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‘‘(2) identify multidisciplinary research related 
to primary care and prevention that should be so 
conducted; 
‘‘(3) promote coordination and collaboration 
among entities conducting research identified under 
any of paragraphs (1) and (2); 
‘‘(4) encourage the conduct of such research by 
entities receiving funds from the national research 
institutes; 
‘‘(5) recommend an agenda for conducting and 
supporting such research; 
‘‘(6) promote the sufficient allocation of the re-
sources of the national research institutes for con-
ducting and supporting such research; and 
‘‘(7) prepare the report required in section 
486G. 
‘‘(c) PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTION RESEARCH 
DEFINED.—For purposes of this part, the term ‘primary 
care and prevention research’ means research on improve-
ment of the practice of family medicine, general internal 
medicine, and general pediatrics, and includes research re-
lating to— 
‘‘(1) obstetrics and gynecology, dentistry, or 
mental health or substance abuse treatment when
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provided by a primary care physician or other pri-
mary care practitioner; and 
‘‘(2) primary care provided by multidisciplinary 
teams. 
‘‘SEC. 486F. NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM AND CLEARINGHOUSE 
ON PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTION RE-
SEARCH. 
‘‘(a) DATA SYSTEM.—The Director of NIH, in con-
sultation with the Director of the Office, shall establish 
a data system for the collection, storage, analysis, re-
trieval, and dissemination of information regarding pri-
mary care and prevention research that is conducted or 
supported by the national research institutes. Information 
from the data system shall be available through informa-
tion systems available to health care professionals and pro-
viders, researchers, and members of the public. 
‘‘(b) CLEARINGHOUSE.—The Director of NIH, in 
consultation with the Director of the Office and with the 
National Library of Medicine, shall establish, maintain, 
and operate a program to provide, and encourage the use 
of, information on research and prevention activities of the 
national research institutes that relate to primary care 
and prevention research.
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‘‘SEC. 486G. BIENNIAL REPORT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to primary care 
and prevention research, the Director of the Office shall, 
not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this part, and biennially thereafter, prepare a report— 
‘‘(1) describing and evaluating the progress 
made during the preceding 2 fiscal years in research 
and treatment conducted or supported by the Na-
tional Institutes of Health; 
‘‘(2) summarizing and analyzing expenditures 
made by the agencies of such Institutes (and by 
such Office) during the preceding 2 fiscal years; and 
‘‘(3) making such recommendations for legisla-
tive and administrative initiatives as the Director of 
the Office determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(b) INCLUSION IN BIENNIAL REPORT OF DIRECTOR 
OF NIH.—The Director of the Office shall submit each 
report prepared under subsection (a) to the Director of 
NIH for inclusion in the report submitted to the President 
and the Congress under section 403. 
‘‘SEC. 486H. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘For the Office of Primary Care and Prevention Re-
search, 
there 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$150,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $180,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2007, and $216,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.’’.