3.0.0 914 2023-01-11T13:19:21Z 2023-01-11T13:19:21Z Senate S S 2009-04-28 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-04-28T20:23:47Z 2009-04-28 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4815-4817) IntroReferral 2009-04-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4813-4814) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA N Health Department of Health and Human Services Executive agency funding and structure Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Medical research Minority health National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research administration and funding Health 00 2009-04-28 Introduced in Senate 2009-07-23T21:37:37Z Cures Acceleration Network and National Institutes of Health Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Establishes the Cures Acceleration Network, an independent agency, to awards grants and contracts to eligible entities to accelerate the development of cures and treatments of diseases, including through the development of medical products and behavioral therapies. Defines "medical product" as a drug, device, biological product, or product that is a combination of drugs, devices, and biological products. Sets forth the functions of the Network.

Establishes the Cures Acceleration Network Review Board. Directs the Chairperson of the Board to award matching grants and contracts to eligible entities to: (1) accelerate the development of cures and treatments, including through the development of medical products, behavioral therapies, and biomarkers that demonstrate the safety or effectiveness of medical products; or (2) establish protocols that comply with the standards of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and otherwise meet regulatory requirements at all stages of development, manufacturing, review, approval, and safety surveillance of a medical product.

Sets forth provisions governing conflict of interest policies for the Network.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to rename the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities as the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.

Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop and enforce NIH's conflict of interest policies and respond in a timely manner when such policies have been violated by a recipient of funds provided under a grant or contract.

Reauthorizes appropriations for NIH for FY2010-FY2012.

]]> Cures Acceleration Network and National Institutes of Health Reauthorization Act of 2009 Display Title Cures Acceleration Network and National Institutes of Health Reauthorization Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish an independent Cures Acceleration Network agency, to sponsor promising translational research to bridge the gap between laboratory discoveries and life-saving therapies, to reauthorize the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Cures Acceleration Network and National Institutes of Health Reauthorization Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-04-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s914is/xml/BILLS-111s914is.xml 2009-04-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4815-4817) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.