[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2321 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2321
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the expansion,
intensification, and coordination of the programs and activities of the
National Institutes of Health with respect to Tourette syndrome.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 19, 2012
Mr. Menendez (for himself and Mr. Akaka) 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 amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the expansion,
intensification, and coordination of the programs and activities of the
National Institutes of Health with respect to Tourette syndrome.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Collaborative Academic Research
Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RELATING TO
TOURETTE SYNDROME.
Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act is amended by
inserting after section 409J (42 U.S.C. 284q) the following:
``SEC. 409K. EXPANSION, INTENSIFICATION, AND COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES
WITH RESPECT TO TOURETTE SYNDROME.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of
NIH, shall expand, intensify, and coordinate the programs and
activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to
Tourette syndrome.
``(b) Data Collection.--
``(1) System.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary shall develop a system to collect data on Tourette
syndrome, including epidemiologic information with respect to
the incidence and prevalence of Tourette syndrome in the United
States.
``(2) Broad and narrow definitions.--The data collection
system under paragraph (1) shall provide for the collection of
primary data on Tourette syndrome, including related data on
the various conditions known to be comorbid with Tourette
syndrome.
``(3) Collection by population and geographical region.--
The data collection system under paragraph (1) shall provide
for the collection of data on the availability of medical and
social services for individuals with Tourette syndrome and
their families and the disaggregation of such data by
population and geographical region.
``(c) Centers of Excellence.--
``(1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary shall make awards of grants and contracts to public
or nonprofit private entities to pay all or part of the cost of
planning, establishing, improving, and providing basic
operating support for centers of excellence regarding research
on Tourette syndrome.
``(2) Research.--Each center under paragraph (1) shall
conduct basic and clinical research into Tourette syndrome.
Such research shall include investigations into the cause,
diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control, and treatment
of Tourette syndrome. The centers, as a group, shall conduct
multidisciplinary research in the fields of developmental
neurobiology, psychology, genetics, pharmacology,
psychopharmacology, and neuroimaging.
``(3) Services for patients.--
``(A) In general.--A center under paragraph (1) may
expend amounts provided under such paragraph to carry
out a program to make individuals aware of
opportunities to participate as subjects in research
conducted by the centers.
``(B) Referral and costs.--A program under
subparagraph (A) may, in accordance with such criteria
as the Secretary may establish, provide to the subjects
described in such subparagraph, referrals for health
and other services, and such patient care costs as are
required for research.
``(C) Availability and access.--The extent to which
a center can demonstrate availability and access to
clinical services shall be considered by the Secretary
in decisions about awarding grants to applicants which
meet the scientific criteria for funding under this
section.
``(4) Organization of centers.--
``(A) In general.--A center under paragraph (1)
may--
``(i) use the facilities of a single
institution; or
``(ii) be formed from a consortium of
cooperating institutions and patient advocacy
groups in order to maximize the scope of the
center's services and geographic coverage.
``(B) Eligibility requirements.--To be eligible to
make facilities so available (as described in
subparagraph (A)(i)) or participate in such a
consortium (as described in subparagraph (B)), an
institution or group shall meet such requirements as
the Secretary may prescribe.
``(5) Number of centers; duration of support.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary shall provide for the
establishment of not fewer than 4 and not more than 6
centers under paragraph (1).
``(B) Geographical distribution.--The Secretary
shall--
``(i) ensure that each of the centers
established under paragraph (1) is located in a
different region of the United States than the
other such centers; and
``(ii) encourage the formation of such
centers from a consortium of entities (as
described in paragraph (4)(A)(ii)) covering
multiple States.
``(C) Duration.--Support for a center established
under paragraph (1) may be provided under this section
for a period of not to exceed 5 years. Such period may
be extended for one or more additional periods not
exceeding 5 years if the operations of such center have
been reviewed by an appropriate technical and
scientific peer review group established by the
Secretary and if such group has recommended to the
Secretary that such period should be extended.
``(d) Research on Symptomology and Treatment.--In carrying out
subsection (a), the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis
for research on--
``(1) the full range of symptomology within the Tourette
syndrome clinical spectrum; and
``(2) the efficacy of treatment options for particular
patient subpopulations.
``(e) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out the
programs and activities of the National Institutes of Health for a
fiscal year, the Secretary shall designate a portion of such amounts
for carrying out the programs and activities of the National Institutes
of Health with respect to Tourette syndrome.''.
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