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S. 1027

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A bill to improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health.
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Committee
Latest Action · May 22, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Congress
113th (2013–2015)
Introduced
May 22, 2013
Sponsor
Sen. Mark KirkR
Cosponsors (3)
1D 2R
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Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) establish a working group made up of representatives from various Institutes and Centers within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to update and streamline NIH rehabilitation research priorities, and (2) enter into interagency agreements relating to the coordination of rehabilitation research conducted by agencies outside of HHS. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the feasibility of implementing the changes proposed in the Blue Ribbon Panel Recommendations on Rehabilitation Research.

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