,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ejad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #h1 #bjai,mr4
 ,lujn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,bilirakis7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to improve ! quality1          
appropriat5ess1 & effectiv5ess (        
diagnosis 9 heal? c>e1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,improv+ ,diagnosis 9 ,m$ic9e ,act (
 #bjai4  #b4 ,rese>* c5t]s ( diagno/ic  
excell5ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #iab ( 
! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bii;b-#a7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
subsection 7c71 by ins]t+ aft] "p ,c !  
foll[+3 & subsection 7d72 &  7#b7 by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7 ,rese>*    
,c5t]s ( ,diagno/ic ,excell5ce  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,director %all aw>d grants = ! 
e/abli%m5t & ma9t5ance ( c5t]s1 to be   
kn[n z ,rese>* ,c5t]s ( ,diagno/ic      
,excell5ce1 t advance rese>* & progress 
9 diagno/ic quality1 safety1 & value 9  
cl9ical c>e & population heal? ?r\gh    

implem5t+ ! activities specifi$ 9       
p>agraph 7#c74  7#b7 ,consid]ations ,9  
aw>d+ grants "u p>agraph 7#a71 !        
,director %all take into consid]ation-- 
7,a7 ! level ( developm5t )9 ! field (  
rese>* on improv+ diagnosis 9 heal? c>e2
 &  7,b7 ! ne$ to plan & e/abli% new    
,rese>* ,c5t]s ( ,diagno/ic ,excell5ce4 
7#c7 ,activities  7,a7 ,requir$         
activities ,ea* ,rese>* ,c5t] (         
,diagno/ic ,excell5ce receiv+ funds     
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 %all use su*  
funds to--  7i7 s]ve z an int]discipl9>y
 core diagno/ic rese>* hub = conduct+   
diagno/ic safety & quality rese>*2  7ii7
 support rese>* & public heal?          
initiatives on improv+ diagnosis 9      
m$ic9e2 &  7iii7 fo/] high-impact rese>*
 on novel solutions to improve diagnosis
 t w significantly r$uce pati5t h>m4    
7,b7 ,p]missible activities ,9 addition 
to ! requir$ activities li/$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,a71 ea* ,rese>* ,c5t] (   
,diagno/ic ,excell5ce receiv+ funds     
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 may use su*   

funds to--  7i7 build capacity by       
cultivat+1 tra9+1 & develop+ a highly   
qualifi$ diagno/ic rese>* work=ce2  7ii7
 develop & validate op]ationally viable 
measures ( diagno/ic error to assess :i*
 approa*es are effective = monitor+ !   
diagnosis process ( id5tify+1 analyz+1 &
 r$uc+ diagno/ic errors2 &  7iii7       
utilize /rategic p>tn]%ips t capitalize 
on ! capabilities ( bo? academic rese>* 
in/itutions & non-academic heal? c>e1   
public heal?1 sci5ce1 & te*nology       
/akehold]s4  4  #c4 ,int]ag5cy ,c\ncil  
on ,improv+ ,diagnosis 9 ,heal? ,c>e    
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices 79 ?is section ref]r$ to
 z ! ,secret>y7 %all e/abli% )9 ! ,(fice
 ( ! ,secret>y an int]ag5cy c\ncil to be
 kn[n z ! ,int]ag5cy ,c\ncil on ,improv+
 ,diagnosis 9 ,heal? ,c>e 79 ?is section
 ref]r$ to z ! ,c\ncil74  7b7           
,objectives ,! objectives ( ! ,c\ncil   
%all be ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,enhance !       
quality1 appropriat5ess1 & effectiv5ess 
( diagnosis 9 heal? c>e ?r\gh--  7,a7 ! 

e/abli%m5t & support ( a broad base (   
sci5tific rese>*2  7,b7 ! dissem9ation &
 implem5tation ( ! results ( su* rese>*2
 &  7,c7 ! promotion ( improvem5ts 9    
cl9ical & heal? sy/em practices4  7#b7  
,id5tify & elim9ate sy/emic b>ri]s to   
support+ rese>* 9 improv+ diagnosis 9   
heal? c>e4  7#c7 ,id5tify k gaps1 rese>*
 ne$s1 & defici5cies 9 cl9ical & heal?  
sy/em deliv]y1 associat$ ) ! diagno/ic  
process1 ) an emphasis on cl>ify+ ne$s  
across ! diagno/ic rese>* cont9uum4     
7#d7 ,create core diagno/ic rese>*      
s]vices & int]discipl9>y teams to       
facilitate diagno/ic rese>*4  7#e7      
,build capacity by tra9+ & develop+ a   
highly-qualifi$ diagno/ic rese>*        
work=ce4  7#f7 ,e/abli% valid op]ational
 measures ( diagno/ic error4  7c7       
,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,*airp]son ,! ,director 
( ! ,ag5cy = ,heal?c>e ,rese>* &        
,quality 7or ! ,director's designee7    
%all be ! ,*airp]son ( ! ,c\ncil4  7#b7 
,memb]s  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 addition to ! 
,*airp]son1 ! ,c\ncil %all be compris$ (

 at lea/ #a designee f ea* ( ! foll[+1  
appo9t$ by ! head ( ! applicable        
dep>tm5t or ag5cy3  7i7 ,! ,c5t]s =     
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion4  7ii7 ,!
 ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices4   
7iii7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4 
7iv7 ,! ,congressionally ,direct$       
,m$ical ,rese>* ,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,def5se4  7v7 ,! ,national ,in/itutes (
 ,heal?1 includ+ designees f-- 7,i7 !   
,national ,canc] ,in/itute2  7,,ii7 !   
,national ,c5t] = ,advanc+              
,translational ,sci5ces2  7,,iii7 !     
,national ,in/itute ( ,all]gy &         
,infecti\s ,diseases2  7,,iv7 !         
,national ,he>t1 ,lung1 & ,blood        
,in/itute2  7,v7 ! ,national ,in/itute (
 ,neurological ,disord]s & ,/roke2      
7,,vi7 ! ,national ,libr>y ( ,m$ic9e2 & 
7,,vii7 su* o!r national rese>*         
in/itutes & national c5t]s z may be     
appropriate1 z det]m9$ by ! ,director ( 
! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?4  7,b7  
,additional memb]s ,9 addition to !     
designees "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,c\ncil

 may include su* o!r designees f ,f$]al 
dep>tm5ts or ag5cies z ! ,*airp]son ( ! 
,c\ncil deems appropriate4  7,c7        
,designation ,a p]son appo9t$ to !      
,c\ncil z a designee %all be a s5ior    
(ficial or employee ( ! dep>tm5t or     
ag5cy ^: responsibilities & subject     
matt] exp]tise are relevant to !        
,c\ncil's objectives li/$ 9 subsection  
7b71 z det]m9$ by ! designat+ (ficial4  
7d7 ,/rategic plan2 reports  7#a7       
,/rategic ,f$]al ,plan to ,improve      
,diagnosis 9 ,heal? ,c>e ,n lat] ?an #ah
 mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,c\ncil %all develop1 submit to 
! ,secret>y & ,congress1 & make publicly
 available a /rategic plan1 to be kn[n z
 ! ,/rategic ,f$]al ,plan to ,improve   
,diagnosis1 t1 consi/5t ) ! objectives  
li/$ 9 subsection 7b7--  7,a7 id5tifies 
coord9at$ opportunities to enhance      
sci5tific rese>* & r$uce sy/emic b>ri]s 
9 ord] to improve diagnosis 9 heal? c>e2
 &  7,b7 includes legislative &         
adm9i/rative policy recomm5dations4     

7#b7 ,reports to ,congress ,n lat] ?an  
,july #ca ( e odd-numb]$ ye> beg9n+ ) ! 
fir/ su* ye> aft] ! date ( submission ( 
! fir/ ,/rategic ,f$]al ,plan to        
,improve ,diagnosis "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! 
,c\ncil %all prep>e1 submit to !        
,secret>y & ,congress1 & make publicly  
available an updat$ ,/rategic ,f$]al    
,plan to ,improve ,diagnosis t          
includes--  7,a7 su* updates z ! ,c\ncil
 det]m9es to be appropriate2  7,b7      
in=mation on ! ov]all progress ( !      
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 9 r$uc+ b>ri]s to      
rese>* on1 & support+ projects to       
improve1 diagnosis 9 heal? c>e2 &  7,c7 
legislative & adm9i/rative policy       
recomm5dations1 includ+ address+ any    
ne$s = great] legislative au?ority to   
meet ! objectives li/$ 9 subsection 7b74
  #d4 ,au?orization ( appropriations    
,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to   
c>ry out ?is ,act 7includ+ ! am5dm5ts   
made by ?is ,act7 #h1jjj1jjj = ea* (    
fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe1 to rema9 
available until exp5d$4