[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2513 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2513

To enhance the research conducted by the Agency for Health Care Policy 
     and Research concerning primary care, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            October 6 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

Mr. Rockefeller introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
         referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To enhance the research conducted by the Agency for Health Care Policy 
     and Research concerning primary care, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. CENTER FOR PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH.

    (a) Establishment.--Section 902 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 299a) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 
new subsection:
    ``(f) Center for Primary Care Research.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish within 
        the Agency, a Center for Primary Care Research.
            ``(2) Funding and activities.--The Center established under 
        paragraph (1) shall carry out research that is relevant to the 
        practice of primary care, including--
                    ``(A) the development and support of a research 
                agenda for primary care;
                    ``(B) the provision of support to enable 
                institutions to develop an infrastructure in primary 
                care research;
                    ``(C) the development of increased communication 
                and collaboration among various primary care 
                disciplines, researchers, and primary care clinicians, 
                including physicians, nurse practitioners, and 
                physician's assistants;
                    ``(D) the implementation of career development 
                strategies and technical assistance for primary care 
                researchers; and
                    ``(E) the conduct of other activities to increase 
                capacity in primary care research determined 
                appropriate by the Administrator.
            ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, 
        $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1997, and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.''.
    (b) Transfers.--
            (1) In general.--There are transferred to the Center for 
        Primary Care Research (established under the amendment made by 
        subsection (a)) all functions, personnel employed in connection 
        with, and assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, 
        and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, 
        allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, arising 
        from, available to, or to be made available in connection with 
        the functions transferred by this subsection, of the Division 
        of Primary Care within the Agency for Health Care Policy and 
        Research (including all related functions of any officer or 
        employee of such Division).
            (2) Personnel.--The transfer pursuant to paragraph (1) of 
        full-time personnel (except special Government employees) and 
        part-time personnel holding permanent positions shall not cause 
        any such employee to be separated or reduced in grade or 
        compensation for one year after the date of transfer of such 
        employee under this subsection.
            (3) Continuing effect of legal documents.--All orders, 
        determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, 
        grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, 
        privileges, and other administrative actions--
                    (A) which have been issued, made, granted, or 
                allowed to become effective by the President, any 
                Federal agency or official thereof, or by a court of 
                competent jurisdiction, in the performance of functions 
                which are transferred under this paragraph, and
                    (B) which are in effect at the time this subsection 
                takes effect, or were final before the date of 
                enactment of this Act and are to become effective on or 
                after the date of enactment of this Act,
        shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
        modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
        accordance with law by the President, the Secretary or other 
        authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by 
        operation of law.
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