To provide for a comprehensive Federal response to Long COVID, including research, education, and support for affected individuals, to direct the National Institutes of Health to establish a Long COVID research program, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide for a comprehensive Federal response to Long COVID, including research, education, and support for affected individuals, to direct the National Institutes of Health to establish a Long COVID research program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Civil Rights.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Long COVID Research Moonshot Act.
- Section id1ee4899f29354770bf143eb0761d81be: 101. Establishment of Long COVID research program Title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the...
- Section id89935d809d8644b1883bcbd45fe38f5a: 499B. Establishment of Long COVID research program There is established within the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health a research...
- Section id552038867A9B405FB183465381CEF78D: 499B–1. Long COVID Research Plan Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Long COVID Research Moonshot Act, the Director of the Program...
- Section id1C930E1CAC984EA6950436C4A595F1CA: 499B–2. Expedited Long COVID research The Director of NIH shall establish a process to expedite the award of grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide for a comprehensive Federal response to Long COVID, including research, education, and support for affected individuals, to direct the National Institutes of Health to establish a Long COVID research program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Healthcare, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide for a comprehensive Federal response to Long COVID, including research, education, and support for affected individuals, to direct the National Institutes of Health to establish a Long COVID research program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Sanders (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Markey, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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