,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdhb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #aa1       
#bjbf,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey 7for   
himself and ,mr4 ,doggett7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the 
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services to fund prize competitions to 
accelerate innovation in the prevention1
 diagnosis1 and treatment of ,lyme      
disease1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,lyme,x ,authorization ,act4  #b4   
,policy ,it is the policy of the ,united
 ,states to--  7#a7 engage stakeholders1
 including academia1 nonprofits1        
industry1 small business1 entrepreneurs1
 and government to facilitate           
patient-centered innovations in ,lyme   
disease care2  7#b7 foster breakthroughs
 in health education and public         
awareness initiatives focused on ,lyme  
disease patients2 and  7#c7 accelerate  

development of next-gen diagnostics that
 are rapid and patient focused4  #c4    
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services #e1jjj1jjj to carry out prize 
competitions 7as defined in section #bd 
of the ,stevenson-,wydler ,technology   
,innovation ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #cgai77 to accelerate innovation in the
 prevention1 diagnosis1 and treatment of
 ,lyme disease4