Sec. 2040. IMPROVING MEDICAL REHABILITATION RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
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## SEC. 2040 IMPROVING MEDICAL REHABILITATION RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ###
(a)In general Section 452 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285g-4) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (b), by striking “conduct and support” and inserting “conduct, support, and coordination”; ####
(2)in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking “of the Center” and inserting “within the Center”; ####
(3)in subsection (d)— #####
(A)by striking “ (d)(1) In consultation ” and all that follows through the end of paragraph
(1)and inserting the following: > > ### “(d) > > > ####
(1)> > The Director of the Center, in consultation with the Director of the Institute, the coordinating committee established under subsection (e), and the advisory board established under subsection (f), shall develop a comprehensive plan (referred to in this section as the ‘Research Plan’) for the conduct, support, and coordination of medical rehabilitation research.” > ; #####
(B)in paragraph (2)— ######
(i)in subparagraph (A), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; ######
(ii)in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and ######
(iii)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(C) > > include goals and objectives for conducting, supporting, and coordinating medical rehabilitation research, consistent with the purpose described in subsection (b).” > ; #####
(C)by striking paragraph
(4)and inserting the following: > > #### “(4) > > The Director of the Center, in consultation with the Director of the Institute, the coordinating committee established under subsection (e), and the advisory board established under subsection (f), shall revise and update the Research Plan periodically, as appropriate, or not less than every 5 years. Not later than 30 days after the Research Plan is so revised and updated, the Director of the Center shall transmit the revised and updated Research Plan to the President, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.” > ; and #####
(D)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(5) > > The Director of the Center, in consultation with the Director of the Institute, shall, prior to revising and updating the Research Plan, prepare a report for the coordinating committee established under subsection
(e)and the advisory board established under subsection
(f)that describes and analyzes the progress during the preceding fiscal year in achieving the goals and objectives described in paragraph (2)(C) and includes expenditures for rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health. The report shall include recommendations for revising and updating the Research Plan, and such initiatives as the Director of the Center and the Director of the Institute determine appropriate. In preparing the report, the Director of the Center and the Director of the Institute shall consult with the Director of the National Institutes of Health.” > ; ####
(4)in subsection (e)— #####
(A)in paragraph (2), by inserting “periodically host a scientific conference or workshop on medical rehabilitation research and” after “The Coordinating Committee shall”; and #####
(B)in paragraph (3), by inserting “the Director of the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives within the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health,” after “shall be composed of”; ####
(5)in subsection (f)(3)(B)— #####
(A)by redesignating clauses
(ix)through
(xi)as clauses
(x)through (xii), respectively; and #####
(B)by inserting after clause
(viii)the following: > > ###### “(ix) > > The Director of the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives.” > ; and ####
(6)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(g) > > > ####
(1)> > The Secretary and the heads of other Federal agencies shall jointly review the programs carried out (or proposed to be carried out) by each such official with respect to medical rehabilitation research and, as appropriate, enter into agreements preventing duplication among such programs. > > > #### “(2) > > The Secretary shall, as appropriate, enter into interagency agreements relating to the coordination of medical rehabilitation research conducted by agencies of the National Institutes of Health and other agencies of the Federal Government. > > > ### “(h) > > For purposes of this section, the term ‘medical rehabilitation research’ means the science of mechanisms and interventions that prevent, improve, restore, or replace lost, underdeveloped, or deteriorating function.” > . ###
(b)Conforming amendment Section 3 of the National Institutes of Health Amendments of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 285g-4 note) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a), by striking “In General.—”; and ####
(2)by striking subsection (b).
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