To reduce administrative burdens on researchers.

Bill: 114-hr-2420
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]
Introduced: 2015-05-19
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Department of Health and Human Services

Health programs administration and funding

Medical research

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Research administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to reduce the administrative burdens of researchers funded by the NIH.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2420 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2015 Mr. Barton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To reduce administrative burdens on researchers.

1. Reducing administrative burdens of researchers (a) Implementation of measures To reduce administrative burdens The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall implement measures to reduce the administrative burdens of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health, taking into account the recommendations, evaluations, and plans researched by the following entities: (1) The Scientific Management Review Board. (2) The National Academy of Sciences. (3) The 2007 and 2012 Faculty Burden Survey conducted by The Federal Demonstration Partnership. (4) Relevant recommendations from the Research Business Models Working Group. (b) Reports The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall submit to Congress a report on the extent to which the Director has implemented measures pursuant to subsection (a).