[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2420 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2420

            To reduce administrative burdens on researchers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2015

  Mr. Barton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
            To reduce administrative burdens on researchers.

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

SECTION 1. REDUCING ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS OF RESEARCHERS.

    (a) Implementation of Measures To Reduce Administrative Burdens.--
The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall implement 
measures to reduce the administrative burdens of researchers funded by 
the National Institutes of Health, taking into account the 
recommendations, evaluations, and plans researched by the following 
entities:
            (1) The Scientific Management Review Board.
            (2) The National Academy of Sciences.
            (3) The 2007 and 2012 Faculty Burden Survey conducted by 
        The Federal Demonstration Partnership.
            (4) Relevant recommendations from the Research Business 
        Models Working Group.
    (b) Reports.--The Director of the National Institutes of Health 
shall submit to Congress a report on the extent to which the Director 
has implemented measures pursuant to subsection (a).
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