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H.R. 5819 · 113th Congress

Funding Scientists at the Peak Age of Discovery Act of 2014

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Funding Scientists at the Peak Age of Discovery Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to ensure that the median age of first-time researchers receiving R series (research) grants is under 40 years of age by January 1, 2019, under 39 years of age by January 1, 2022, and under 38…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 9, 2014

Funding Scientists at the Peak Age of Discovery Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to ensure that the median age of first-time researchers receiving R series (research) grants is under 40 years of age by January 1, 2019, under 39 years of age by January 1, 2022, and under 38 years of age by January 1, 2025. Excludes grants for small business innovation research, small business technology transfer, or clinical trial planning.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Funding Scientists at the Peak Age of Discovery Act of 2014

Latest action (Dec 12, 2014): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 9, 2014

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.