Point-of-Care Testing Prize Competitions Act of 2020

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HR 6600

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Apr 23, 2020

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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, fo ...

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Cardiovascular and respiratory health Education programs funding Emergency medical services and trauma care Government information and archives Health Health programs administration and funding Higher education Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Research administration and funding

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Point-of-Care Testing Prize Competitions Act of 2020

This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in consultation with the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST), to conduct a prize competition for institutions of higher education in order to incentivize research on point-of-care testing that is capable of detecting current or past infection with COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and meets other specified criteria. The NIST must assist the NIH with the development of certain validation protocols and standards for the testing.

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Apr 23, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 23, 2020

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