PAA and APC have submitted a letter to members of the House Energy and Commerce committee who are preparing to reauthorize the 21st Century Cures Act.
In the letter, we recognize the strong, bipartisan leadership exhibited during those deliberations and applaud the commitment to work together on 21st Century Cures 2.0 legislation.
In response to the open-ended request for legislative considerations in Cures 2.0, we urge the Committee to reiterate the inclusion of all behavioral and social sciences in any NIH programs that the bill may seek to reauthorize. Behavioral and social research are part of the research continuum inherent in the NIH legislative mandate and should be eligible for any research and research training programs created or reauthorized in Cures 2.0.
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