S 2406 115th Congress Senate Health Biological and life sciences Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Medical research Research administration and funding

ACE Research Act

Introduced: February 8, 2018 See on congress.gov

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Feb 8, 2018

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

Feb 8, 2018

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Advancing Cutting Edge Research Act or the ACE Research Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the National Institutes of Health's unique research initiatives to include cutting-edge research that: (1) fosters scientific creativity and increases fundamental biological understanding leading to the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of diseases and disorders; or (2) is urgently required to respond to a public health threat. (Unique research initiatives may be supported through transactions other than contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements.)

What's happening now February 8, 2018

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

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