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Senate Bill 2406
115th Congress(2017-2018)
ACE Research Act
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Introduced in Senate on Feb 8, 2018
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S. 2406 (Introduced-in-Senate)


115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2406


To advance cutting-edge research initiatives of the National Institutes of Health.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 8, 2018

Mr. Alexander (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Young, and Ms. Hassan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To advance cutting-edge research initiatives 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. Advancing cutting-edge research.

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.”.