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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3391 
To extend the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program at 
the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2023 
Ms. WEXTON (for herself, Mr. COLE, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. 
STANSBURY, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. KILMER, Ms. CHU, Mr. TONKO, Ms. 
CASTOR of Florida, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. STRICKLAND, Ms. 
WILD, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. KIM 
of New Jersey, Mr. BACON, Mr. POSEY, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. BOST, Mr. 
RUTHERFORD, and Mrs. MCCLELLAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To extend the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research 
Program at the National Institutes of Health, and for 
other purposes. 
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’’. 
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SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR THE PEDIATRIC RESEARCH INITIA-
TIVE. 
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 Co-
ordination, 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 2024 through 2028’’; 
(2) in each of paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(C) of 
section 402A(c) (42 U.S.C. 282a(c)), by striking 
‘‘section 
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’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘the Division of Program Coordina-
tion, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives’’. 
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 pedi-
atric diseases and conditions, including through the Pedi-
atric 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 not duplicate existing research activities of the 
National Institutes 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 enact-
ment 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 ini-
tiatives receiving funds allocated pursuant to section 
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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)). 
Æ 
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