To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure the sharing of data generated from research with the public.
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (22 May 2015): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
What this bill does
H.R. 2456 would amend the Public Health Service Act to give the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) explicit authority to require recipients of NIH grants or other financial support to share, for research purposes, the scientific data generated from research that is fully funded by that support. The bill limits this authority by specifying that NIH may not require data-sharing that would conflict with existing laws or policies protecting privacy and confidentiality, proprietary interests, business confidential information, intellectual property rights, or other relevant rights.
The bill would primarily affect researchers, universities, and other institutions that receive NIH grants, as it establishes a legal basis for NIH to set data-sharing conditions on the awards it funds. It could also affect other researchers and the public, who might gain access to data from NIH-funded studies under any rules NIH adopts, subject to the stated legal protections.
The bill was introduced on May 19, 2015, by Rep. Joseph Pitts and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. It did not receive a vote and saw no further action before the end of the 114th Congress, meaning it did not become law.
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Official summary
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to require the sharing of scientific data generated from research that is fully funded by the NIH.
Timeline
22 May 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 2456 do?
- H.R. 2456 would amend the Public Health Service Act to give the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) explicit authority to require recipients of NIH grants or other financial support to share, for research purposes, the scientific data generated from research that is fully funded by that support. The bill limits this authority by specifying that NIH may not require data-sharing that would conflict with existing laws or policies protecting privacy and confidentiality, proprietary interests, business confidential information, intellectual property rights, or other relevant rights. The bill would primarily affect researchers, universities, and other institutions that receive NIH grants, as it establishes a legal basis for NIH to set data-sharing conditions on the awards it funds. It could also affect other researchers and the public, who might gain access to data from NIH-funded studies under any rules NIH adopts, subject to the stated legal protections. The bill was introduced on May 19, 2015, by Rep. Joseph Pitts and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. It did not receive a vote and saw no further action before the end of the 114th Congress, meaning it did not become law.
- Has H.R. 2456 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 2456. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 2456?
- H.R. 2456 was sponsored by Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] (R-PA), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 2456?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (22 May 2015).
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