,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #edad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #h1 #bjaf ,mr4  
,upton 7= himself & ,mr4 ,pallone7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 
& ,cosmetic ,act to provide = e/abli%m5t
 ( "o or m ,int]c5t] ,in/itutes )9 !    
,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration = a major   
disease area or areas1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,,fda ,cross-,c5t] ,collaboration   
,act ( #bjaf4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,food &
 ,drug ,adm9i/ration ,int]c5t]          
,in/itutes  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] ,x ( !  
,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act   
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cia et seq47 is am5d$ by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #ajad4        
,e/abli%m5t ( ,food & ,drug             
,adm9i/ration ,int]c5t] ,in/itutes  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% "o or
 m ,int]c5t] ,in/itutes )9 ! ,food &    
,drug ,adm9i/ration 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is    
section z an ,in/itute7 = a major       

disease area or areas4 ,) respect to !  
major disease area ( focus ( an         
,in/itute1 su* ,in/itute %all develop & 
implem5t processes = coord9ation (      
activities1 z applicable to su* major   
disease area or areas1 betwe5 ! ,c5t] = 
,drug ,evaluation & ,rese>*1 ! ,c5t] =  
,biologics ,evaluation & ,rese>*1 & !   
,c5t] = ,devices & ,radiological ,heal? 
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,c5t]s74   
,su* activities may include--  7#a7     
coord9ation ( /aff f ! ,c5t]s ) div]se  
product exp]tise 9 ! diagnosis1 cure1   
mitigation1 treatm5t1 or prev5tion ( !  
specific diseases relevant to ! major   
disease area ( focus ( ! ,in/itute2     
7#b7 /reaml9+1 :]e appropriate1 ( !     
processes = ! review ( m$ical products  
to diagnose1 cure1 mitigate1 treat1 or  
prev5t ! major disease area ( focus ( ! 
,in/itute apply+ relevant /&>ds "u      
sections #eje1 #eaj7k71 #eac7;f77#b71 & 
#eae ( ?is ,act1 section #cea ( !       
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act1 & o!r      
applicable au?orities2  7#c7 promotion (

 sci5tific programs )9 ! ,c5t]s relat$  
to ! major disease area ( focus ( !     
,in/itute2  7#d7 developm5t ( programs &
 enhancem5t ( /rategies to recruit1     
tra91 & provide cont9u+ education       
opportunities = ! p]sonnel ( ! ,c5t]s ) 
exp]tise relat$ to ! major disease area 
( focus ( ! ,in/itute2  7#e7 enhancem5t 
( ! int]actions ( ! ,c5t]s ) pati5ts1   
sponsors1 & ! ext]nal biom$ical         
community reg>d+ ! major disease area ( 
focus ( ! ,in/itute2 &  7#f7            
facilitation ( ! collaborative          
relation%ips ( ! ,c5t]s ) o!r ag5cies )9
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 
reg>d+ ! major disease area ( focus ( ! 
,in/itute4  7b7 ,public process ,prior  
to e/abli%+ an ,in/itute "u subsection  
7a71 ! ,secret>y %all provide = a p]iod 
( public comm5t on ! propos$ ,in/itute4 
7c7 ,tim+ ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% at  
lea/ "o ,in/itute "u subsection 7a7 be=e
 ! date t is #a ye> aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ! ,,fda ,cross-,c5t]         
,collaboration ,act ( #bjaf4  7d7       

,t]m9ation ( in/itutes ,! ,secret>y may 
t]m9ate any ,in/itute e/abli%$ pursuant 
to ?is section if ! ,secret>y det]m9es  
su* ,in/itute is no long] b5efit+ !     
public heal?4 ,n less ?an #fj days prior
 to t]m9at+ su* ,in/itute1 ! ,secret>y  
%all provide public notice ( su*        
t]m9ation1 includ+ ! rationale = su*    
t]m9ation4  4  7b7 ,te*nical am5dm5ts   
,*apt] ,x ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 &    
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cia et   
seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+     
section #ajab z section #ajac2 &  7#b7  
by r$esignat+ ! second section #ajaa 7) 
respect to improv+ ! tra9+ ( ,/ate1     
local1 t]ritorial1 & tribal food safety 
(ficials71 z add$ by section #bji7;a7 ( 
! ,,fda ,food ,safety ,mod]nization ,act
 7,public ,law #aaa-cec71 z section     
#ajab4