A bill to improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health.
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 22, 2013)
Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) establish a working group made up of representatives from various Institutes and Centers within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to update and streamline NIH rehabilitation research priorities, and (2) enter into interagency agreements relating to the coordination of rehabilitation research conducted by agencies outside of HHS.
Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the feasibility of implementing the changes proposed in the Blue Ribbon Panel Recommendations on Rehabilitation Research.
What just happenedMay 22, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMay 22, 2013
- May 22, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- May 22, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate