Public Health Emergency Research Act

Summary

Public Health Emergency Research Act - Amends title IV (National Research Institutes) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct research on public health emergency diseases or disorders through the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Permits such research contracts to be entered into without regard to specified statutory provisions. Establishes a fund in the Treasury for such purposes, such fund to be financed through transferred NIH appropriations. Requires annual fund expenditure reports (within 90 days of the end of each fiscal year) to the appropriate congressional committees.

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Timeline

1. 23 March 1983

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 March 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 April 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 23 March 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] · R · Sponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

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