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House Bills - 108th Congress
Session I | Session II
H.R. 3999The Trauma Research and Access to Urgent Medical Attention Act of 2004
On March 18, 2004, Representative Jim Greenwood (R-PA) introduced H.R. 3999, the Trauma
Research and Access to Urgent Medical Attention Act of 2004. The bill would amend the
Public Health Service Act to mandate that the Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH,
establish a comprehensive program of basic and clinical research on trauma, including the
prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of trauma-related injuries. H.R. 3999
would require the Director to establish and implement a plan for carrying out the activities
of the comprehensive program, taking into consideration the recommendations contained
in the report of the NIH Trauma Research Task Force. In addition, the bill would require the
Director to collaborate and coordinate activities with NIH components involved in trauma
research. Upon introduction, the bill was cosponsored by Representatives Michael
Bilirakis (R-FL) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and was referred to the House Committee on
Energy and Commerce.
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