CARE ACT for Tourette Syndrome Reintroduced by Senator Menendez and Congressman Sires
Summary
Somerville, NJ, February 01, 2015 --( "The Center is actively seeking support for this critical legislation," said NJCTS Executive Director Faith W. Rice, "As many as 1 in 100 Americans are living with TS and their ability to thrive depends on highly qualified and expedited research.I look forward to working together with both the House and the Senate to find solutions that ensure this important bill is able to become law.” The Act would require the NIH to award grants and contracts to academic, healthcare and other institutions to support the establishment of four to six Collaborative Tourette Syndrome Research Centers in different regions of the country."The Center is actively seeking support for this critical legislation," said NJCTS Executive Director Faith W. Rice, "As many as 1 in 100 Americans are living with TS and their ability to thrive depends on highly qualified and expedited research."Originally introduced by NJ Congressman Albio Sires in December 2011, with a Companion Bill introduced in the Senate by NJ Senator Robert Menendez shortly thereafter, the CARE Act amends the Public Health Service Act for the expansion, intensification and coordination of the programs and activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to scientific and clinical research on Tourette Syndrome.I look forward to working together with both the House and the Senate to find solutions that ensure this important bill is able to become law.”The Act would require the NIH to award grants and contracts to academic, healthcare and other institutions to support the establishment of four to six Collaborative Tourette Syndrome Research Centers in different regions of the country.