IIB
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5002
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 13, 2018
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
AN ACT
To expand the unique research initiatives authority of the National Institutes of Health.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Advancing Cutting Edge Research Act
or the ACE Research Act
.
Unique research initiatives
Section 402(n)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(n)(1)) is amended—
in subparagraph (A), by striking or
;
in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting ; or
; and
by adding at the end the following:
high impact cutting-edge research that fosters scientific creativity and increases fundamental biological understanding leading to the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of diseases and disorders, or research urgently required to respond to a public health threat.
.
Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2018.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk.