Sec. 2. National Pediatric Research Network
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Section 409D of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 284h ; relating to the Pediatric Research Initiative) is amended— by redesignating subsection
(d)as subsection (f); and by inserting after subsection
(c)the following: In carrying out the Initiative, the Director of NIH, in consultation with the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and in collaboration with other appropriate national research institutes and national centers that carry out activities involving pediatric research, may provide for the establishment of a National Pediatric Research Network consisting of the pediatric research consortia receiving awards under paragraph (2). The Director of NIH may award funding, including through grants, contracts or other mechanisms, to public or private nonprofit entities— for establishing or strengthening pediatric research consortia; and for providing support for such consortia, including with respect to— basic, clinical, behavioral, or translational research to meet unmet pediatric research needs; and training researchers in pediatric research techniques in order to address unmet pediatric research needs. The Director of NIH may ensure that— each consortium receiving an award under subparagraph
(A)conducts or supports at least one category of research described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) and collectively such consortia conduct or support all such categories of research; and one or more such consortia provide training described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II). The Director of NIH may make awards under this paragraph for not more than 8 pediatric research consortia, with a minimum of one pediatric research consortium that prioritizes collaboration with institutions serving rural areas. Each consortium receiving an award under subparagraph
(A)shall— be formed from a collaboration of cooperating institutions; be coordinated by a lead institution; and meet such requirements as may be prescribed by the Director of NIH. Any support received by a consortium under subparagraph
(A)shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other public or private support for activities authorized to be supported under this paragraph. Support of a consortium under subparagraph
(A)may be for a period of not to exceed 5 years. Such period may be extended at the discretion of the Director of NIH. The Director of NIH shall— as appropriate, provide for the coordination of activities (including the exchange of information and regular communication) among the consortia established pursuant to paragraph (2); and as appropriate, require the periodic preparation and submission to the Director of reports on the activities of each such consortium. In making awards under subsection (d)(2) for pediatric research consortia, the Director of NIH may ensure that an appropriate number of such awards are awarded to such consortia that agree to— focus primarily on pediatric rare diseases or conditions (including any such diseases or conditions that are genetic disorders or are related to birth defects); and conduct or coordinate one or more multisite clinical trials of therapies for, or approaches to, the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of one or more pediatric rare diseases or conditions. .
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