[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9149 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9149
To establish the National Diabetes Project, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 4, 2026
Mr. James introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To establish the National Diabetes Project, 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 ``National Diabetes Project Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL DIABETES PROJECT.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Office of the
Secretary of Health and Human Services the National Diabetes Project
(referred to in this Act as the ``Project'').
(b) Purpose of the Project.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services, or the Secretary's designee, shall--
(1) be responsible for the creation and maintenance of an
integrated national plan to overcome diabetes;
(2) provide information and coordination of diabetes
research and services across all Federal agencies;
(3) accelerate the development of treatments that would
prevent, halt, or reverse the course of diabetes;
(4) improve the--
(A) early diagnosis of diabetes disease; and
(B) coordination of the care and treatment of
citizens with diabetes;
(5) ensure the inclusion of ethnic and racial populations
at higher risk for diabetes or least likely to receive care, in
clinical, research, and service efforts with the purpose of
decreasing health disparities in diabetes; and
(6) coordinate with international bodies to integrate and
inform the fight against diabetes globally.
(c) Duties of the Secretary.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services, or the Secretary's designee, shall--
(A) oversee the creation and updating of the
national plan described in paragraph (2); and
(B) use discretionary authority to evaluate all
Federal programs around diabetes, including budget
requests and approvals.
(2) National plan.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services, or the Secretary's designee, shall carry out an
annual assessment of the Nation's progress in preparing for the
escalating burden of diabetes, including both implementation
steps and recommendations for priority actions based on the
assessment.
(d) Advisory Council.--
(1) In general.--There is established an Advisory Council
on Diabetes Research, Care, and Services (referred to in this
Act as the ``Advisory Council'').
(2) Membership.--
(A) Federal members.--The Advisory Council shall be
comprised of the following experts:
(i) A designee of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
(ii) A designee of the Administration on
Aging.
(iii) A designee of the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services.
(iv) A designee of the Indian Health
Service.
(v) A designee of the Office of the
Director of the National Institutes of Health.
(vi) The Surgeon General.
(vii) A designee of the National Science
Foundation.
(viii) A designee of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
(ix) A designee of the Food and Drug
Administration.
(x) A designee of the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality.
(B) Non-federal members.--In addition to the
members outlined in subparagraph (A), the Advisory
Council shall include 12 expert members from outside
the Federal Government, which shall include--
(i) 2 diabetes patient advocates;
(ii) 2 diabetes caregivers;
(iii) 2 health care providers;
(iv) 2 representatives of State health
departments;
(v) 2 researchers with diabetes-related
expertise in basic, translational, clinical, or
drug development science; and
(vi) 2 voluntary health association
representatives, including a national diabetes
disease organization that has demonstrated
experience in research, care, and patient
services, and a State-based advocacy
organization that provides services to families
and professionals, including information and
referral, support groups, care consultation,
education, and safety services.
(3) Meetings.--The Advisory Council shall meet quarterly
and such meetings shall be open to the public.
(4) Advice.--The Advisory Council shall advise the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the Secretary's
designee.
(5) Annual report.--The Advisory Council shall provide to
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the Secretary's
designee and Congress--
(A) an initial evaluation of all federally funded
efforts in diabetes research, clinical care, and
institutional-, home-, and community-based programs and
their outcomes;
(B) initial recommendations for priority actions to
expand, eliminate, coordinate, or condense programs
based on the program's performance, mission, and
purpose;
(C) initial recommendations to--
(i) reduce the financial impact of diabetes
on--
(I) Medicare and other federally
funded programs; and
(II) families living with diabetes
disease; and
(ii) improve health outcomes; and
(D) annually thereafter, an evaluation of the
implementation, including outcomes, of the
recommendations, including priorities if necessary,
through an updated national plan under subsection
(c)(2).
(e) Data Sharing.--Agencies both within the Department of Health
and Human Services and outside of the Department that have data
relating to diabetes shall share such data with the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, or the Secretary's designee, to enable the
Secretary, or the Secretary's designee, to complete the report
described in subsection (f).
(f) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, or
the Secretary's designee, shall submit to Congress--
(1) an annual report that includes an evaluation of all
federally funded efforts in diabetes research, clinical care,
and institutional-, home-, and community-based programs and
their outcomes;
(2) an evaluation of all federally funded programs based on
program performance, mission, and purpose related to diabetes
disease;
(3) recommendations for--
(A) priority actions based on the evaluation
conducted by the Secretary and the Advisory Council
to--
(i) reduce the financial impact of diabetes
on--
(I) Medicare and other federally
funded programs; and
(II) families living with diabetes
disease; and
(ii) improve health outcomes;
(B) implementation steps; and
(C) priority actions to improve the prevention,
diagnosis, treatment, care, institutional-, home-, and
community-based programs of diabetes disease for
individuals with diabetes disease and their caregivers;
and
(4) an annually updated national plan.
(g) Sunset.--The Project shall expire on December 31, 2036.
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