1.
This Act may be cited as the
Training and Research in Urology Act
of 2005
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2.
Research, training, and health information dissemination with
respect to Urologic Diseases
(a)
Division Director of urology
Section
428 of the Public Health Service
Act (42
U.S.C. 285c–2) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(1), by striking and a Division Director
for Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases
and inserting a
Division Director for Urologic Diseases, and a Division Director for Kidney and
Hematologic Diseases
;
(2)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
by striking and the Division Director for Kidney,
Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases
and inserting the Division
Director for Urologic Diseases, and the Division Director for Kidney and
Hematologic Diseases
; and
(B)
by striking (1) carry out programs
and all that
follows through the end and inserting the following:
(1)
carry out programs of support for research and training (other
than training for which National Research Service Awards may be made under
section 487) in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diabetes mellitus
and endocrine and metabolic diseases, digestive diseases and nutritional
disorders, and kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases, including support
for training in medical schools, graduate clinical training (with particular
attention to programs geared to the needs of urology residents and fellows),
graduate training in epidemiology, epidemiology studies, clinical trials, and
interdisciplinary research programs;
(2)
establish programs of evaluation, planning, and dissemination
of knowledge related to such research and training;
(3)
in cooperation with the urologic scientific and patient
community, develop and submit to the Congress not later than January 1, 2006, a
national urologic research plan that identifies research needs in the various
areas of urologic diseases, including pediatrics, interstitial cystitis,
incontinence, stone disease, urinary tract infections, and benign prostatic
diseases; and
(4)
in cooperation with the urologic scientific and patient
community, review the national urologic research plan every 3 years beginning
in 2009 and submit to the Congress any revisions or additional
recommendations.
;
and
(3)
by adding at the end, the following:
(c)
There are authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for each of
fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to carry out paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection
(b), and such sums as may be necessary thereafter.
.
(b)
Urologic Diseases data system and information
clearinghouse
Section
427 of the Public Health Service
Act (42
U.S.C. 285c–1) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (c), by striking and Urologic and
and urologic each place either such term appears; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(d)
The Director of the Institute shall—
(1)
establish the National Urologic Diseases Data System for the
collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of data derived
from patient populations with urologic diseases, including, where possible,
data involving general populations for the purpose of detection of individuals
with a risk of developing urologic diseases; and
(2)
establish the National Urologic Diseases Information
Clearinghouse to facilitate and enhance knowledge and understanding of urologic
diseases on the part of health professionals, patients, and the public through
the effective dissemination of information.
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(c)
Strengthening the urology interagency coordinating
committee
Section
429 of the Public Health Service
Act (42
U.S.C. 285c–3) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a), by striking and a Kidney, Urologic, and
Hematologic Diseases Coordinating Committee
and inserting a
Urologic Diseases Interagency Coordinating Committee, and a Kidney and
Hematologic Diseases Interagency Coordinating Committee
;
(2)
in subsection (b), by striking the Chief Medical Director
of the Veterans’ Administration,
and inserting the Under
Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs
; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(d)
The urology interagency coordinating committee may encourage,
conduct, or support intra- or interagency activities in urology research,
including joint training programs, joint research projects, planning
activities, and clinical trials.
(e)
For the purpose of carrying out the activities of the Urologic
Diseases Interagency Coordinating Committee, there are authorized to be
appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, and such
sums as may be necessary thereafter.
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(d)
National Urologic Diseases Advisory Board
Section
430 of the Public Health Service
Act (42
U.S.C. 285c–4) is amended by striking and the National
Kidney and Urologic Diseases Advisory Board
and inserting the
National Urologic Diseases Advisory Board, and the National Kidney Diseases
Advisory Board
.
(e)
Expansion of O’Brien urologic disease research centers
(1)
Subsection (c) of section 431 of the
Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C.
285c–5(c)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
inserting There shall be no fewer than 15 such centers focused
exclusively on research of various aspects of urologic diseases, including
pediatrics, interstitial cystitis, incontinence, stone disease, urinary tract
infections, and benign prostatic diseases.
before Each center
developed
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(2)
Authorization of appropriations
Section
431 of the Public Health Service
Act (42
U.S.C. 285c–5) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
(f)
There are authorized to be appropriated for the urologic
disease research centers described in subsection (c) $22,500,000 for each of
fiscal years 2006 through 2010, and such sums as are necessary
thereafter.
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(3)
Subsection (c) of section 431 of the
Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C.
285c–5(c)) is amended at the beginning of the unnumbered
paragraph—
(A)
by striking shall develop and conduct
and
inserting (2) shall develop and conduct
; and
(B)
by aligning the indentation of such paragraph with the
indentation of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4).
(f)
Subcommittee on Urologic Diseases
Section
432 of the Public Health Service
Act (42
U.S.C. 285c–6) is amended by striking and a subcommittee
on kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases
and inserting a
subcommittee on urologic diseases, and a subcommittee on kidney and hematologic
diseases
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(g)
Loan repayment to encourage urologists and other scientists to
enter research careers
Subpart 3 of part C of title IV of the
Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C.
285c et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 434A the
following:
434B.
Loan repayment program for urology
research(a)
Subject to subsection (b), the
Secretary shall carry out a program of entering into contracts with
appropriately qualified health professionals or other qualified scientists
under which such health professionals or scientists agree to conduct research
in the field of urology, as employees of the National Institutes of Health or
of an academic department, division, or section of urology, in consideration of
the Federal Government agreeing to repay, for each year of such research, not
more than $35,000 of the principal and interest of the educational loans of
such health professionals or scientists.
(b)
The Secretary may not enter into an
agreement with a health professional or scientist pursuant to subsection (a)
unless the professional or scientist—
(1)
has a substantial amount of educational loans relative to
income; and
(2)
agrees to serve as an employee of the National Institutes of
Health or of an academic department, division, or section of urology for
purposes of the research requirement of subsection (a) for a period of not less
than 3 years.
(c)
Applicability of certain provisionsExcept as
inconsistent with this section, the provisions of subpart 3 of part D of title
III apply to the program established under subsection (a) in the same manner
and to the same extent as such provisions apply to the National Health Service
Corps Loan Repayment Program established under such subpart.
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(h)
Authorization of appropriations for urology research
Subpart 3 of part C of title IV of the
Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C.
285c et seq.) (as amended by subsection (g)) is further amended
by inserting after section 434B the following:
434C.Authorization of
appropriations for urology researchThere are authorized
to be appropriated to the Director of NIH for the purpose of carrying out
intra- and interagency activities in urology research (including training
programs, joint research projects, and joint clinical trials) $5,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, and such sums as may be necessary
thereafter. Amounts authorized to be appropriated under this section shall be
in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purpose.
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