110 HR 4451 IH: MRSA Research and Study Act of 2007 U.S. House of Representatives 2007-12-11 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4451 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2007 Mr. Stearns introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a competitive grant program for research on preventing, treating, and finding the cure for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the MRSA Research and Study Act of 2007.

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MRSA competitive research grant program

Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317S the following new section:

317T.

MRSA competitive research grant program

(a)

In general

The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall establish a six-year grant program under which the Secretary shall award competitive grants to eligible entities to conduct research for the purposes of preventing, treating, and finding the cure for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. (b)

Application

To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an application, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (c)

Eligible entity defined

For purposes of this section, an eligible entity is an entity that is a public or private university or a teaching hospital affiliated with such a university. (d)

Grant period and amount

Each grant awarded under subsection (a) shall be for a period of two years and shall be in the amount of $5,000,000. (e)

Minimum number of grants

The Secretary shall award at least 25 grants during each two-year period of the grant program under subsection (a). (f)

Renewal of grants

The Secretary may renew a grant awarded under subsection (a) to an eligible entity if the entity meets the report requirement under subsection (g)(2) and the Secretary determines, based on the report so submitted, that the recipient has made reasonable and demonstrable progress in meeting the research purposes described in subsection (a). (g)

Report requirement

(1)

In general

Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later than three years after the date of receipt of a grant under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary a report on the outcome of the entity’s research funded by such grant. (2)

Expedited report requirement for grant renewals

For purposes of renewing a grant under subsection (f), the report requirement under this paragraph is for an eligible entity to submit to the Secretary a report described in paragraph (1) by not later than two years after the date of receipt of the initial grant awarded under subsection (a). (h)

Authorization of appropriations

To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014.

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