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
A BILL
To advance cutting-edge research initiatives of the National Institutes of Health.
Sec. 2 Advancing cutting-edge research
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.”