[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1579 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1579

 To provide for the continuation of the Pediatric Research Initiative.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 3, 2003

  Mr. DeWine introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the continuation of the Pediatric Research Initiative.

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

SECTION 1. PEDIATRIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

    The Director of the National Institutes of Health in implementing 
the Pediatric Research Initiative under section 409D of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284h), shall--
            (1) continue the Initiative and emphasize the importance of 
        pediatric research, particularly translational research; and
            (2) not later than January of 2004, continue to report to 
        the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
        Representatives on the status of the Pediatric Research 
        Initiative, including--
                    (A) the extent of the total funds obligated to 
                conduct or support pediatric research across the 
                National Institutes of Health, including the specific 
                support and research awards allocated by the Office of 
                the Director through the Initiative;
                    (B) the activities of the cross-institute committee 
                on pediatric research in assisting the Director in 
                considering requests for new or expanded pediatric 
                research to be funded through the Initiative;
                    (C) how the Director plans to budget dollars toward 
                the Initiative for fiscal year 2004;
                    (D) the amount the Director has expended to 
                implement the Initiative since the enactment of the 
                Initiative;
                    (E) the status of any research conducted as a 
                result of the Initiative;
                    (F) whether that research is translational research 
                or clinical research;
                    (G) how the Initiative interfaces with the Off-
                Patent research fund of the National Institutes of 
                Health; and
                    (H) any recommended modifications that Congress 
                should consider in the authority or structure of the 
                Initiative within the National Institutes of Health for 
                the optimal operation and success of the Initiative.
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