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S. 1534 (104th)

Clinical Research Enhancement Act of 1996

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

26 January 1996

Last action

7 May 1996 · Committee

Status

Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held.

Sponsors

Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI]

Subjects

Healthcare, Environment, Transport

Source updated

21 August 2025

Healthcare · Environment · Transport

Summary

Clinical Research Enhancement Act of 1996 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the President to establish the President's Clinical Research Panel, as part of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), to evaluate the status of the U.S. clinical research environment. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Advisory Committee to the Director (of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)) on Clinical Research to report to the Director and to the Panel and to implement recommendations as the Committee determines necessary to remedy NIH clinical research deficiencies. Terminates the Committee five years after enactment of this Act. Requires the OSTP to review the compositions, functions, and outcomes of study section activities at all Federal agencies as such activities relate to clinical research proposals for investigator-initiated support. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Director to undertake activities to: (1) support and expand NIH's clinical research involvement; (2) support and expand available resources; and (3) establish certain peer review mechanisms. Mandates grants for: (1) the establishment of general clinical research centers to provide the infrastructure for clinical research training and career enhancement; (2) clinical research career enhancement awards; and (3) innovative medical science awards to support individual clinical research projects. Authorizes appropriations. Increases the maximum aggregate number of contracts that may be made under existing provisions relating to: (1) undergraduate scholarships regarding professions needed by NIH; and (2) loan repayments regarding clinical researchers (currently, clinical researchers from disadvantaged backgrounds). Authorizes appropriations for the loan repayment program. Requires a health plan to cover the participation of individuals in investigational therapy in specified circumstances.

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Timeline

  1. 26 January 1996

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 January 1996

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S502-505)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 January 1996

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 7 May 1996

    Committee

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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