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                                                 Union Calendar No. 337
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 623

                      [Report No. 117-431, Part I]

To require certain civil penalties to be transferred to a fund through 
 which amounts are made available for the Gabriella Miller Kids First 
 Pediatric Research Program at the National Institutes of Health, and 
                          for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 2021

   Ms. Wexton (for herself, Mr. Cole, Mr. Welch, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
 McKinley, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. 
 Barragan, Mr. O'Halleran, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
   Scanlon, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Matsui, and Ms. Pressley) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

                             July 22, 2022

   Additional sponsors: Ms. Porter, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Wilson of South 
   Carolina, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Harder of 
   California, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Correa, Ms. Kelly of 
 Illinois, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Takano, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Blunt Rochester, 
 Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
   Soto, Ms. Wild, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Speier, Mrs. 
 Dingell, Mr. McEachin, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mrs. Murphy of 
  Florida, Mr. Smucker, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Peters, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
      Suozzi, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Crow, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Keller, Mr. Levin of 
California, Mr. Rutherford, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Ms. 
Newman, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Quigley, Mr. 
 Bacon, Mr. Cline, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Mann, Mr. 
Owens, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Trone, Mr. Lucas, Mr. 
  McNerney, Mr. Mrvan, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Lawson of 
Florida, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Upton, Mr. Donalds, Mrs. Kim 
  of California, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Budd, Mr. Bost, Ms. 
Ross, Mr. Kahele, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. 
Chu, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio, Mr. Posey, Ms. 
   Williams of Georgia, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Underwood, Mr. 
 Aguilar, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Emmer, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. 
             Kilmer, Mr. Katko, Ms. Tlaib, and Mr. LaTurner

                             July 22, 2022

   Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendments
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                             July 22, 2022

Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee 
 of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                               28, 2021]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To require certain civil penalties to be transferred to a fund through 
 which amounts are made available for the Gabriella Miller Kids First 
 Pediatric Research Program at the National Institutes of Health, and 
                          for other purposes.


 


    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 ``Gabriella Miller Kids First Research 
Act 2.0''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR THE PEDIATRIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

    (a) Public Health Service Act.--The Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 402A(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 282a(a)(2))--
                    (A) in the heading--
                            (i) by striking ``10-year''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``through common fund'';
                    (B) by striking ``to the Common Fund'' and 
                inserting ``to the Division of Program Coordination, 
                Planning, and Strategic Initiatives'';
                    (C) by striking ``10-Year'';
                    (D) by striking ``and reserved under subsection 
                (c)(1)(B)(i) of this section''; and
                    (E) by inserting before the period the following: 
                ``, and $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
                through 2027'';
            (2) in each of paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(C) of section 
        402A(c) (42 U.S.C. 282a(c)), by striking ``section 
        402(b)(7)(B)'' and inserting ``section 402(b)(7)(B)(i)''; and
            (3) in section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
        282(b)(7)(B)(ii)), by striking ``the Common Fund'' and 
        inserting ``the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and 
        Strategic Initiatives''.
    (b) Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--Section 9008(i)(2) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``10 year''.

SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF NIH FUNDING FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that the 
Director of the National Institutes of Health should continue to 
oversee and coordinate research that is conducted or supported by the 
National Institutes of Health for research on pediatric cancer and 
other pediatric diseases and conditions, including through the 
Pediatric Research Initiative Fund.
    (b) Avoiding Duplication.--Section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(b)(7)(B)(ii)) is amended by inserting 
``and shall prioritize, as appropriate, such pediatric research that 
does not duplicate existing research activities of the National 
Institutes of Health'' before ``; and''.

SEC. 4. REPORT ON PROGRESS AND INVESTMENTS IN PEDIATRIC RESEARCH.

    Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report that--
            (1) details pediatric research projects and initiatives 
        receiving funds allocated pursuant to section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) 
        of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(b)(7)(B)(ii)); 
        and
            (2) summarizes advancements made in pediatric research with 
        funds allocated pursuant to section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the 
        Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(b)(7)(B)(ii)).
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to extend the 
        Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program at the 
        National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 337

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 623

                      [Report No. 117-431, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To require certain civil penalties to be transferred to a fund through 
 which amounts are made available for the Gabriella Miller Kids First 
 Pediatric Research Program at the National Institutes of Health, and 
                          for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 22, 2022

   Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendments

                             July 22, 2022

Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee 
 of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed