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,s4 #cbbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ba1 #bjbj,mr4 
,cassidy 7= himself & ,mr4 ,te/]7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to all[ = ! use ( comm]cial in/itutional
 review bo>ds = rese>*1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,va ,rese>* ,approval     
,effici5cy ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,use by   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs (         
comm]cial in/itutional review bo>ds 9   
sponsor$ rese>* trials  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n 
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs %all complete all     
necess>y policy revisions )9 ! directive
 ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration      
numb]$ #abjj4je & titl$ ,requirem5ts = !
 ,protection ( ,human ,subjects 9       
,rese>*1 to all[ sponsor$ cl9ical rese>*
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to   

use accr$it$ comm]cial in/itutional     
review bo>ds to review rese>* proposal  
protocols ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7b7           
,id5tification ( review bo>ds ,n lat]   
?an #ij days aft] ! completion ( !      
policy revisions "u subsection 7a71 !   
,secret>y %all--  7#a7 id5tify accr$it$ 
comm]cial in/itutional review bo>ds =   
use 9 connection ) sponsor$ cl9ical     
rese>* ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7#b7 e/abli% a 
process to modify exi/+ approvals 9 !   
ev5t t a comm]cial in/itutional review  
bo>d loses its accr$itation dur+ an     
ongo+ cl9ical trial4  7c7 ,report  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !    
completion ( ! policy revisions "u      
subsection 7a71 & annually !reaft]1 !   
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !      
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on all 
approvals ( in/itutional review bo>ds1  
includ+ c5tral in/itutional review bo>ds
 & comm]cial in/itutional review bo>ds4 
7#b7 ,elem5ts ,! report requir$ by      

p>agraph 7#a7 %all include1 at a m9imum1
 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! "n ( ea* cl9ical     
trial ) respect to :i* ! use ( an       
in/itutional review bo>d has be5        
approv$4  7,b7 ,! in/itutional review   
bo>d or in/itutional review bo>ds us$ 9 
! approval process = ea* cl9ical trial4 
7,c7 ,! am\nt ( "t betwe5 submission &  
approval4  #c4 ,creation ( ,(fice (     
,rese>* ,reviews )9 ! ,(fice (          
,in=mation & ,te*nology ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] 
?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all e/abli% )9 ! ,(fice (     
,in=mation & ,te*nology ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs an ,(fice ( ,rese>*   
,reviews 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !   
,(fice74  7b7 ,elem5ts ,! ,(fice %all d 
! foll[+3 7#a7 ,p]=m c5traliz$ security 
reviews & complete security processes = 
approv$ rese>* sponsor$ outside !       
,dep>tm5t1 ) a focus on multi-site      
cl9ical trials4  7#b7 ,develop & ma9ta9 
a li/ ( comm]cially available s(tw>e    

pref]r$ = use 9 sponsor$ cl9ical trials 
( ! ,dep>tm5t & ensure su* li/ is       
ma9ta9$ z "p ( ! (ficial approv$ s(tw>e 
products li/ ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#c7       
,develop b5*m>ks = appropriate timel9es 
= security reviews conduct$ by ! ,(fice4
  7c7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an
 "o ye> aft] ! e/abli%m5t ( ! ,(fice1 ! 
,(fice %all submit to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !   
activity ( ! ,(fice4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,!  
report requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all    
include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! numb] (       
security reviews complet$4  7,b7 ,!     
numb] ( p]sonnel assign$ = p]=m+ !      
functions describ$ 9 subsection 7b74