ACE Research Act

Bill: 115-s-2406
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Introduced: 2018-02-08
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Biological and life sciences

Health programs administration and funding

Health promotion and preventive care

Medical research

Research administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-02-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Advancing Cutting Edge Research Act or the ACE Research Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to&nbsp;expand the National Institutes of Health's unique research initiatives to include cutting-edge research that: (1) fosters scientific creativity and increases fundamental biological understanding leading to the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of diseases and disorders; or (2) is urgently required to respond to a public health threat. (Unique research initiatives may be supported through transactions other than contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements.)</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2406 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 8, 2018 Mr. Alexander (for himself, Mrs. Murray , Mr. Young , and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To advance cutting-edge research initiatives of the National Institutes of Health.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advancing Cutting-Edge Research Act or the ACE Research Act . 2. Advancing cutting-edge research Section 402(n)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 282(n)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking or ; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) high impact cutting-edge research that fosters scientific creativity and increases fundamental biological understanding leading to the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of diseases and disorders, or research urgently required to respond to a public health threat. .