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Union Calendar No. 337 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 623 

[Report No. 117–431, Part I] 

To require certain civil penalties to be transferred to a fund through which 

amounts are made available for the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric 

Research Program at the National Institutes of Health, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 28, 2021 

Ms. WEXTON (for herself, Mr. COLE, Mr. WELCH, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. 

MCKINLEY, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 

CA ́RDENAS, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. 

MULLIN, Mr. EVANS, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. TONKO, Ms. MATSUI, and Ms. 

PRESSLEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 

Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

JULY 22, 2022 

Additional sponsors: Ms. PORTER, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HARDER of 

California, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. CORREA, Ms. KELLY of 

Illinois, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. SOTO, Ms. WILD, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. 

SPEIER, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. MOORE of 

Utah, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. SMUCKER, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. 

PETERS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. CALVERT, 

Mr. CROW, Mr. RUSH, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, 

Mr. KELLER, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, 

Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. BACON, Mr. CLINE, Mrs. 

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NEY, Mr. MRVAN, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. CURTIS, Mr. LAWSON

of Florida, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. UPTON, Mr. DONALDS, 

Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. BUDD, Mr. 

BOST, Ms. ROSS, Mr. KAHELE, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. CLARKE of New York, 

Ms. STANSBURY, Ms. CHU, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. POSEY, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. 

BROWNLEY, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. EMMER, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KATKO, Ms. 

TLAIB, and Mr. LATURNER

JULY 22, 2022 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendments 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

JULY 22, 2022 

Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee of 

the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 28, 2021] 

A BILL 

To require certain civil penalties to be transferred to a fund 

through which amounts are made available for the 

Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program 

at the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gabriella Miller Kids 

5 First Research Act 2.0’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR THE PEDIATRIC RESEARCH INITIA7 TIVE. 

8 (a) PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.—The Public 

9 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended— 

10 (1) in section 402A(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 

11 282a(a)(2))— 

12 (A) in the heading— 

13 (i) by striking ‘‘10-YEAR’’; and 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘THROUGH COMMON

15 FUND’’; 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘to the Common Fund’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘to the Division of Program Coordina18 tion, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives’’; 

19 (C) by striking ‘‘10-Year’’; 

20 (D) by striking ‘‘and reserved under sub21 section (c)(1)(B)(i) of this section’’; and 

22 (E) by inserting before the period the fol23 lowing: ‘‘, and $25,000,000 for each of fiscal 

24 years 2023 through 2027’’; 


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1 (2) in each of paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(C) of 

2 section 402A(c) (42 U.S.C. 282a(c)), by striking ‘‘sec3 tion 402(b)(7)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

4 402(b)(7)(B)(i)’’; and 

5 (3) in section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 

6 282(b)(7)(B)(ii)), by striking ‘‘the Common Fund’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘the Division of Program Coordination, 

8 Planning, and Strategic Initiatives’’. 

9 (b) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.—Section 

10 9008(i)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 

11 by striking ‘‘10 year’’. 

12 SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF NIH FUNDING FOR PEDIATRIC 

13 RESEARCH. 

14 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con15 gress that the Director of the National Institutes of Health 

16 should continue to oversee and coordinate research that is 

17 conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health 

18 for research on pediatric cancer and other pediatric diseases 

19 and conditions, including through the Pediatric Research 

20 Initiative Fund. 

21 (b) AVOIDING DUPLICATION.—Section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) 

22 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

23 282(b)(7)(B)(ii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and shall 

24 prioritize, as appropriate, such pediatric research that does 


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1 not duplicate existing research activities of the National In2 stitutes of Health’’ before ‘‘; and’’. 

3 SEC. 4. REPORT ON PROGRESS AND INVESTMENTS IN PEDI4 ATRIC RESEARCH. 

5 Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment 

6 of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

7 shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 

8 report that— 

9 (1) details pediatric research projects and initia10 tives receiving funds allocated pursuant to section 

11 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 

12 U.S.C. 282(b)(7)(B)(ii)); and 

13 (2) summarizes advancements made in pediatric 

14 research with funds allocated pursuant to section 

15 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 

16 U.S.C. 282(b)(7)(B)(ii)). 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to extend the 

Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program 

at the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 337 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 623 

[Report No. 117–431, Part I] 

A BILL 

To require certain civil penalties to be transferred 

Health, and for other purposes. Research Program at the National Institutes of able for the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric to a fund through which amounts are made availJULY 22, 2022 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

with amendments 

JULY 22, 2022 

Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed 

the Union and ordered to be printed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 


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