A bill to establish a National Center for Sleep Disorders Research within the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, to coordinate sleep disorders research within the National Institutes of Health, to further facilitate the study of sleep disorders, and to establish a mechanism for education and training in sleep disorders, and for other purposes.

Summary: Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute the National Center for Sleep Disorders Research to conduct and support such research, research training, information dissemination, and other programs. Mandates a comprehensive research plan, a Sleep Disorders Coordinating Committee, and a Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board. 
Authorizes data collection, studies, and information dissemination concerning the impact of sleep disorders and sleep deprivation by the Secretaries of:  (1) Transportation on transportation safety; (2) Defense on military readiness; (3) Education on learning and education; (4) Labor on the workplace and industry; and (5) Commerce on commerce and industrial capacity.

SECTION 1. NATIONAL CENTER FOR SLEEP DISORDERS RESEARCH.

    Part C of title IV (42 U.S.C. 285 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following new subpart:

       ``Subpart 17--National Center for Sleep Disorders Research

``SEC. 464W. NATIONAL CENTER FOR SLEEP DISORDERS RESEARCH.

    ``There shall be in the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute an 
agency to be known as the National Center for Sleep Disorders Research 
(hereafter referred to in this subpart as the `Center') to be headed by 
a Director who shall be appointed by and report directly to the 
Director of the Institute.

``SEC. 464X. PURPOSE OF THE CENTER.

    ``The general purpose of the Center is the conduct and support of 
biomedical and related research and research training, the 
dissemination of health information, and the conduct of other programs 
with respect to various sleep disorders, the basic understanding of 
sleep, biological and circadian rhythm research, chronobiology and 
other sleep related research.

``SEC. 464Y. SPECIFIC AUTHORITIES.

    ``In carrying out the purpose described in section 464X, the 
Director of the Center may--
            ``(1) award grants and enter into cooperative agreements 
        and contracts;
            ``(2) provide for clinical trials with respect to sleep 
        disorders treatment and sleep medications;
            ``(3) support sleep disorders research and training 
        centers;
            ``(4) support sleep disorders research conducted or 
        supported by more than one such agency;
            ``(5) support and conduct the collection of epidemiology 
        data on sleep disorders;
            ``(6) conduct a National Education Campaign and establish a 
        National Sleep Disorders Information Clearinghouse;
            ``(7) in consultation with the Directors of the National 
        Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the National Institute on 
        Aging, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and 
        Stroke, the National Institute of Child Health and Human 
        Development, the National Institute of Mental Health, and other 
        Institutes, support and coordinate ongoing research, centers, 
        training and other grant activities;
            ``(8) coordinate the activities of the Center with similar 
        activities of other agencies of the Federal Government, 
        including the other agencies of the National Institutes of 
        Health, and with similar activities of other public entities 
        and of private entities; and
            ``(9) with the approval of the Director of the National 
        Institutes of Health and advisory board established under 
        section 464BB, appoint technical and scientific peer review 
        groups in addition to any such groups appointed under section 
        492.

``SEC. 464Z. RESEARCH PLAN.

    ``(a) Development.--After consultation with the Director of the 
Center, the advisory board established under section 464BB, and the 
coordinating committee established under section 464AA, the Director of 
the National Institutes of Health shall develop a comprehensive plan 
for the conduct and support of sleep disorders research.
    ``(b) Contents.--The plan developed under subsection (a) shall 
identify priorities with respect to such research and shall provide for 
the coordination of such research conducted or supported by the 
agencies of the National Institutes of Health.
    ``(c) Revision.--The Director of the National Institutes of Health 
(after consultation with the Director of the Center, the advisory board 
established under section 464BB, and the coordinating committee 
established under section 464AA) shall revise the plan developed under 
subsection (a) as appropriate.

``SEC. 464AA. COORDINATING COMMITTEE.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Director of the National Institutes of 
Health shall establish a committee to be known as the Sleep Disorders 
Coordinating Committee (hereafter in this subpart referred to as the 
`Coordinating Committee').
    ``(b) Composition.--The Coordinating Committee shall be composed of 
the directors of the National Institutes of Health, the National 
Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Child Health and Human 
Development, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the National 
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the National Institute 
of Mental Health, and of such other national research institutes as the 
Director of the National Institutes of Health determines to be 
appropriate, and shall include representation from other Federal 
departments and agencies whose programs involve sleep disorders.
    ``(c) Duties.--The Coordinating Committee shall make 
recommendations to the Director of the National Institutes of Health 
and the Director of the Center with respect to the content of the plan 
required in section 464Z, with respect to the activities of the Center 
that are carried out in conjunction with other agencies of the National 
Institutes of Health, and with respect to the activities of the Center 
that are carried out in conjunction with other agencies of the Federal 
Government.

``SEC. 464BB. ADVISORY BOARD.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Director of the National Institutes of 
Health shall establish a board to be known as the Sleep Disorders 
Research Advisory Board (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
`Advisory Board').
    ``(b) Duties.--The Advisory Board shall advise, assist, consult 
with, and make recommendations to the Director of the National 
Institutes of Health and the Director of the Center concerning matters 
relating to the scientific activities carried out by and through the 
Center and the policies respecting such activities, including 
recommendations with respect to the plan required in section 464Z.
    ``(c) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director of the National Institutes 
        of Health shall appoint to the Advisory Board 12 appropriately 
        qualified representatives of the public who are not officers or 
        employees of the Federal Government. Of such members, eight 
        shall be representatives of health and scientific disciplines 
        with respect to sleep disorders and four shall be individuals 
        representing the interests of individuals with or undergoing 
        treatment for sleep disorders.
            ``(2) Ex Officio Members.--The following officials shall 
        serve as ex officio members of the Advisory Board:
                    ``(A) The Director of the National Institutes of 
                Health.
                    ``(B) The Director of the Center.
                    ``(C) The Director of the National Heart, Lung and 
                Blood Institute.
                    ``(D) The Director of the National Institute of 
                Mental Health.
                    ``(E) The Director of the National Institute on 
                Aging.
                    ``(F) The Director of the National Institute of 
                Child Health and Human Development.
                    ``(G) The Director of the National Institute of 
                Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
                    ``(H) The Assistant Secretary for Health.
                    ``(I) The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health 
                Affairs).
                    ``(J) The Chief Medical Director of the Veterans' 
                Administration.
    ``(d) Chairperson.--The members of the Advisory Board shall, from 
among the members of the Advisory Board, designate an individual to 
serve as the chairperson of the Advisory Board.
    ``(e) Construction.--Except as inconsistent with, or inapplicable 
to, this section, the provisions of section 406 shall apply to the 
advisory board established under this section in the same manner as 
such provisions apply to any advisory council established under such 
section.

``SEC. 464CC. RELATED AGENCY ACTIVITY.

    ``(a) Secretary of Transportation.--The Secretary of Transportation 
is authorized to collect data, conduct studies and disseminate public 
information concerning the impact of sleep disorders and sleep 
deprivation on transportation safety. The Secretary of Transportation 
is authorized to coordinate these activities with the Center.
    ``(b) Secretary of Defense.--The Secretary of Defense is authorized 
to collect data, conduct studies and disseminate public information 
concerning the impact of sleep disorders and sleep deprivation on 
military readiness. The Secretary of Defense is authorized to 
coordinate these activities with the Center.
    ``(c) Secretary of Education.--The Secretary of Education is 
authorized to collect data, conduct studies and disseminate public 
information concerning the impact of sleep disorders and sleep 
deprivation on learning and education. The Secretary of Education is 
authorized to coordinate these activities with the Center.
    ``(d) Secretary of Labor.--The Secretary of Labor is authorized to 
collect data, conduct studies and disseminate public information 
concerning the impact of sleep disorders and sleep deprivation in the 
workplace and in industry with a particular emphasis on shiftwork, 
hours of service and other scheduling issues. The Secretary of Labor is 
authorized to coordinate these activities with the Center.
    ``(e) Secretary of Commerce.--The Secretary of Commerce is 
authorized to collect data, conduct studies and disseminate public 
information concerning the impact of sleep disorders and sleep 
deprivation on the commerce and industrial capacity of the United 
States. The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to coordinate these 
activities with the Center.''.