,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ai1 #bjae ,mr4   
,kirk 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,mr4     
,hat*1 & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
improve1 coord9ate1 & enhance           
rehabilitation rese>* at ! ,national    
,in/itutes ( ,heal?4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,enhanc+ !    
,/ature & ,visibility ( ,m$ical         
,rehabilitation ,rese>* at ! ,,nih ,act4
  #b4 ,improv+ m$ical rehabilitation    
rese>* at ! ,national ,in/itutes (      
,heal? ,section #deb ( ! ,public ,heal? 
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhe;g-#d7  
is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7b71 by   
/rik+ conduct & support & ins]t+        
conduct1 support1 & coord9ation2  7#b7 9
 subsection 7c77#a77;,c71 by /rik+ ( !  
,c5t] & ins]t+ )9 ! ,c5t]2  7#c7 9      
subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ p>agraph 
7#a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!         

,director ( ! ,c5t]1 on behalf ( !      
,director ( ,,nih & ! ,director ( !     
,in/itute & 9 consultation ) ! coord9at+
 committee e/abli%$ "u subsection 7e7 & 
! advisory bo>d e/abli%$ "u subsection  
7f71 %all develop a compreh5sive plan   
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,rese>*    
,plan7 = ! conduct1 support1 &          
coord9ation ( m$ical rehabilitation     
rese>*42  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7 9  
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ & priorities 
= su* rese>*2 & & ins]t+ priorities =   
su* rese>*1 & exi/+ res\rces to support 
! purpose describ$ 9 subsection 7b722   
7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ !     
p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7iii7 by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  7,c7 include           
objectives1 b5*m>ks1 & guid+ pr9ciples =
 conduct+1 support+1 & coord9at+ m$ical 
rehabilitation rese>*1 consi/5t ) !     
purpose describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  2   
7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#d7-- 7i7 by /rik+ !   
fir/ s5t5ce & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 ,!       
,director ( ! ,c5t]1 9 consultation ) ! 
,director ( ! ,in/itute1 ! coord9at+    

committee e/abli%$ "u subsection 7e71 & 
! advisory bo>d e/abli%$ "u subsection  
7f71 %all p]iodically1 or n less ?an e  
#e ye>s1 revise & update ! ,rese>*      
,plan1 z appropriate4 ,n lat] ?an #cj   
days aft] ! ,rese>* ,plan is s revis$ & 
updat$1 ! ,director ( ! ,c5t] %all      
transmit ! revis$ & updat$ ,rese>* ,plan
 to ! ,presid5t & ! appropriate         
committees ( ,congress42 &  7,d7 by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7 ,! ,director (
 ! ,c5t]1 9 consultation ) ! ,director (
 ! ,in/itute1 %all annually prep>e a    
report = ! coord9at+ committee e/abli%$ 
"u subsection 7e7 & ! advisory bo>d     
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7f7 t describes &
 analyzes ! progress dur+ ! prec$+      
fiscal ye> 9 a*iev+ ! objectives1       
b5*m>ks1 & guid+ pr9ciples describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#b77;,c7 & includes           
exp5ditures ( ! ,c5t] & o!r ag5cies ( ! 
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? = c>ry+   
out ! ,rese>* ,plan4 ,! report %all     
include recomm5dations = revis+ & updat+
 ! ,rese>* ,plan1 & su* initiatives z ! 

,director ( ! ,c5t] & ! ,director ( !   
,in/itute det]m9e appropriate4 ,9 prep>+
 ! report1 ! ,director ( ! ,c5t] & !    
,director ( ! ,in/itute %all consult ) !
 ,director ( ,,nih1 & ! report %all     
reflect an assessm5t ( ! ,rese>* ,plan  
by ! ,director ( ,,nih4  2  7#d7 9      
subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71  
by ins]t+ p]iodically1 or n less ?an e  
#e ye>s1 ho/ a sci5tific conf]5ce or    
work%op on m$ical rehabilitation rese>* 
& aft] ,! ,coord9at+ ,committee %all2   
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by ins]t+ !       
,director ( ! ,division ( ,program      
,coord9ation1 ,plann+1 & ,/rategic      
,initiatives )9 ! ,(fice ( ! ,director (
 ,,nih1 aft] %all be compos$ (2 &  7,c7 
9 p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+ ,director ( ! 
,c5t] & ins]t+ ,director ( ! ,c5t]1 act+
 9 ! capacity ( a designee ( ! ,director
 ( ,,nih2  7#e7 9 subsection            
7f77#c77;,b71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3
  7xii7 ,! ,director ( ! ,division (    
,program ,coord9ation1 ,plann+1 &       
,/rategic ,initiatives4  2 &  7#f7 by   

add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7g7 ,!         
,director ( ! ,c5t]1 9 consultation ) ! 
,director ( ! ,in/itute1 ! ,coord9at+   
,committee1 & ! ,advisory ,bo>d1 %all   
develop guidel9es gov]n+ ! fund+ =      
m$ical rehabilitation rese>* by ! ,c5t] 
& o!r ag5cies ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (
 ,heal?4 ,at a m9imum1 su* guidel9es    
%all reflect ! purpose ( ! ,c5t]        
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 & be consi/5t 
) ! ,rese>* ,plan4  7h7 7#a7 ,!         
,secret>y & ! heads ( o!r ,f$]al ag5cies
 %all jo9tly review ! programs c>ri$ out
 7or propos$ to be c>ri$ out7 by ea* su*
 (ficial ) respect to m$ical            
rehabilitation rese>* &1 z appropriate1 
ent] into agreem5ts prev5t+ duplication 
among su* programs4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y  
%all ent] into int]ag5cy agreem5ts      
relat+ to ! coord9ation ( m$ical        
rehabilitation rese>* conduct$ by       
ag5cies ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (      
,heal? & o!r ag5cies ( ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t4  7i7 ,= purposes ( ?is       
section1 ! t]m m$ical rehabilitation    

rese>* means ! sci5ce ( me*anisms &     
int]v5tions t prev5t1 improve1 re/ore1  
or replace lo/1 und]develop$1 or        
det]iorat+ function 7def9$ at ! level ( 
impairm5t1 activity1 & p>ticipation1    
accord+ to ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization 9 
! ,int]national ,classification (       
,function+1 ,disability & ,heal?        
7#bjja774  4  #c4 ,requirem5ts ( c]ta9  
agreem5ts = enhanc+ coord9ation &       
prev5t+ duplicative programs ( m$ical   
rehabilitation rese>* ,section #c ( !   
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? ,am5dm5ts 
( #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhe;g-#d note7  
is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by   
/rik+ 7a7 ,9 g5]al4--2 &  7#b7 by /rik+ 
subsection 7b74