S.Amdt. 3055

1. Adds SEC. 704. DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT RESEARCH TRUST FUND at the end of title VII of the House amendment to the text

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   Inserted: SEC. 704. DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT RESEARCH TRUST FUND.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to establishment of trust funds) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

   Inserted: "SEC. 9511. DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT RESEARCH TRUST FUND.

   Inserted: "(a) Creation of Trust Fund.--There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the 'Disease Prevention and Treatment Research Trust Fund', consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or credited to the Disease Prevention and Treatment Research Trust Fund.

   Inserted: "(b) Transfer to Disease Prevention and Treatment Research Trust Fund of Amounts Equivalent to Certain Taxes.--There are hereby appropriated to the Disease Prevention and Treatment Research Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the taxes received in the Treasury attributable to the amendments made by section 701 of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007.

   Inserted: "(c) Expenditures From Trust Fund.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--Amounts in the Disease Prevention and Treatment Research Trust Fund shall be available, as provided by appropriation Acts, for the purposes of funding the disease prevention and treatment research activities of the National Institutes of Health. Amounts appropriated from the Disease Prevention and Treatment Research Trust Fund shall be in addition to any other funds provided by appropriation Acts for the National Institutes of Health.

   Inserted: "(2) Disease prevention and treatment research activities.--Disease prevention and treatment research activities shall include activities relating to:

   Inserted: "(A) Cancer.--Disease prevention and treatment research in this category shall include activities relating to pediatric, lung, breast, ovarian, uterine, prostate, colon, rectal, oral, skin, bone, kidney, liver, stomach, bladder, thyroid, pancreatic, brain and nervous system, and blood-related cancers, including leukemia and lymphoma. Priority in this category shall be given to disease prevention and treatment research into pediatric cancers.

   Inserted: "(B) Respiratory diseases.--Disease prevention and treatment research in this category shall include activities relating to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, tuberculosis, bronchitis, asthma, and emphysema.

   Inserted: "(C) Cardiovascular diseases.--Disease prevention and treatment research in this category shall include activities relating to peripheral arterial disease, heart disease, valve disease, stroke, and hypertension.

   Inserted: "(D) Other diseases, conditions, and disorders.--Disease prevention and treatment research in this category shall include activities relating to autism, diabetes (including type I diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes, and type II diabetes), muscular dystrophy, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, spinal muscular atrophy, osteoporosis, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), depression and other mental health disorders, infertility, arthritis, anaphylaxis, lymphedema, psoriasis, eczema, lupus, cleft lip and palate, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome, alopecia areata, and sepsis.".

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   Inserted: (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

   Inserted: "Sec. 9511. Disease Prevention and Treatment Research Trust Fund.".

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   At the end of title VII of the House amendment to the text, add the following:

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