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Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2015

Introduced: January 28, 2015 See on congress.gov

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Jan 30, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jan 28, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Jan 28, 2015

Introduced in House

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Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2015

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH research on Tourette syndrome.

Requires the NIH 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 NIH 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 NIH 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 NIH 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 January 30, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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