HR 2447
114th Congress
House
Health
Child health
Department of Health and Human Services
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research administration and funding
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for an NIH research strategic plan.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 19, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 19, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop and maintain a biomedical research strategic plan.
The NIH must use the strategic plan to identify research opportunities and to develop individual strategic plans for each of the national research institutes and national centers. Strategic plans must identify strategic focus areas in a manner that considers the return on investment of biomedical research and contributes to expanding knowledge to improve the public's health. Strategic focus areas must include overarching Mission Priority Focus Areas, which serve the goal of preventing or eliminating the burden of a medical condition.
The NIH must: (1) ensure that rare and pediatric diseases and conditions remain a priority under the strategic plan, (2) publish the initial strategic plan within 270 days, (3) conduct progress reviews for each strategic focus area at least annually, and (4) update the strategic plan every five years.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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