A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expedite research on a disease or disorder which constitutes a public health emergency.

Summary

Amends the Public Health Service Act to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, after consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, or the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, to expedite grant applications for research on diseases or disorders that constitute a public health emergency. Requires reports to the appropriate congressional committees (within 90 days from the end of a fiscal year) regarding any such expedited research.

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Timeline

1. 5 April 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 April 1983

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 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 · 5 April 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
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