‘‘SEC. 499B. EXPANSION, INTENSIFICATION, AND COORDI-
NATION OF ACTIVITIES OF NATIONAL INSTI-
TUTES OF HEALTH WITH RESPECT TO RE-
SEARCH ON EATING DISORDERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) EXPANSION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Director 
of NIH shall expand, intensify, and coordinate the 
activities of the National Institutes of Health with 
respect to research on eating disorders. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM; COORDI-
NATION AMONG AGENCIES.—The Director of NIH 
shall carry out this section acting through the Direc-
tor of the National Institute of Mental Health, and 
in collaboration with the Director of the Eunice 
Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health 
and Human Development, the Director of the Na-
tional Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kid-
ney Diseases, the Director of the Office of Research 
on Women’s Health, and any other agencies or of-
fices of the National Institutes of Health that the 
Director determines appropriate. 
‘‘(3) TASK FORCE.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Before making 
grants under subsection (b) for centers of excel-
lence, the Director of NIH shall establish a 
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task force (in this paragraph referred to as the 
‘task force’) consisting of— 
‘‘(i) representatives of the institutes, 
centers, and divisions of the National Insti-
tutes of Health, as determined appropriate 
by the Director; 
‘‘(ii) eating disorders researchers, cli-
nicians, and patient advocacy groups; and 
‘‘(iii) the general public. 
‘‘(B) DUTIES.—The task force shall— 
‘‘(i) assist researchers in developing 
applications and applying for grants and 
contracts to be awarded by centers of ex-
cellence described in subsection (b); 
‘‘(ii) conduct a thorough examination 
of the field of eating disorders, create a list 
of priorities for eating disorders research, 
and develop a matrix of action items for 
such research; and 
‘‘(iii) conduct meetings to address 
issues with respect to eating disorders re-
search, including guiding principles of cen-
ters of excellence under subsection (b); de-
velopment of strategic research priorities; 
strategies for recruiting new scientists into 
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the field of eating disorders and providing 
them with high-quality training; priorities 
and best practices for basic research, clin-
ical research, treatment research, and pre-
vention research; and development of a re-
search infrastructure nationwide. 
‘‘(b) CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection 
(a)(1), the Director of NIH shall award grants and 
contracts to public or nonprofit private entities, in-
cluding universities, to pay all or part of the cost of 
planning, establishing, improving, and providing 
basic operating support for centers of excellence re-
garding research on eating disorders and training to 
perform research on eating disorders. 
‘‘(2) RESEARCH.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each center of excel-
lence that receives funding under paragraph (1) 
shall conduct basic research, clinical research, 
or both into eating disorders. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The research con-
ducted by a center of excellence pursuant to 
subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) shall be designed to improve un-
derstanding of the etiology, early identi-
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