014
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH research on Tourette syndrome.

Requires the Director to develop a system to collect data on Tourette syndrome, including epidemiological information, primary data, and data on the availability of medical and social services for individuals with Tourette syndrome and their families.

Requires the Director to award grants and contracts to public or nonprofit private entities to support four to six Collaborative Research Centers for Tourette Syndrome in different regions to conduct basic and clinical research on Tourette syndrome.

Requires the Director to award grants for research on the full range of symptoms within the Tourette syndrome clinical spectrum and the efficacy of treatment options for particular patient subpopulations.

Requires the Director to designate a portion of the amounts made available to carry out NIH programs and activities for a fiscal year to carry out programs and activities with respect to Tourette syndrome.

What's happening now September 18, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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