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House Bill 5002
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Advancing Cutting Edge Research Act
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H. R. 5002 (Introduced-in-House)


115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5002


To expand the unique research initiatives authority of the National Institutes of Health.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 13, 2018

Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Mr. Upton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce


A BILL

To expand the unique research initiatives authority of the National Institutes of Health.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Advancing Cutting Edge Research Act” or the “ACE Research Act”.

SEC. 2. Unique research initiatives.

Section 402(n)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(n)(1)) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking “or”;

(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting “; or”; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

    “(C) high impact cutting-edge research that fosters scientific creativity and increases fundamental biological understanding leading to the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of diseases and disorders, or research urgently required to respond to a public health threat.”.