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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 Com-
mittee 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 Caro-
lina, 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 ROCH-
ESTER, 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. NAPOLI-
TANO, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, 
Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. BACON, Mr. CLINE, Mrs. 
AXNE, Mr. CUELLAR, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. MANN, Mr. OWENS, Mr. MI-
CHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. TRONE, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. MCNER-
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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. GON-
ZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. POSEY, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. 
BROWNLEY, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. KELLY of Pennsyl-
vania, 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 pur-
poses. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gabriella Miller Kids 
First Research Act 2.0’’. 
SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR THE PEDIATRIC RESEARCH INITIA-
TIVE. 
(a) PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.—The Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
402A(a)(2) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
282a(a)(2))— 
(A) in the heading— 
(i) by striking ‘‘10-YEAR’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘THROUGH
COMMON 
FUND’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘to the Common Fund’’ and 
inserting ‘‘to the Division of Program Coordina-
tion, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘10-Year’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘and reserved under sub-
section (c)(1)(B)(i) of this section’’; and 
(E) by inserting before the period the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and $25,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2027’’; 
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(2) in each of paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(C) of 
section 402A(c) (42 U.S.C. 282a(c)), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 
402(b)(7)(B)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
402(b)(7)(B)(i)’’; and 
(3) in section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
282(b)(7)(B)(ii)), by striking ‘‘the Common Fund’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Division of Program Coordination, 
Planning, and Strategic Initiatives’’. 
(b) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
OF 1986.—Section 
9008(i)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by striking ‘‘10 year’’. 
SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF NIH FUNDING FOR PEDIATRIC 
RESEARCH. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress 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)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and shall 
prioritize, as appropriate, such pediatric research that does 
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not duplicate existing research activities of the National In-
stitutes of Health’’ before ‘‘; and’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON PROGRESS AND INVESTMENTS IN PEDI-
ATRIC 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 initia-
tives 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)); and 
(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 pur-
poses.’’. 
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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 
to a fund through which amounts are made avail-
able for 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 
with amendments 
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 
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