3.0.0 2447 2023-01-11T13:31:21Z 2023-01-11T13:31:21Z House HR 2015-05-19 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 19, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HARRIS:H.R. 2447.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H3390]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-22T15:12:28Z Referred to 2015-05-19T14:06:45Z 2015-05-22 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-05-19 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2015-05-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-05-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001052 Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] Andy Harris R MD 1 N Health Child health Department of Health and Human Services Medical research National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research administration and funding Health 00 2015-05-19 Introduced in House 2015-11-16T17:37:50Z This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop and maintain a biomedical research strategic plan.

The NIH must use the strategic plan to identify research opportunities and to develop individual strategic plans for each of the national research institutes and national centers. Strategic plans must identify strategic focus areas in a manner that considers the return on investment of biomedical research and contributes to expanding knowledge to improve the public's health. Strategic focus areas must include overarching Mission Priority Focus Areas, which serve the goal of preventing or eliminating the burden of a medical condition.

The NIH must: (1) ensure that rare and pediatric diseases and conditions remain a priority under the strategic plan, (2) publish the initial strategic plan within 270 days, (3) conduct progress reviews for each strategic focus area at least annually, and (4) update the strategic plan every five years.]]> To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for an NIH research strategic plan. Display Title To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for an NIH research strategic plan. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for an NIH research strategic plan. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2447ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2447ih.xml 2015-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.