,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aa1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,pocan 7for himself1 ,ms4         
,schakowsky1 and ,mr4 ,welch7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to demonstrate a 
commitment to our ,nation's scientists  
by increasing opportunities for the     
development of our next generation of   
researchers4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,next          
,generation ,research ,act4  #b4        
,investing in the next generation of    
researchers ,part ,a of title ,,iv of   
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bha et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3        
#djd,m4 ,next generation of research    
7a7 ,next ,generation of ,research      
,initiative ,there shall be established 
within the ,office of the ,director of  
the ,national ,institutes of ,health1   
the ,next ,generation of ,research      

,initiative 7referred to in this section
 as the ,initiative71 through which the 
,director shall coordinate all policies 
and programs within the ,national       
,institutes of ,health aimed at         
promoting and providing opportunities   
for new researchers4  7b7 ,activities   
,the ,director of ,,nih through the     
,initiative shall--  7#a7 promote       
policies and programs within the        
,national ,institutes of ,health that   
are aimed at improving opportunities for
 new researchers1 including existing    
policies and programs such as the       
,pathway to ,independence ,award1 the   
,,nih ,director's ,new ,innovator       
,award1 the ,early ,independence ,award1
 and ,early-,stage ,investigator grant  
review procedures2  7#b7 develop or     
modify policies1 as needed1 within the  
,national ,institutes of ,health to     
promote opportunities for new           
researchers1 including policies to      
strengthen mentorship programs between  
new and veteran researchers1 enhance    

workforce diversity efforts1 and help to
 improve new researchers' success in    
obtaining renewal funding2 and  7#c7    
carry out other activities1 as          
appropriate1 to promote the development 
of the next generation of researchers4  
7c7 ,study and report  7#a7 ,study ,the 
,director of ,,nih shall request the    
,national ,academy of ,sciences1 as part
 of the studies conducted under section 
#dhi1 to conduct a comprehensive study  
on policies affecting the next          
generation of researchers in the ,united
 ,states4 ,such study shall include an  
evaluation of the legislative1          
administrative1 educational1 and        
cultural barriers to providing for a    
successful next generation of           
researchers4  7#b7 ,report ,not later   
than #e years after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,national   
,academy of ,sciences shall submit to   
the ,director1 the ,committee on ,energy
 and ,commerce of the ,house of         
,representatives1 the ,committee on     

,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives1 the ,committee on     
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions of the ,senate1 and the       
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate1 a report concerning the results
 of the study conducted under paragraph 
7#a74 ,such report shall include--  7,a7
 an evaluation of the legislative1      
administrative1 educational1 and        
cultural barriers faced by the next     
generation of researchers2  7,b7 an     
evaluation of the impact of             
sequestration resulting from the ,budget
 ,control ,act of #bjaa 7,public ,law   
#aab-be7 and ,federal budget constraints
 on the next generation of researchers2 
and  7,c7 recommendations for the       
implementation of policies to           
incentivize1 improve entry into1 and    
sustain careers in research for the next
 generation of researchers1 including   
proposed policies for agencies and      
academic institutions4  7d7             
,authorization of appropriations ,there 

is authorized to be appropriated1 such  
sums as may be necessary to carry out   
this section4  4