Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0

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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0 2. Funding for the Pediatric Research Initiative (a) Public Health Service Act The Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 201 et seq. (1) in section 402A(a)(2) ( 42 U.S.C. 282a(a)(2) (A) in the heading— (i) by striking 10-year (ii) by striking through Common Fund (B) by striking to the Common Fund to the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (C) by striking 10-Year (D) by striking and reserved under subsection (c)(1)(B)(i) of this section (E) by inserting before the period the following: , and $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 (2) in each of paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(C) of section 402A(c) ( 42 U.S.C. 282a(c) section 402(b)(7)(B) section 402(b)(7)(B)(i) (3) in section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) ( 42 U.S.C. 282(b)(7)(B)(ii) the Common Fund the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (b) Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Section 9008(i)(2) 10 year 3. Coordination of NIH funding for pediatric research (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of the Congress that the Director of the National Institutes of Health should continue to oversee and coordinate research that is conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health for research on pediatric cancer and other pediatric diseases and conditions, including through the Pediatric Research Initiative Fund. (b) Avoiding duplication Section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 282(b)(7)(B)(ii) and shall prioritize, as appropriate, such pediatric research that does not duplicate existing research activities of the National Institutes of Health ; and 4. Report on progress and investments in pediatric research Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that— (1) details pediatric research projects and initiatives receiving funds allocated pursuant to section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 282(b)(7)(B)(ii) (2) summarizes advancements made in pediatric research with funds allocated pursuant to section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 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. July 22, 2022 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce July 22, 2022 Committee on Financial Services

Summary: Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0 This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 a pediatric disease research initiative within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and requires the NIH to coordinate pediatric research activities to avoid duplicative efforts. Additionally, the Department of Health and Human Services must report, within five years, to Congress about research funded through the initiative.