US Congress Senate Bill 252 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-3)
Status: Passed on November 27 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-11-27 - Became Public Law No: 113-55.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Title I: PREEMIE Act Reauthorization - Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Reauthorization Act or the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act - (Sec. 102) Amends the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act to revise and reauthorize requirements for research on prematurity and preterm births. Authorizes the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) conduct epidemiological studies (as currently required) on the clinical, biological, social, environmental, genetic, and behavioral factors related to prematurity, as appropriate; (2) conduct activities to improve national data to facilitate tracking preterm births; and (3) continue efforts to prevent preterm birth through the identification of opportunities for prevention and the assessment of their impact. (Sec. 103) Requires the Director of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth to give preference in awarding grants to an eligible entity that proposes to use the grant funds to develop plans for, or to establish, telehealth networks that provide prenatal care for high-risk pregnancies. Revises and reauthorizes through FY2017 the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct demonstration projects related to preterm births. Includes as activities under such projects programs to test and evaluate various strategies to provide information and education to health care providers and the public on: (1) the core risk factors for preterm labor and delivery, (2) medically indicated deliveries before full term, (3) the importance of preconception and prenatal care, (4) treatments and outcomes for premature infants, (5) meeting the informational needs of families during the stay of an infant in a neonatal intensive care unit, and (6) utilization of evidence-based strategies to prevent birth injuries. Authorizes as additional activities under such projects the establishment of programs to increase the availability, awareness, and use of pregnancy and post-term information services that provide evidence-based, clinical information through counselors, community outreach efforts, electronic or telephonic communication, or other appropriate means regarding causes associated with prematurity, birth defects, or health risks to a post-term infant. (Sec. 104) Repeals establishment of the Interagency Coordinating Council on Prematurity and Low Birthweight. Authorizes the Secretary to establish the Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality. Directs the Advisory Committee (or an existing advisory committee designated by the Secretary) to develop, and periodically review and revise, a plan for conducting and supporting research, education, and programs on preterm birth through HHS. Requires the Secretary to designate an appropriate agency within HHS to coordinate existing studies and report to the Secretary and Congress on hospital readmissions of preterm infants. Title II: National Pediatric Research Network - National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2013 - (Sec. 202) Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in carrying out the Pediatric Research Initiative, to consult with the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to provide for the establishment of a National Pediatric Research Network. Authorizes the Director of the Institute to award funding to public or private nonprofit entities for providing support for pediatric research consortia, including with respect to basic, clinical, behavioral, or translational research and the training of researchers in pediatric research techniques. Requires consortia to be formed from a collaboration of cooperating institutions, coordinated by a lead institution or institutions, agree to disseminate scientific findings rapidly and efficiently to other consortia, NIH, FDA, and other relevant agencies, and meet requirements prescribed by the Director of NIH. Allows such support to be for a period of five years, with additional extensions at the discretion of the Director of NIH. Requires the Director of NIH to provide for the coordination of activities among the consortia and to require the periodic preparation and submission of reports on their activities. Requires each pediatric research consortium receiving an award to assist the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the establishment or expansion of patient registries and other surveillance systems as appropriate and upon request by the CDC. Requires the Director of NIH to ensure that an appropriate number of such awards are awarded to consortia that agree to: (1) consider pediatric rare diseases or conditions or those related to birth defects; and (2) conduct or coordinate one or more multisite clinical trials of therapies for, or approaches to, the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of one or more pediatric rare diseases or conditions. Title III: CHIMP Act Amendments - CHIMP Act Amendments of 2013 - (Sec. 302) Amends the Public Health Service Act, with respect to the lifetime care of chimpanzees used in federally conducted or supported medical research, to revise the sanctuary system of care, maintenance, and transportation of all chimpanzees under the ownership and control of NIH to: (1) authorize appropriations, in declining amounts, for FY2014-FY2018; (2) eliminate a restriction on reservation of funds for a fiscal year that requires appropriations to equal or exceed amounts appropriated for FY1999; and (3) require the use of funds for other compliant facilities to be determined by the Secretary (rather than, as under current law, by the board of directors of the nonprofit entity operating the facility). Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to evaluate: (1) the research status of NIH-owned or -controlled chimpanzees; (2) the costs of care and maintenance, broken down by research or retirement status, services included, and location; (3) the extent to which requirements that a nonprofit private entity match funding have been met; and (4) any options for cost savings for support and maintenance. Requires the Director of NIH to report to Congress, with biennial updates, on: (1) the care, maintenance, and transportation of the chimpanzees under NIH ownership or control; (2) related costs; and (3) the research status of such chimpanzees.

PREEMIE Reauthorization Act

Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]
Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-11-27	House	Became Public Law No: 113-55.
2013-11-27	House	Signed by President.
2013-11-21	House	Presented to President.
2013-11-18	House	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2013-11-14	House	Senate agreed to House amendments to Senate bill by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8069)
2013-11-13	House	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
2013-11-12	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2013-11-12	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6963)
2013-11-12	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 252.
2013-11-12	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6961-6967)
2013-11-12	House	Mr. Upton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2013-09-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-09-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2013-09-26	House	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2013-09-26	House	Received in the House.
2013-09-25	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote. (text: CR 9/24/2013 S6900-6901)
2013-09-25	Senate	S.AMDT.1981 Amendment SA 1981 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2013-09-25	Senate	S.AMDT.1981 Amendment SA 1981 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Alexander. (consideration: CR 9/24/2013 S6900; text: CR 9/24/2013 S6900)To modify provisions relating to the authorization of appropriations.
2013-09-25	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 9/24/2013 S6900-6901)
2013-02-14	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 13.
2013-02-14	Senate	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Harkin without amendment. Without written report.
2013-02-13	Senate	Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2013-02-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB541 (Same As) 2013-02-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB225 (Related) 2013-02-07 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/252/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s252/BILLS-113s252is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s252/BILLS-113s252rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s252/BILLS-113s252es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s252/BILLS-113s252eah.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s252/BILLS-113s252enr.pdf