Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-6498
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2008-07-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accreditation (Medical care)
Commerce
Continuing education
Data banks
Deceptive advertising
Distance education
Drug approvals
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Environmental health
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to health facilities
Genetic counseling
Genetic research
Genetics
Governmental investigations
Health education
Health information systems
Hereditary diseases
Higher education
Income tax
Marketing
Medical centers
Medical education
Medical research
Medical screening
Medical tests
Preventive medicine
Research and development
Science, Technology, Communications
Tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: 
Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish the Genomics and Personalized Medicine Interagency Working Group (IWG) to facilitate collaboration, coordination, and integration of activities among federal agencies relating to genomic research and initiatives; (2) expand and accelerate research and programs to collect genetic and genomic data that will advance the field of genomics and personalized medicine; (3) establish a national biobanking distributed database for the collection and integration of genomic data and associated environmental and clinical health information; (4) establish a grant program for academic medical centers and other entities to develop or expand biobanking initiatives; (5) improve genetics and genomics training for diagnosis, treatment, and counseling of adults and children for both rare and common disorders; (6) establish a registry on the analytical and clinical validity of laboratory-developed genetic tests; (7) contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study incentives to encourage companion diagnostic test development; and (8) make information available on the safety and efficacy of genetic tests and commission a study for improving federal oversight and regulation of such tests. 

Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) conduct an analysis of the public health impact of direct-to-consumer marketing of genetic tests; and (2) expand efforts to educate the public about genomics and its health applications.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a companion diagnostic tax credit for qualified diagnostic tests designed to provide information that can be used to increase the safety or effectiveness of a drug.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: Introduced in House