,,ii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #hjj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #ai1 #bjae ,mr4 ,kirk 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 and ,ms4 ,murkowski7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to improve1 coordinate1 and enhance rehabilitation research at the ,national ,institutes of ,health4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,enhancing the ,stature and ,visibility of ,medical ,rehabilitation ,research at the ,,nih ,act4 #b4 ,improving medical rehabilitation research at the ,national ,institutes of ,health ,section #deb of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhe;g-#d7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by striking conduct and support and inserting conduct1 support1 and coordination2 7#b7 in subsection 7c77#a77;,c71 by striking of the ,center and inserting within the ,center2 7#c7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,the ,director of the ,center1 on behalf of the ,director of ,,nih and the ,director of the ,institute and in consultation with the coordinating committee established under subsection 7e7 and the advisory board established under subsection 7f71 shall develop a comprehensive plan 7referred to in this section as the ,research ,plan7 for the conduct1 support1 and coordination of medical rehabilitation research42 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking and priorities for such research2 and and inserting priorities for such research1 and existing resources to support the purpose described in subsection 7b722 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the period and inserting 2 and2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 include objectives1 benchmarks1 and guiding principles for conducting1 supporting1 and coordinating medical rehabilitation research1 consistent with the purpose described in subsection 7b74 2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7i7 by striking the first sentence and inserting the following3 ,the ,director of the ,center1 in consultation with the ,director of the ,institute1 the coordinating committee established under subsection 7e71 and the advisory board established under subsection 7f71 shall periodically1 or not less than every #e years1 revise and update the ,research ,plan1 as appropriate4 ,not later than #cj days after the ,research ,plan is so revised and updated1 the ,director of the ,center shall transmit the revised and updated ,research ,plan to the ,president and the appropriate committees of ,congress42 and 7,d7 by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 ,the ,director of the ,center1 in consultation with the ,director of the ,institute1 shall annually prepare a report for the coordinating committee established under subsection 7e7 and the advisory board established under subsection 7f7 that describes and analyzes the progress during the preceding fiscal year in achieving the objectives1 benchmarks1 and guiding principles described in paragraph 7#b77;,c7 and includes expenditures of the ,center and other agencies of the ,national ,institutes of ,health for carrying out the ,research ,plan4 ,the report shall include recommendations for revising and updating the ,research ,plan1 and such initiatives as the ,director of the ,center and the ,director of the ,institute determine appropriate4 ,in preparing the report1 the ,director of the ,center and the ,director of the ,institute shall consult with the ,director of ,,nih1 and the report shall reflect an assessment of the ,research ,plan by the ,director of ,,nih4 2 7#d7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by inserting periodically1 or not less than every #e years1 host a scientific conference or workshop on medical rehabilitation research and after ,the ,coordinating ,committee shall2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by inserting the ,director of the ,division of ,program ,coordination1 ,planning1 and ,strategic ,initiatives within the ,office of the ,director of ,,nih1 after shall be composed of2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking ,director of the ,center and inserting ,director of the ,center1 acting in the capacity of a designee of the ,director of ,,nih2 7#e7 in subsection 7f77#c77;,b71 by adding at the end the following3 7xii7 ,the ,director of the ,division of ,program ,coordination1 ,planning1 and ,strategic ,initiatives4 2 and 7#f7 by adding at the end the following3 7g7 ,the ,director of the ,center1 in consultation with the ,director of the ,institute1 the ,coordinating ,committee1 and the ,advisory ,board1 shall develop guidelines governing the funding for medical rehabilitation research by the ,center and other agencies of the ,national ,institutes of ,health4 ,at a minimum1 such guidelines shall reflect the purpose of the ,center described in subsection 7b7 and be consistent with the ,research ,plan4 7h7 7#a7 ,the ,secretary and the heads of other ,federal agencies shall jointly review the programs carried out 7or proposed to be carried out7 by each such official with respect to medical rehabilitation research and1 as appropriate1 enter into agreements preventing duplication among such programs4 7#b7 ,the ,secretary shall enter into interagency agreements relating to the coordination of medical rehabilitation research conducted by agencies of the ,national ,institutes of ,health and other agencies of the ,federal ,government4 7i7 ,for purposes of this section1 the term medical rehabilitation research means the science of mechanisms and interventions that prevent1 improve1 restore1 or replace lost1 underdeveloped1 or deteriorating function 7defined at the level of impairment1 activity1 and participation1 according to the ,world ,health ,organization in the ,international ,classification of ,functioning1 ,disability and ,health 7#bjja774 4 #c4 ,requirements of certain agreements for enhancing coordination and preventing duplicative programs of medical rehabilitation research ,section #c of the ,national ,institutes of ,health ,amendments of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhe;g-#d note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking 7a7 ,in general4--2 and 7#b7 by striking subsection 7b74