S. 1027 — Introduced in Senate

II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1027 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2013 Mr. Kirk (for himself and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health. 1. Improving rehabilitation research at NIH Section 452 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285g–4) is amended— (1) in the section heading by striking medical; (2) in subsection (a), by striking Medical; (3) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking of the National and inserting within the National; (4) in subsection (d)(4), by inserting , or at least every 5 years, after periodically,; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (g) The Secretary may establish a working group made up of representatives from various Institutes and Centers, as appropriate, within the National Institutes of Health to update and streamline rehabilitation research priorities at the National Institutes of Health. (h) The Secretary may enter into inter-agency agreements relating to the coordination of rehabilitation research conducted by agencies outside of the Department of Health and Human Services. (i) For purposes of this section, the term rehabilitation means the science of mechanisms and interventions that prevent, improve, restore or replace lost, underdeveloped, or deteriorating function (defined at the level of impairment, activity, and participation according to the WHO–ICF Model). . 2. Report on implementation of rehabilitation research recommendations Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report concerning the feasibility of implementing the changes proposed in the Blue Ribbon Panel Recommendations on Rehabilitation Research.