,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ddgb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #aj1 #bjad ,mr4 ,fattah introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to provide for the establishment of a grant program to support ,united ,states-,israeli cooperation for neuroscience-related research1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,us-,israel ,global ,neuroscience ,partnership ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 it is in the highest national security interests of the ,united ,states to develop neuroscience-related research and neurotechnology2 7#b7 the ,state of ,israel is a steadfast ally of the ,united ,states2 7#c7 the special relationship between the ,united ,states and ,israel is manifested in a variety of cooperative scientific research and development programs1 such as-- 7,a7 the ,united ,states-,israel ,binational ,science ,foundation2 and 7,b7 the ,united ,states-,israel ,binational ,industrial ,research and ,development ,foundation2 7#d7 those programs have made possible many scientific1 technological1 and commercial breakthroughs in the fields of life sciences1 medicine1 bioengineering1 agriculture1 biotechnology1 communications1 and others2 7#e7 in ,december #bjaa the ,office of ,science and ,technology ,policy was directed by ,congress to establish an ,interagency ,working ,group on ,neuroscience which was chartered on ,june #bj1 #bjab1 is housed at the ,white ,house1 and is currently convening representatives across the ,federal ,government to make recommendations about the future of neuroscience research2 7#f7 ,israeli scientists and engineers are at the forefront of research and development in the field of neuroscience2 7#g7 ,israel ,brain ,technologies is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to turn ,israel into a global brain technology and research leader by-- 7,a7 supporting applied brain research2 7,b7 accelerating brain technology development2 7,c7 creating and fostering a community around neurotechnology2 and 7,d7 attracting key stakeholders to partner and support brain technology in ,israel2 and 7#h7 enhanced cooperation between the ,united ,states and ,israel for the purpose of research and development of neuroscience would be in the national interests of both countries4 #c4 ,grants for neuroscience-related research 7a7 ,authority ,the ,secretary1 acting through the ,director of the ,national ,institutes of ,health1 in consultation with the ,,bird or ,,bsf1 shall award grants to eligible entities for neuroscience-related research4 7b7 ,application 7#a7 ,submission of applications ,to receive a grant under this section1 an eligible entity shall submit an application to the ,secretary containing such information and assurances as the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,,bird or ,,bsf1 may require4 7#b7 ,selection of eligible entities ,the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,directors of the ,,bird and ,,bsf1 may review any application submitted by any eligible entity and select any eligible entity meeting criteria established by the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,advisory ,board1 for a grant under this section4 7c7 ,amount of grant ,the amount of each grant awarded for a fiscal year under this section shall be determined by the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,,bird or ,,bsf4 7d7 ,recoupment 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall establish procedures and criteria for recoupment in connection with any eligible project carried out by an eligible entity that receives a grant under this section1 which has led to the development of a product or process which is marketed or used4 7#b7 ,amount required 7,a7 ,except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 such recoupment shall be required as a condition for award and be proportional to the ,federal share of the costs of such project1 and shall be derived from the proceeds of royalties or licensing fees received in connection with such product or process4 7,b7 ,in the case where a product or process is used by the recipient of a grant under this section for the production and sale of its own products or processes1 the recoupment shall consist of a payment equivalent to the payment which would be made under subparagraph 7,a74 7#c7 ,waiver ,the ,secretary may at any time waive or defer all or some of the recoupment requirements of this subsection as necessary1 depending on-- 7,a7 the commercial competitiveness of the entity or entities developing or using the product or process2 7,b7 the profitability of the project2 and 7,c7 the commercial viability of the product or process utilized4 7e7 ,private funds ,the ,secretary may accept contributions of funds from private sources to carry out this ,act4 7f7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after receiving a grant under this section1 each recipient shall submit a report to the ,secretary-- 7#a7 documenting how the recipient used the grant funds2 and 7#b7 evaluating the level of success of each project funded by the grant4 #d4 ,international ,neuroscience-,related ,research ,advisory ,board 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,national ,institutes of ,health an ,international ,neuroscience-,related ,research ,advisory ,board4 7b7 ,duties ,the ,advisory ,board shall advise the ,secretary on-- 7#a7 criteria for the recipients of grants awarded under section #c7;a72 7#b7 the total amount of grant money to be awarded to all grantees selected by the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,,bird2 and 7#c7 the total amount of grant money to be awarded to all grantees selected by the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,,bsf1 for each fiscal year4 7c7 ,membership 7#a7 ,composition ,the ,advisory ,board shall be composed of-- 7,a7 #a member appointed by the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation2 7,b7 #a member appointed by the ,director of the ,national ,institutes of ,health2 7,c7 #a member appointed by the ,director of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology2 and 7,d7 in addition to the member appointed under subparagraph 7,b71 #c members who shall be ,israeli citizens1 appointed by the ,director of the ,national ,institutes of ,health after consultation with appropriate officials in the ,israeli ,government4 7#b7 ,deadline for appointments ,the initial appointments under paragraph 7#a7 shall be made not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7#c7 ,term ,each member of the ,advisory ,board shall be appointed for a term of #d years4 7#d7 ,vacancies ,a vacancy on the ,advisory ,board shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made4 7#e7 ,basic pay 7,a7 ,compensation ,a member of the ,advisory ,board shall serve without pay4 7,b7 ,travel expenses ,each member of the ,advisory ,board shall receive travel expenses1 including per diem in lieu of subsistence1 in accordance with applicable provisions of subchapter ,i of chapter #eg of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#f7 ,quorum ,three members of the ,advisory ,board shall constitute a quorum4 7#g7 ,chairperson ,the ,chairperson of the ,advisory ,board shall be designated by the ,director of the ,national ,institutes of ,health from among the members appointed by the ,director at the time of the appointment4 7#h7 ,meetings ,the ,advisory ,board shall meet at least once annually at the call of the ,chairperson4 7d7 ,termination ,section #ad7;a77#b77;,b7 of the ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 shall not apply to the ,advisory ,board4 #e4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,advisory board ,the term ,advisory ,board means the ,international ,neuroscience-,related ,research ,advisory ,board established by section #d7;a74 7#b7 ,,bird ,the term ,,bird means the ,israel-,united ,states ,binational ,industrial ,research and ,development ,foundation4 7#c7 ,,bsf ,the term ,,bsf means the ,united ,states-,israel ,binational ,science ,foundation4 7#d7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible entity means a joint venture comprised of both ,israeli and ,united ,states private business entities or a joint venture comprised of both ,israeli academic persons 7who reside and work in ,israel7 and ,united ,states academic persons1 that-- 7,a7 carries out an eligible project2 and 7,b7 is selected by the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,,bird or ,,bsf1 using the criteria established by the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,advisory ,board4 7#e7 ,eligible project ,the term eligible project means a project to encourage cooperation between the ,united ,states and ,israel on neuroscience-related research4 7#f7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services4 #f4 ,termination ,the grant program authorized under section #c and the ,advisory ,board shall terminate upon the expiration of the #g-year period which begins on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #g4 ,authorization of appropriations ,the ,secretary is authorized to expend not more than #bj1jjj1jjj to carry out this ,act for each of fiscal years #bjad through #bjbj4