,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #iadi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #d1 #bjbf,mr4 ,james introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to establish the ,national ,diabetes ,project1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,national ,diabetes ,project ,act4 #b4 ,national diabetes project 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,office of the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services the ,national ,diabetes ,project 7referred to in this ,act as the ,project74 7b7 ,purpose of the project ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 or the ,secretary's designee1 shall-- 7#a7 be responsible for the creation and maintenance of an integrated national plan to overcome diabetes2 7#b7 provide information and coordination of diabetes research and services across all ,federal agencies2 7#c7 accelerate the development of treatments that would prevent1 halt1 or reverse the course of diabetes2 7#d7 improve the-- 7,a7 early diagnosis of diabetes disease2 and 7,b7 coordination of the care and treatment of citizens with diabetes2 7#e7 ensure the inclusion of ethnic and racial populations at higher risk for diabetes or least likely to receive care1 in clinical1 research1 and service efforts with the purpose of decreasing health disparities in diabetes2 and 7#f7 coordinate with international bodies to integrate and inform the fight against diabetes globally4 7c7 ,duties of the ,secretary 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 or the ,secretary's designee1 shall-- 7,a7 oversee the creation and updating of the national plan described in paragraph 7#b72 and 7,b7 use discretionary authority to evaluate all ,federal programs around diabetes1 including budget requests and approvals4 7#b7 ,national plan ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 or the ,secretary's designee1 shall carry out an annual assessment of the ,nation's progress in preparing for the escalating burden of diabetes1 including both implementation steps and recommendations for priority actions based on the assessment4 7d7 ,advisory council 7#a7 ,in general ,there is established an ,advisory ,council on ,diabetes ,research1 ,care1 and ,services 7referred to in this ,act as the ,advisory ,council74 7#b7 ,membership 7,a7 ,federal members ,the ,advisory ,council shall be comprised of the following experts3 7i7 ,a designee of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention4 7ii7 ,a designee of the ,administration on ,aging4 7iii7 ,a designee of the ,centers for ,medicare ,medicaid ,services4 7iv7 ,a designee of the ,indian ,health ,service4 7v7 ,a designee of the ,office of the ,director of the ,national ,institutes of ,health4 7vi7 ,the ,surgeon ,general4 7vii7 ,a designee of the ,national ,science ,foundation4 7viii7 ,a designee of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4 7ix7 ,a designee of the ,food and ,drug ,administration4 7x7 ,a designee of the ,agency for ,healthcare ,research and ,quality4 7,b7 ,non-,federal members ,in addition to the members outlined in subparagraph 7,a71 the ,advisory ,council shall include #ab expert members from outside the ,federal ,government1 which shall include-- 7i7 #b diabetes patient advocates2 7ii7 #b diabetes caregivers2 7iii7 #b health care providers2 7iv7 #b representatives of ,state health departments2 7v7 #b researchers with diabetes-related expertise in basic1 translational1 clinical1 or drug development science2 and 7vi7 #b voluntary health association representatives1 including a national diabetes disease organization that has demonstrated experience in research1 care1 and patient services1 and a ,state-based advocacy organization that provides services to families and professionals1 including information and referral1 support groups1 care consultation1 education1 and safety services4 7#c7 ,meetings ,the ,advisory ,council shall meet quarterly and such meetings shall be open to the public4 7#d7 ,advice ,the ,advisory ,council shall advise the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 or the ,secretary's designee4 7#e7 ,annual report ,the ,advisory ,council shall provide to the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 or the ,secretary's designee and ,congress-- 7,a7 an initial evaluation of all federally funded efforts in diabetes research1 clinical care1 and institutional-1 home-1 and community-based programs and their outcomes2 7,b7 initial recommendations for priority actions to expand1 eliminate1 coordinate1 or condense programs based on the program's performance1 mission1 and purpose2 7,c7 initial recommendations to-- 7i7 reduce the financial impact of diabetes on-- 7,i7 ,medicare and other federally funded programs2 and 7,,ii7 families living with diabetes disease2 and 7ii7 improve health outcomes2 and 7,d7 annually thereafter1 an evaluation of the implementation1 including outcomes1 of the recommendations1 including priorities if necessary1 through an updated national plan under subsection 7c77#b74 7e7 ,data sharing ,agencies both within the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services and outside of the ,department that have data relating to diabetes shall share such data with the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 or the ,secretary's designee1 to enable the ,secretary1 or the ,secretary's designee1 to complete the report described in subsection 7f74 7f7 ,annual report ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 or the ,secretary's designee1 shall submit to ,congress-- 7#a7 an annual report that includes an evaluation of all federally funded efforts in diabetes research1 clinical care1 and institutional-1 home-1 and community-based programs and their outcomes2 7#b7 an evaluation of all federally funded programs based on program performance1 mission1 and purpose related to diabetes disease2 7#c7 recommendations for-- 7,a7 priority actions based on the evaluation conducted by the ,secretary and the ,advisory ,council to-- 7i7 reduce the financial impact of diabetes on-- 7,i7 ,medicare and other federally funded programs2 and 7,,ii7 families living with diabetes disease2 and 7ii7 improve health outcomes2 7,b7 implementation steps2 and 7,c7 priority actions to improve the prevention1 diagnosis1 treatment1 care1 institutional-1 home-1 and community-based programs of diabetes disease for individuals with diabetes disease and their caregivers2 and 7#d7 an annually updated national plan4 7g7 ,sunset ,the ,project shall expire on ,december #ca1 #bjcf4