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S. 859 (108th)

Microbicide Development Act of 2003

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Introduced

10 April 2003

Last action

10 April 2003 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5183-5185)

Sponsors

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

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

18 August 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Microbicide Development Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Office of AIDS Research to expedite the development of a Federal strategic plan for the conduct and support of microbicide research. Requires the Director of such office to expand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of all appropriate institutes and components of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on the 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 establish within the Vaccine and Prevention Research Program of the Division of AIDS in the Institute, a branch charged with carrying out microbicide research and development. Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to fully implement the Centers' five-year topical microbicide agenda to support microbicide research and development. Directs the Office of HIV/AIDS of the Agency for International Development, in conjunction with other offices within AID, to fully implement AID's microbicide agenda to support the development of microbicides, and facilitate wide-scale introduction once microbicide products are available.

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Timeline

  1. 10 April 2003

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5183-5185)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 10 April 2003

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5182-5183)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 10 April 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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