Sec. 7042. PAIN RESEARCH
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## SEC. 7042 PAIN RESEARCH Section 409J(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284q(b)) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (5)— #####
(A)in subparagraph (A), by striking “and treatment of pain and diseases and disorders associated with pain” and inserting “treatment, and management of pain and diseases and disorders associated with pain, including information on best practices for the utilization of non-pharmacologic treatments, non-addictive medical products, and other drugs or devices approved or cleared by the Food and Drug Administration”; #####
(B)in subparagraph (B), by striking “ on the symptoms and causes of pain; ” and inserting the following: > “on— > > > ###### “(i) > > the symptoms and causes of pain, including the identification of relevant biomarkers and screening models and the epidemiology of acute and chronic pain; > > > ###### “(ii) > > the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and management of acute and chronic pain, including with respect to non-pharmacologic treatments, non-addictive medical products, and other drugs or devices approved or cleared by the Food and Drug Administration; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > risk factors for, and early warning signs of, substance use disorders in populations with acute and chronic pain; and” > ; and #####
(C)by striking subparagraphs
(C)through
(E)and inserting the following: > > ##### “(C) > > make recommendations to the Director of NIH— > > > ###### “(i) > > to ensure that the activities of the National Institutes of Health and other Federal agencies are free of unnecessary duplication of effort; > > > ###### “(ii) > > on how best to disseminate information on pain care and epidemiological data related to acute and chronic pain; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > on how to expand partnerships between public entities and private entities to expand collaborative, cross-cutting research.” > ; ####
(2)by redesignating paragraph
(6)as paragraph (7); and ####
(3)by inserting after paragraph
(5)the following: > > #### “(6) Report > > The Secretary shall ensure that recommendations and actions taken by the Director with respect to the topics discussed at the meetings described in paragraph
(4)are included in appropriate reports to Congress.” > . ## Subtitle F Jessie’s Law
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