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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2513

To enhance the research conducted by the Agency for Health Care Policy

and Research concerning primary care, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 6 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994

Mr. ROCKEFELLER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and

referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

A BILL

To enhance the research conducted by the Agency for Health

Care Policy and Research concerning primary care, and

for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. CENTER FOR PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH.

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 902 of the Public

5 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299a) is amended by add6 ing at the end thereof the following new subsection:

7 ‘‘(f) CENTER FOR PRIMARY CARE RESEARCH.—

8 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es9 tablish within the Agency, a Center for Primary

10 Care Research.
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1 ‘‘(2) FUNDING AND ACTIVITIES.—The Center

2 established under paragraph (1) shall carry out re3 search that is relevant to the practice of primary

4 care, including—

5 ‘‘(A) the development and support of a re6 search agenda for primary care;

7 ‘‘(B) the provision of support to enable in8 stitutions to develop an infrastructure in pri9 mary care research;

10 ‘‘(C) the development of increased commu11 nication and collaboration among various pri12 mary care disciplines, researchers, and primary

13 care clinicians, including physicians, nurse prac14 titioners, and physician’s assistants;

15 ‘‘(D) the implementation of career develop16 ment strategies and technical assistance for pri17 mary care researchers; and

18 ‘‘(E) the conduct of other activities to in19 crease capacity in primary care research deter20 mined appropriate by the Administrator.

21 ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

22 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out

23 this subsection, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1996,

24 $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $25,000,000

25 for fiscal year 1998.’’.
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1 (b) TRANSFERS.—

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are transferred to the

3 Center for Primary Care Research (established

4 under the amendment made by subsection (a)) all

5 functions, personnel employed in connection with,

6 and assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records,

7 and unexpended balances of appropriations, author8 izations, allocations, and other funds employed,

9 used, held, arising from, available to, or to be made

10 available in connection with the functions trans11 ferred by this subsection, of the Division of Primary

12 Care within the Agency for Health Care Policy and

13 Research (including all related functions of any offi14 cer or employee of such Division).

15 (2) PERSONNEL.—The transfer pursuant to

16 paragraph (1) of full-time personnel (except special

17 Government employees) and part-time personnel

18 holding permanent positions shall not cause any

19 such employee to be separated or reduced in grade

20 or compensation for one year after the date of trans21 fer of such employee under this subsection.

22 (3) CONTINUING EFFECT OF LEGAL DOCU23 MENTS.—All orders, determinations, rules, regula24 tions, permits, agreements, grants, contracts, certifi-
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1 cates, licenses, registrations, privileges, and other

2 administrative actions—

3 (A) which have been issued, made, grant4 ed, or allowed to become effective by the Presi5 dent, any Federal agency or official thereof, or

6 by a court of competent jurisdiction, in the per7 formance of functions which are transferred

8 under this paragraph, and

9 (B) which are in effect at the time this

10 subsection takes effect, or were final before the

11 date of enactment of this Act and are to be12 come effective on or after the date of enactment

13 of this Act,

14 shall continue in effect according to their terms until

15 modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or re16 voked in accordance with law by the President, the

17 Secretary or other authorized official, a court of

18 competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.

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