each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. Any 
amounts appropriated under this paragraph shall re-
main available until expended and shall be used to 
supplement and not supplant other Federal funds 
provided for activities under this subsection. 
‘‘(b) AWARENESS INITIATIVE GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, through the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention, may award grants to eligible entities for the 
purpose of raising awareness for liver cancer and 
other liver diseases, which may include the produc-
tion, dissemination, and distribution of informational 
materials targeted towards communities and popu-
lations with a higher risk for developing liver cancer 
and other liver diseases. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under paragraph (1), an entity shall 
submit to the Secretary an application, at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require, including a description of 
how the entity, in disseminating information on liver 
cancer and other liver diseases pursuant to para-
graph (1), will— 
‘‘(A) with respect to any community or 
population, consult with members of such com-
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munity or population and provide such informa-
tion in a manner that is culturally and linguis-
tically appropriate for such community or popu-
lation; 
‘‘(B) highlight the range of treatments 
available for liver cancer and other liver dis-
eases; 
‘‘(C) integrate information on available 
hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing programs 
into any liver cancer presentations carried out 
by the entity; and 
‘‘(D) target communities and populations 
with a higher risk for contracting liver cancer 
and other liver diseases. 
‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to 
entities that— 
‘‘(A) are, or work with, a Federally quali-
fied health center; or 
‘‘(B) are community-based organizations. 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—An entity that receives a grant 
under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary, 
at a time specified by the Secretary, a report de-
scribing each activity carried out pursuant to such 
paragraph and evaluating the effectiveness of such 
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activity in raising awareness for liver cancer and 
other liver diseases. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
For purposes of carrying out this subsection, there 
is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. Any 
amounts appropriated under this paragraph shall re-
main available until expended and shall be used to 
supplement and not supplant other Federal funds 
provided for activities under this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 5. HEPATITIS B RESEARCH. 
Subpart 3 of part C of title IV of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285c et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 434B. HEPATITIS B. 
‘‘The Director of the Institute shall, in collaboration 
with the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and 
Infectious Diseases, issue targeted calls for hepatitis B re-
search proposals focused on key research questions identi-
fied by the research community and discussed in peer-re-
viewed research journal articles.’’. 
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SEC. 6. CHANGES RELATING TO NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF 
DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DIS-
EASES. 
(a) CHANGE OF NAME OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF 
DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subpart 3 of part C of title 
IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285c 
et seq.) is amended in the subpart heading by strik-
ing ‘‘National Institute of Diabetes and Di-
gestive and Kidney Diseases’’ and inserting 
‘‘National Institute of Diabetes and Diges-
tive, Kidney, and Liver Diseases’’. 
(2) TREATMENT OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL 
INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KID-
NEY DISEASES.—The individual serving as the Di-
rector of the National Institute of Diabetes and Di-
gestive and Kidney Diseases as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act may continue to serve as the Direc-
tor of the National Institute of Diabetes and Diges-
tive, Kidney, and Liver Diseases commencing as of 
that date. 
(3) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Na-
tional Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kid-
ney Diseases, or the Director of the National Insti-
tute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 
in any law, regulation, document, record, or other 
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paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a 
reference to the National Institute of Diabetes and 
Digestive, Kidney, and Liver Diseases, or the Direc-
tor of the National Institute of Diabetes and Diges-
tive, Kidney, and Liver Diseases, respectively. 
(4) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 401(b)(3) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281(b)(3)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘The National Institute of Diabetes 
and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The National Institute of Diabetes and 
Digestive, Kidney, and Liver Diseases.’’. 
(B) Section 409A(a) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284e(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the National Institute of Diabetes and 
Digestive and Kidney Diseases’’ and inserting 
‘‘the National Institute of Diabetes and Diges-
tive, Kidney, and Liver Diseases’’. 
(b) PURPOSE OF THE INSTITUTE.—Section 426 of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285c) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘National Institute of Diabetes 
and Digestive and Kidney Diseases’’ and inserting 
‘‘National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive, Kid-
ney, and Liver Diseases’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘and kidney, urologic, and hem-
atologic diseases’’ and inserting ‘‘kidney, urologic, 
and hematologic diseases, and liver diseases’’. 
(c) DATA SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION CLEARING-
HOUSES.—Section 427 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 285c–1) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) The Director of the Institute shall (1) establish 
the National Liver Diseases Data System for the collec-
tion, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of data 
derived from patient populations with liver diseases, in-
cluding, where possible, data involving general populations 
for the purpose of detection of individuals with a risk of 
developing liver diseases, and (2) establish the National 
Liver Diseases Information Clearinghouse to facilitate and 
enhance knowledge and understanding of liver diseases on 
the part of health professionals, patients, and the public 
through the effective dissemination of information.’’. 
(d) REESTABLISHMENT
OF LIVER DISEASE RE-
SEARCH BRANCH WITHIN DIVISION OF DIGESTIVE DIS-
EASES
AND NUTRITION
AS DIVISION
OF LIVER DIS-
EASES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Liver Disease Research 
Branch within the Division of Digestive Diseases 
and Nutrition of the National Institute of Diabetes 
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and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (referred to in 
this subsection as the ‘‘Liver Disease Research 
Branch’’) is hereby redesignated and promoted as 
the Division of Liver Diseases, which shall be within 
the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive, 
Kidney, and Liver Diseases, as redesignated by sub-
section (a), as a separate division from the other di-
visions within such Institute. 
(2) DIVISION DIRECTOR.—Section 428 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285c–2) is 
amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘DIVISION DIRECTORS FOR DIABETES, EN-
DOCRINOLOGY, 
AND
METABOLIC
DIS-
EASES, DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND NUTRI-
TION, AND KIDNEY, UROLOGIC, AND HEM-
ATOLOGIC DISEASES’’ and inserting ‘‘DIVI-
SION
DIRECTORS
FOR
DIABETES, ENDO-
CRINOLOGY, AND
METABOLIC
DISEASES, 
DIGESTIVE
DISEASES
AND
NUTRITION, 
KIDNEY, UROLOGIC, AND
HEMATOLOGIC 
DISEASES, AND LIVER DISEASES’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘and a Division Di-
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rector for Kidney, Urologic, and Hemato-
logic Diseases’’ and inserting ‘‘a Division 
Director for Kidney, Urologic, and Hem-
atologic Diseases, and a Division Director 
for Liver Diseases’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and kidney, urologic, and hematologic dis-
eases’’ and inserting ‘‘kidney, urologic, and 
hematologic diseases, and liver diseases’’; 
and 
(C) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘and the Division Director 
for Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic 
Diseases’’ and inserting ‘‘the Division Di-
rector for Kidney, Urologic, and Hemato-
logic Diseases, and the Division Director 
for Liver Diseases’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and 
kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases’’ 
and inserting ‘‘kidney, urologic, and hem-
atologic diseases, and liver diseases’’. 
(3) TREATMENT OF DIRECTOR OF LIVER DIS-
EASE RESEARCH BRANCH.—The individual serving 
as the Director of the Liver Disease Research 
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Branch as of the date of enactment of this Act may 
continue to serve as the Division Director for Liver 
Diseases commencing as of that date. 
(4) TRANSFER
OF
AUTHORITIES.—The Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall delegate 
to the Division Director for Liver Diseases all duties 
and authorities that were vested in the Director of 
the Liver Disease Research Branch as of the day be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act. 
(5) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Liver 
Disease Research Branch, or the Director of the 
Liver Disease Research Branch, in any law, regula-
tion, document, record, or other paper of the United 
States shall be deemed to be a reference to the Divi-
sion of Liver Diseases, or the Division Director for 
Liver Diseases, respectively. 
(e) INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEES.— 
Section 429(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 285c–3(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and kidney, 
urologic, and hematologic diseases’’ and inserting 
‘‘kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases, and 
liver diseases’’; and 
(2) in the matter following paragraph (2), by 
striking ‘‘and a Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic 
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Diseases Coordinating Committee’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases Coordi-
nating Committee, and a Liver Diseases Coordi-
nating Committee’’. 
(f) ADVISORY BOARDS.—Section 430 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285c–4) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and the Na-
tional Kidney and Urologic Diseases Advisory 
Board’’ and inserting ‘‘the National Kidney and 
Urologic Diseases Advisory Board, and the Liver 
Diseases Advisory Board’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Director of the Na-
tional Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and 
Kidney Diseases’’ and inserting ‘‘the Director 
of the National Institute of Diabetes and Diges-
tive, Kidney, and Liver Diseases’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and the Division Director 
of the National Institute of Diabetes and Diges-
tive and Kidney Diseases’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
the Division Director of the National Institute 
of Diabetes and Digestive, Kidney, and Liver 
Diseases’’. 
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(g) RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTERS.—Section 
431 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285c– 
5) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) The Director of the Institute shall provide for 
the development or substantial expansion of centers for 
research in liver diseases. Each center developed or ex-
panded under this subsection— 
‘‘(1) shall utilize the facilities of a single insti-
tution, or be formed from a consortium of cooper-
ating institutions, meeting such research qualifica-
tions as may be prescribed by the Secretary; 
‘‘(2) shall develop and conduct basic and clin-
ical research into the cause, diagnosis, early detec-
tion, prevention, control, and treatment of liver dis-
eases and related functional, congenital, metabolic, 
or other complications resulting from such diseases; 
‘‘(3) shall encourage research into and pro-
grams for— 
‘‘(A) providing information for patients 
with such diseases and complications and the 
families of such patients, physicians and others 
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