Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Advancing Cutting Edge Research Act” or the “ACE Research Act”.
Advancing Cutting Edge Research Act
AN ACT
To expand the unique research initiatives authority of the National Institutes of Health.
Sec. 2 Unique research initiatives
Section 402(n)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(n)(1)) is amended—
in subparagraph (A), by striking “or”;
in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(C) high impact cutting-edge research that fosters scientific creativity and increases fundamental biological understanding leading to the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of diseases and disorders, or research urgently required to respond to a public health threat.”