,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,june #bd1 #bjai,mr4  
,k+ ( ,new ,york 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,engel1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1   
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,miss 
,rice ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4    
,lev9 ( ,mi*igan1 & ,mrs4 ,beatty7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to e/abli% a ,national         
,commission on ,fibrotic ,diseases4  #a4
 ,%ort ,title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! 
,national ,commission on ,scl]od]ma &   
,fibrotic ,diseases ,act ( #bjai 4  #b4 
,national commission on fibrotic        
diseases rese>*  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is
 h]eby e/abli%$1 )9 ! ,national         
,in/itutes ( ,heal? 79 ?is section      
ref]r$ to z ,,nih71 a ,national         
,commission on ,fibrotic ,diseases 79   
?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,commission7  
to evaluate & make recomm5dations reg>d+
 improvem5ts to ! coord9ation &         
advancem5t ( ,,nih-support$ rese>*      

activities relat$ to fibrosis & fibrotic
 diseases1 :i* may include scl]od]ma z a
 prototypical condition t c cause       
fibrosis 9 v>i\s organs4  7b7 ,memb]%ip 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,commission %all be    
compos$ ( ! foll[+ vot+ memb]s3 7,a7 ,! 
,director ( ,,nih1 or ! designee ( su*  
director4  7,b7 ,! ,directors ( ! foll[+
 ,in/itutes1 or ! designees ( su*       
directors3 7i7 ,national ,in/itute (    
,ar?ritis & ,musculoskeletal & ,sk9     
,diseases4  7ii7 ,national ,he>t1 ,lung1
 & ,blood ,in/itute4  7iii7 ,national   
,in/itute ( ,diabetes & ,dige/ive1 &    
,kidney ,diseases4  7iv7 ,national      
,human ,g5ome ,rese>* ,in/itute4  7v7   
,any o!r ,in/itutes or ,c5t]s ) an      
active fibrotic disease rese>*          
portfolio4  7vi7 ,twelve additional vot+
 memb]s appo9t$ "u p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 
,additional memb]s ,! ,commission %all  
include additional vot+ memb]s1 z may be
 appo9t$ by ! ,director ( ,,nih1 )      
exp]tise 9 ! prev5tion1 c>e1 &          
epidemiology ( any ( ! diseases &       

complications describ$ 9 subsection 7a71
 includ+ "o or m su* memb]s f ea* ( !   
foll[+ categories3  7,a7 ,lead+ sci5ti/s
 or physicians ) rese>* exp]tise 9 !    
conditions describ$ 9 subsection 7a74   
7,b7 ,pati5t & advocates ) a p]spective 
on ! conditions describ$ 9 subsection   
7a74  7#c7 ,*airp]son ,! memb]s ( !     
,commission %all select a *airp]son f ! 
memb]s appo9t$ "u p>agraph 7#b74  7#d7  
,meet+s ,! ,commission %all meet at lea/
 ?ree times a ye>1 ) ! fir/ meet+       
occurr+ n lat] ?an ,april #a1 #bjba4    
7#e7 ,vacancies ,a vacancy on !         
,commission %all be fill$ 9 ! same mann]
 z ! orig9al appo9tm5ts4  7c7           
,responsibilities ,! duties ( !         
,commission are ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,to /udy
 ! incid5ce1 duration1 & mortality rates
 ( fibrotic diseases z describ$ 9       
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,to evaluate      
facilities & res\rces = ! diagnosis1    
prevision1 & treatm5t ( fibrotic        
diseases describ$ 9 subsection 7a74     
7#c7 ,to develop a long-range plan = !  

use & organization ( national res\rces  
to effectively advance rese>* &         
effectively deal ) fibrotic diseases z  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 includ+--    
7,a7 a compreh5sive rese>* plan1 :i*    
prioritizes fibrosis opportunities t h  
cross-cutt+ value & require coord9ation 
across multiple ,in/itutes & ,c5t]s2    
7,b7 topic-specific rese>*              
recomm5dations = ea* organ or sy/em z   
impact$ by fibrotic diseases describ$ 9 
subsection 7a72 &  7,c7 an ov]view (    
common !mes & specific /eps =           
implem5tation4  7#d7 ,to make           
recomm5dations1 z appropriate1 to !     
,director ( ,,nih & ,congress ) respect 
to ! /udy1 evaluation1 & long-range plan
 describ$ 9 ! prec$+ p>agraphs ( ?is    
subsection4  7d7 ,op]at+ plan ,n lat]   
?an #ij days aft] its fir/ meet+1 !     
,commission %all submit to ! ,director (
 ,,nih & ! ,congress an op]at+ plan =   
c>ry+ out ! duties ( ! ,commission z    
describ$ 9 subsection 7c74 ,su* op]at+  
plan may include--  7#a7 a li/ (        

specific activities t ! ,commission     
plans to conduct = purposes ( c>ry+ out 
! duties describ$ 9 ea* ( ! p>agraphs 9 
subsection 7c72  7#b7 a plan = complet+ 
! activities2  7#c7 a li/ ( memb]s ( !  
,commission & o!r individuals :o are n  
memb]s ( ! ,commission :o w ne$ to be   
involv$ to conduct su* activities2  7#d7
 an explanation ( ,,nih ,in/itute &     
,c5t] involvem5t & coord9ation ne$$ to  
conduct su* activities2  7#e7 a budget =
 conduct+ su* activities2 &  7#f7 o!r   
in=mation t ! ,commission deems         
appropriate4  7e7 ,f9al report ,n lat]  
?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( !             
,commission's fir/ meet+1 ! ,commission 
%all submit to ! ,director ( ,,nih & !  
,congress a f9al report conta9+ all ( ! 
f9d+s & recomm5dation requir$ by        
subsection 7c74  7f7 ,sunset ,!         
,commission %all t]m9ate #fj days aft]  
submitt+ its f9al report1 b n lat] ?an  
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