H.R. 5002

ACE Research Act

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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.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Advancing Cutting Edge Research Act or the ACE Research Act.

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Unique research initiatives

Section 402(n)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(n)(1)) is amended—

(1)

in subparagraph (A), by striking or;

(2)

in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting ; or; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following:

(C)

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.

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Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2018.

Karen L. Haas,

Clerk.