,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gedd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjbj,mr4  
,lewis 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,kelly of     
,illinois1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 and ,ms4     
,jackson ,lee7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health   
,service ,act to require reporting by   
the ,national ,institutes of ,health on 
requests for funding research that were 
not granted and had the greatest        
potential for improving public health1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,missed ,opportunities in ,public       
,health and ,biomedical ,research ,act  
of #bjbj4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds
 the following3 7#a7 ,biomedical        
research sponsored by the ,national     
,institutes of ,health 7refered to in   
this section as the ,,nih7 provides     
numerous treatments and discoveries that
 improve and save lives1 defend the     

,nation against bioterrorism and        
emerging pandemics1 strengthen the      
national economy1 and support the next  
generation of researchers in the ,united
 ,states4  7#b7 ,while the ,,nih is the 
largest source of funding for medical   
research in the world1 the percentage of
 grants awarded has fallen over the last
 #bj years4  7#c7 ,the ,,nih ,center for
 ,scientific ,review works with over    
#be1jjj expert reviewers and applies the
 highest level of scientific and ethical
 standards to almost #ej1jjj competitive
 grant applications every year4  7#d7   
,the ,,nih's peer review process is a   
time-tested and proven method of        
identifying the most promising          
biomedical research proposals4  #c4     
,annual reporting by ,,nih on missed    
opportunities ,the ,public ,health      
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et    
seq47 is amended by inserting after     
section #djc;,d of such ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #bhc;a-#c7 the following3     
#djc;,e4 ,annual reporting on missed    

opportunities  7a7 ,in general ,not     
later than the last day of the first    
fiscal quarter following the end of each
 fiscal year1 the ,director of ,,nih    
shall submit a report to ,congress      
identifying1 with respect to each       
national research institute1 each       
national center1 and the ,office of the 
,director of ,,nih-- 7#a7 the success   
rate of research project grant          
applications reviewed during such fiscal
 year2  7#b7 the top two research       
project grant applications reviewed     
during such fiscal year that were not   
funded2 and  7#c7 if the success rate   
described in paragraph 7#a7 is lower    
than #cb percent1 the top research      
project grant applications that were    
reviewed and could have been funded to  
achieve a success rate of at least #cb  
percent4  7b7 ,trade secrets and        
confidential information2 researcher    
names ,this section does not authorize  
the ,secretary to disclose-- 7#a7 any   
information that is a trade secret or   

confidential information subject to     
section #eeb7;b77#d7 of title #e1       
,united ,states ,code1 or section #aije 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 or 
7#b7 the names of the researchers       
proposed to carry out research pursuant 
to unfunded research project grant      
applications described in subsection    
7a74  7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3
 7#a7 ,the term success rate means the  
percentage of research project grant    
applications reviewed during the        
respective fiscal year that received    
funding4  7#b7 ,the term top means      
having the greatest potential for-- 7,a7
 improving public health2  7,b7         
advancing biomedical and behavioral     
research2 and  7,c7 increasing          
fundamental knowledge about the nature  
and behavior of living systems1 and the 
application of that knowledge towards   
enhancing health1 lengthening life1 and 
reducing illness and disability4  4