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S. 550 (109th)

Microbicide Development Act

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Introduced

8 March 2005

Last action

8 March 2005 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2253-2255)

Sponsors

Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Microbicide Development Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Office of AIDS Research to: (1) expedite the implementation of the Federal strategic plan for the conduct and support of microbicide research; and (2) expand, intensify, and coordinate all activities with respect to research and development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to: (1) establish within the Division of AIDS an organizational unit to carry out microbicide research and development; and (2) assign priority to ensuring adequate funding and support for the integration of basic science and clinical research. Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to fully implement the CDC's topical microbicide agenda to support microbicide research and development. Directs the head of the Office of HIV/AIDS of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to develop and implement a program to support the development of microbicides products and facilitate wide-scale availability of such products.

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Timeline

  1. 8 March 2005

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2253-2255)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 8 March 2005

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2252-2253)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 March 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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