,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #agbd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #be1 #bjac ,mr4 ,harper 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,barletta1 ,mr4 ,hultgren1 ,ms4 ,jenkins1 ,mr4 ,meehan1 and ,mrs4 ,walorski7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,house ,administration and ,ways and ,means1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to eliminate taxpayer financing of presidential campaigns and party conventions and reprogram savings to provide for a #aj-year pediatric research initiative through the ,common ,fund administered by the ,national ,institutes of ,health1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,kids ,first ,research ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,termination of taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns 7a7 ,termination of designation of income tax payments ,section #fjif of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7d7 ,termination ,this section shall not apply to taxable years ending on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection4 4 7b7 ,termination of fund and account 7#a7 ,termination of presidential election campaign fund 7,a7 ,in general ,chapter #ie of such ,code is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #ijad4 ,termination ,the provisions of this chapter shall not apply with respect to any presidential election 7or any presidential nominating convention7 after the date of the enactment of this section1 or to any candidate in such an election4 4 7,b7 ,conversion of fund to #aj-,year pediatric research initiative fund ,section #ijjf of such ,code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7d7 ,conversion to #aj-,year pediatric research initiative fund 7#a7 ,conversion ,effective on the date of the enactment of the ,kids ,first ,research ,act of #bjac-- 7,a7 the special fund established under this section shall be known and designated as the #aj-,year ,pediatric ,research ,initiative ,fund2 and 7,b7 all amounts in the fund as of such date shall be available only for the purpose provided in section #djb;,a7a77#b7 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act1 and only to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation ,acts4 7#b7 ,termination ,any amounts in the fund that remain unobligated on ,october #a1 #bjbd1 shall be deposited into the general fund of the ,treasury4 4 7#b7 ,termination of account ,chapter #if of such ,code is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #ijdc4 ,termination ,the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any candidate with respect to any presidential election after the date of the enactment of this section4 4 7c7 ,clerical amendments 7#a7 ,the table of sections for chapter #ie of such ,code is amended by adding at the end the following new item3 ,sec4 #ijad4 ,termination4 4 7#b7 ,the table of sections for chapter #if of such ,code is amended by adding at the end the following new item3 ,sec4 #ijdc4 ,termination4 4 #c4 #aj-,year ,pediatric ,research ,initiative 7a7 ,allocation of ,,nih funds in ,common ,fund for pediatric research ,paragraph 7#g7 of section #djb7;b7 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhb7;b77 is amended to read as follows3 7#g7 7,a7 shall1 through the ,division of ,program ,coordination1 ,planning1 and ,strategic ,initiatives-- 7i7 identify research that represents important areas of emerging scientific opportunities1 rising public health challenges1 or knowledge gaps that deserve special emphasis and would benefit from conducting or supporting additional research that involves collaboration between #b or more national research institutes or national centers1 or would otherwise benefit from strategic coordination and planning2 7ii7 include information on such research in reports under section #djc2 and 7iii7 in the case of such research supported with funds referred to in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 require as appropriate that proposals include milestones and goals for the research2 7,,ii7 require that the proposals include timeframes for funding of the research2 and 7,,iii7 ensure appropriate consideration of proposals for which the principal investigator is an individual who has not previously served as the principal investigator of research conducted or supported by the ,national ,institutes of ,health2 7,b7 7i7 may1 with respect to funds reserved under section #djb;,a7c77#a7 for the ,common ,fund1 allocate such funds to the national research institutes and national centers for conducting and supporting research that is identified under subparagraph 7,a72 and 7ii7 shall1 with respect to funds appropriated to the ,common ,fund under section #djb;,a7a77#b71 allocate such funds to the national research institutes and national centers for making grants for pediatric research that is identified under subparagraph 7,a72 and 7,c7 may assign additional functions to the ,division in support of responsibilities identified in subparagraph 7,a71 as determined appropriate by the ,director2 4 7b7 ,funding for #aj-,year pediatric research initiative ,section #djb;,a of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhb;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c71 respectively1 and moving the indentation of each such subparagraph #b ems to the right2 7,b7 by striking ,for purposes of carrying out this title and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,this title ,for purposes of carrying out this title 2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 ,funding for #aj-year pediatric research initiative through common fund ,for carrying out section #djb7;b77#g77;,b77ii71 there is authorized to be appropriated1 out of funds in the #aj-,year ,pediatric ,research ,initiative ,fund established by section #ijjf of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 and in addition to amounts otherwise made available under paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection and reserved under subsection 7c77#a77;,b77i7 of this section1 #ac1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjad through #bjbc4 2 and 7#b7 in subsections 7c77#a77;,b71 7c77#a77;,d71 and 7d71 by striking subsection 7a7 each place it appears and inserting subsection 7a77#a74 7c7 ,supplement1 not supplant2 prohibition against transfer ,funds appropriated under section #djb;,a7a77#b7 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act1 as added by subsection 7b7-- 7#a7 shall be used to supplement1 not supplant1 the funds otherwise allocated by the ,national ,institutes of ,health for pediatric research2 and 7#b7 notwithstanding any transfer authority in any appropriation ,act1 shall not be used for any purpose other than making grants as described in section #djb7;b77#g77;,b77ii7 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act1 as added by subsection 7a74 #d4 ,prohibition against ,,nih research on health economics ,section #djb;,a of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhb;a7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7f7 ,health economics research 7#a7 ,ongoing research ,before continuing any health economics research grant1 project1 or activity that is ongoing as of the date of the enactment of this subsection1 the ,director of ,,nih shall submit to the ,congress a report that outlines the justification for such ongoing grant1 project1 or activity1 including the reason for giving priority to such ongoing grant1 project1 or activity over research on pediatric diseases and disorders1 such as autism1 cancer1 and other pediatric genetic disorders without cures4 7#b7 ,new research ,the ,director of ,,nih may not initiate any health economics research grant1 project1 or activity until-- 7,a7 the ,director has submitted the report described in paragraph 7#a72 and 7,b7 a ,federal law has been enacted authorizing the ,national ,institutes of ,health to use funding specifically for health economics research4 4