tional Institutes of Health, including through devel-
opment, use, and updating of the research strategic 
plan under subsection (m);’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) RESEARCH STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) FIVE-YEAR PLANS FOR BIOMEDICAL RE-
SEARCH STRATEGY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For each successive 
five-year period beginning with the period of fis-
cal years 2016 through 2020, the Director of 
NIH, in consultation with the entities described 
in subparagraph (B), shall develop and main-
tain a biomedical research strategic plan. 
‘‘(B) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—The entities 
described in this subparagraph are the directors 
of the national research institutes and national 
centers, researchers, patient advocacy groups, 
and industry leaders. 
‘‘(2) USE OF PLAN.—The Director of NIH and 
the directors of the national research institutes and 
national centers shall use the strategic plan— 
‘‘(A) to identify research opportunities; 
and 
‘‘(B) to develop individual strategic plans 
for the research activities of each of the na-
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tional research institutes and national centers 
that— 
‘‘(i) have a common template; and 
‘‘(ii) identify strategic focus areas in 
which the resources of the national re-
search institutes and national centers can 
best contribute to the goal of expanding 
knowledge on human health in the United 
States through biomedical research. 
‘‘(3) CONTENTS OF PLANS.— 
‘‘(A) STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS.—The stra-
tegic focus areas identified pursuant to para-
graph (2)(B) shall— 
‘‘(i) be identified in a manner that— 
‘‘(I) considers the return on in-
vestment to the United States public 
through the investments of the Na-
tional Institutes of Health in bio-
medical research; and 
‘‘(II) contributes to expanding 
knowledge to improve the United 
States public’s health through bio-
medical research; and 
‘‘(ii) include overarching and trans- 
National Institutes of Health strategic 
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focus areas, to be known as Mission Pri-
ority Focus Areas, which best serve the 
goals of preventing or eliminating the bur-
den of a disease or condition and scientif-
ically merit enhanced and focused research 
over the next 5 years. 
‘‘(B) RARE AND PEDIATRIC DISEASES AND 
CONDITIONS.—In developing and maintaining a 
strategic plan under this subsection, the Direc-
tor of NIH shall ensure that rare and pediatric 
diseases and conditions remain a priority. 
‘‘(4) INITIAL PLAN.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Director of NIH and the directors of the national re-
search institutes and national centers shall— 
‘‘(A) complete the initial strategic plan re-
quired by paragraphs (1) and (2); and 
‘‘(B) make such initial strategic plan pub-
licly available on the website of the National In-
stitutes of Health. 
‘‘(5) REVIEW; UPDATES.— 
‘‘(A) PROGRESS REVIEWS.—Not less than 
annually, the Director of NIH, in consultation 
with the directors of the national research insti-
tutes and national centers, shall conduct 
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progress reviews for each strategic focus area 
identified under paragraph (2)(B). 
‘‘(B) UPDATES.—Not later than the end of 
the 5-year period covered by the initial strategic 
plan under this subsection, and every 5 years 
thereafter, the Director of NIH, in consultation 
with the directors of the national research insti-
tutes and national centers, stakeholders in the 
scientific field, advocates, and the public at 
large, shall— 
‘‘(i) conduct a review of the plan, in-
cluding each strategic focus area identified 
under paragraph (2)(B); and 
‘‘(ii) update such plan in accordance 
with this section.’’. 
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