117 HR 623 RH: Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0
U.S. House of Representatives
2022-07-22
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Union Calendar No. 337
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 623
[Report No. 117–431, Part I]
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. Cárdenas, Ms. Barragán, 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. Velázquez, 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.
1.

Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0”.
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”.
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”.
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.”.
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