About HR34

21st Century Cures Act

Policy Area: Health

Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR)

Latest Action (2016-12-13): Became Public Law No: 114-255.

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since the House agreed to the Senate amendment with amendment on November 30, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) 21st Century Cures Act DIVISION A–21ST CENTURY CURES 21st Century Cures Act TITLE I–INNOVATION PROJECTS AND STATE RESPONSES TO OPIOID ABUSE (Sec. 1001) This bill provides funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Innovation Projects, which include the Precision Medicine Initiative and the BRAIN Initiative. The NIH must submit a work plan to Congress that describes and justifies the projects. (Sec. 1002) This bill provides funding for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) activities required by this bill. The FDA must submit a work plan to Congress that describes and justifies the activities. (Sec. 1003) This bill provides funding for Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants to states to address the opioid abuse crisis. (Sec. 1004) The budgetary effects of this division of this bill are excluded from PAYGO scorecards. TITLE II–DISCOVERY Subtitle A–National Institutes of Health Reauthorization (Sec. 2001) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the NIH through FY2020. (Sec. 2002) The NIH must support prize competitions to fund areas of biomedical science that could realize significant advancements or improve health outcomes. Subtitle B–Advancing Precision Medicine (Sec. 2011) HHS is encouraged to carry out a Precision Medicine Initiative to address disease prevention,

Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Advisory bodies, Alaska, Animal protection and human-animal relationships, Atlantic Ocean, Atmospheric science and weather, Building construction, California

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