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[S. 800 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 407
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 800

  To improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the 
                     National Institutes of Health.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 19, 2015

   Mr. Kirk (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
   Isakson, Ms. Collins, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Alexander) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

                             April 4, 2016

              Reported by Mr. Alexander, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the 
                     National Institutes of Health.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing the Stature and 
Visibility of Medical Rehabilitation Research at the NIH 
Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. IMPROVING MEDICAL REHABILITATION RESEARCH AT THE 
              NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 452 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
285g-4) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``conduct and 
        support'' and inserting ``conduct, support, and 
        coordination'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking ``of the 
        Center'' and inserting ``within the Center'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (d)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking paragraph (1) and 
                inserting the following: ``(1) The Director of the 
                Center, on behalf of the Director of NIH and the 
                Director of the Institute and in consultation with the 
                coordinating committee established under subsection (e) 
                and the advisory board established under subsection 
                (f), shall develop a comprehensive plan (referred to in 
                this section as the `Research Plan') for the conduct, 
                support, and coordination of medical rehabilitation 
                research.'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in subparagraph (A), by 
                        striking ``and priorities for such research; 
                        and'' and inserting ``priorities for such 
                        research, and existing resources to support the 
                        purpose described in subsection 
                        (b);'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in subparagraph (B), by 
                        striking the period and inserting ``; and''; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) by adding at the end the 
                        following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(C) include objectives, benchmarks, and guiding 
        principles for conducting, supporting, and coordinating medical 
        rehabilitation research, consistent with the purpose described 
        in subsection (b).'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (4)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by striking the first sentence 
                        and inserting the following: ``The Director of 
                        the Center, in consultation with the Director 
                        of the Institute, the coordinating committee 
                        established under subsection (e), and the 
                        advisory board established under subsection 
                        (f), shall periodically, or not less than every 
                        5 years, revise and update the Research Plan, 
                        as appropriate. Not later than 30 days after 
                        the Research Plan is so revised and updated, 
                        the Director of the Center shall transmit the 
                        revised and updated Research Plan to the 
                        President and the appropriate committees of 
                        Congress.''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(5) The Director of the Center, in consultation with the 
Director of the Institute, shall annually prepare a report for the 
coordinating committee established under subsection (e) and the 
advisory board established under subsection (f) that describes and 
analyzes the progress during the preceding fiscal year in achieving the 
objectives, benchmarks, and guiding principles described in paragraph 
(2)(C) and includes expenditures of the Center and other agencies of 
the National Institutes of Health for carrying out the Research Plan. 
The report shall include recommendations for revising and updating the 
Research Plan, and such initiatives as the Director of the Center and 
the Director of the Institute determine appropriate. In preparing the 
report, the Director of the Center and the Director of the Institute 
shall consult with the Director of NIH, and the report shall reflect an 
assessment of the Research Plan by the Director of NIH.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in subsection (e)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting 
                ``periodically, or not less than every 5 years, host a 
                scientific conference or workshop on medical 
                rehabilitation research and'' after ``The Coordinating 
                Committee shall'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``the 
                Director of the Division of Program Coordination, 
                Planning, and Strategic Initiatives within the Office 
                of the Director of NIH,'' after ``shall be composed 
                of''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in paragraph (4), by striking 
                ``Director of the Center'' and inserting ``Director of 
                the Center, acting in the capacity of a designee of the 
                Director of NIH'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) in subsection (f)(3)(B), by adding at the end 
        the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(xii) The Director of the Division of Program 
        Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives.''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) The Director of the Center, in consultation with the 
Director of the Institute, the Coordinating Committee, and the Advisory 
Board, shall develop guidelines governing the funding for medical 
rehabilitation research by the Center and other agencies of the 
National Institutes of Health. At a minimum, such guidelines shall 
reflect the purpose of the Center described in subsection (b) and be 
consistent with the Research Plan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(h)(1) The Secretary and the heads of other Federal 
agencies shall jointly review the programs carried out (or proposed to 
be carried out) by each such official with respect to medical 
rehabilitation research and, as appropriate, enter into agreements 
preventing duplication among such programs.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) The Secretary shall enter into interagency 
agreements relating to the coordination of medical rehabilitation 
research conducted by agencies of the National Institutes of Health and 
other agencies of the Federal Government.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(i) For purposes of this section, the term `medical 
rehabilitation research' means the science of mechanisms and 
interventions that prevent, improve, restore, or replace lost, 
underdeveloped, or deteriorating function (defined at the level of 
impairment, activity, and participation, according to the World Health 
Organization in the International Classification of Functioning, 
Disability and Health (2001)).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS FOR ENHANCING 
              COORDINATION AND PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE PROGRAMS OF 
              MEDICAL REHABILITATION RESEARCH.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3 of the National Institutes of Health Amendments 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 285g-4 note) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) In 
        General.--''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking subsection (b).</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing the Stature and Visibility 
of Medical Rehabilitation Research at the NIH Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVING MEDICAL REHABILITATION RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL 
              INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.

    Section 452 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285g-4) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``conduct and support'' 
        and inserting ``conduct, support, and coordination'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking ``of the Center'' 
        and inserting ``within the Center'';
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following: ``(1) The Director of the Center, in 
                consultation with the Director of the Institute, the 
                coordinating committee established under subsection 
                (e), and the advisory board established under 
                subsection (f), shall develop a comprehensive plan 
                (referred to in this section as the `Research Plan') 
                for the conduct, support, and coordination of medical 
                rehabilitation research.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; 
                        and'' and inserting a semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(C) include goals and objectives for conducting, 
        supporting, and coordinating medical rehabilitation research, 
        consistent with the purpose described in subsection (b).'';
                    (C) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(4) The Director of the Center, in consultation with the Director 
of the Institute, the coordinating committee established under 
subsection (e), and the advisory board established under subsection 
(f), shall revise and update the Research Plan periodically, as 
appropriate, or not less than every 5 years. Not later than 30 days 
after the Research Plan is so revised and updated, the Director of the 
Center shall transmit the revised and updated Research Plan to the 
President, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives.''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(5) The Director of the Center, in consultation with the Director 
of the Institute, shall, prior to revising and updating the Research 
Plan, prepare a report for the coordinating committee established under 
subsection (e) and the advisory board established under subsection (f) 
that describes and analyzes the progress during the preceding fiscal 
year in achieving the goals and objectives described in paragraph 
(2)(C) and includes expenditures for rehabilitation research at the 
National Institutes of Health. The report shall include recommendations 
for revising and updating the Research Plan, and such initiatives as 
the Director of the Center and the Director of the Institute determine 
appropriate. In preparing the report, the Director of the Center and 
the Director of the Institute shall consult with the Director of 
NIH.'';
            (4) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``periodically 
                host a scientific conference or workshop on medical 
                rehabilitation research and'' after ``The Coordinating 
                Committee shall''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``the Director 
                of the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and 
                Strategic Initiatives within the Office of the Director 
                of NIH,'' after ``shall be composed of'';
            (5) in subsection (f)(3)(B)--
                    (A) by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xi) as 
                clauses (x) through (xii), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after clause (viii) the following:
            ``(ix) The Director of the Division of Program 
        Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives.''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g)(1) The Secretary and the heads of other Federal agencies 
shall jointly review the programs carried out (or proposed to be 
carried out) by each such official with respect to medical 
rehabilitation research and, as appropriate, enter into agreements 
preventing duplication among such programs.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall, as appropriate, enter into interagency 
agreements relating to the coordination of medical rehabilitation 
research conducted by agencies of the National Institutes of Health and 
other agencies of the Federal Government.
    ``(h) For purposes of this section, the term `medical 
rehabilitation research' means the science of mechanisms and 
interventions that prevent, improve, restore, or replace lost, 
underdeveloped, or deteriorating function.''.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS FOR ENHANCING COORDINATION 
              AND PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE PROGRAMS OF MEDICAL 
              REHABILITATION RESEARCH.

    Section 3 of the National Institutes of Health Amendments of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 285g-4 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) In General.--''; 
        and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).
                                                       Calendar No. 407

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 800

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the 
                     National Institutes of Health.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 4, 2016

                       Reported with an amendment