H.R. 9149

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9149 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9149

To establish the National Diabetes Project, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 4, 2026

Mr. James introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To establish the National Diabetes Project, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``National Diabetes Project Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL DIABETES PROJECT.

(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Office of the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services the National Diabetes Project 
(referred to in this Act as the ``Project'').
(b) Purpose of the Project.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, or the Secretary's designee, shall--
(1) be responsible for the creation and maintenance of an 
integrated national plan to overcome diabetes;
(2) provide information and coordination of diabetes 
research and services across all Federal agencies;
(3) accelerate the development of treatments that would 
prevent, halt, or reverse the course of diabetes;
(4) improve the--
(A) early diagnosis of diabetes disease; and
(B) coordination of the care and treatment of 
citizens with diabetes;
(5) ensure the inclusion of ethnic and racial populations 
at higher risk for diabetes or least likely to receive care, in 
clinical, research, and service efforts with the purpose of 
decreasing health disparities in diabetes; and
(6) coordinate with international bodies to integrate and 
inform the fight against diabetes globally.
(c) Duties of the Secretary.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, or the Secretary's designee, shall--
(A) oversee the creation and updating of the 
national plan described in paragraph (2); and
(B) use discretionary authority to evaluate all 
Federal programs around diabetes, including budget 
requests and approvals.
(2) National plan.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, or the Secretary's designee, shall carry out an 
annual assessment of the Nation's progress in preparing for the 
escalating burden of diabetes, including both implementation 
steps and recommendations for priority actions based on the 
assessment.
(d) Advisory Council.--
(1) In general.--There is established an Advisory Council 
on Diabetes Research, Care, and Services (referred to in this 
Act as the ``Advisory Council'').
(2) Membership.--
(A) Federal members.--The Advisory Council shall be 
comprised of the following experts:
(i) A designee of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
(ii) A designee of the Administration on 
Aging.
(iii) A designee of the Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services.
(iv) A designee of the Indian Health 
Service.
(v) A designee of the Office of the 
Director of the National Institutes of Health.
(vi) The Surgeon General.
(vii) A designee of the National Science 
Foundation.
(viii) A designee of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
(ix) A designee of the Food and Drug 
Administration.
(x) A designee of the Agency for Healthcare 
Research and Quality.
(B) Non-federal members.--In addition to the 
members outlined in subparagraph (A), the Advisory 
Council shall include 12 expert members from outside 
the Federal Government, which shall include--
(i) 2 diabetes patient advocates;
(ii) 2 diabetes caregivers;
(iii) 2 health care providers;
(iv) 2 representatives of State health 
departments;
(v) 2 researchers with diabetes-related 
expertise in basic, translational, clinical, or 
drug development science; and
(vi) 2 voluntary health association 
representatives, including a national diabetes 
disease organization that has demonstrated 
experience in research, care, and patient 
services, and a State-based advocacy 
organization that provides services to families 
and professionals, including information and 
referral, support groups, care consultation, 
education, and safety services.
(3) Meetings.--The Advisory Council shall meet quarterly 
and such meetings shall be open to the public.
(4) Advice.--The Advisory Council shall advise the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the Secretary's 
designee.
(5) Annual report.--The Advisory Council shall provide to 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the Secretary's 
designee and Congress--
(A) an initial evaluation of all federally funded 
efforts in diabetes research, clinical care, and 
institutional-, home-, and community-based programs and 
their outcomes;
(B) initial recommendations for priority actions to 
expand, eliminate, coordinate, or condense programs 
based on the program's performance, mission, and 
purpose;
(C) initial recommendations to--
(i) reduce the financial impact of diabetes 
on--
(I) Medicare and other federally 
funded programs; and
(II) families living with diabetes 
disease; and
(ii) improve health outcomes; and
(D) annually thereafter, an evaluation of the 
implementation, including outcomes, of the 
recommendations, including priorities if necessary, 
through an updated national plan under subsection 
(c)(2).
(e) Data Sharing.--Agencies both within the Department of Health 
and Human Services and outside of the Department that have data 
relating to diabetes shall share such data with the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, or the Secretary's designee, to enable the 
Secretary, or the Secretary's designee, to complete the report 
described in subsection (f).
(f) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, or 
the Secretary's designee, shall submit to Congress--
(1) an annual report that includes an evaluation of all 
federally funded efforts in diabetes research, clinical care, 
and institutional-, home-, and community-based programs and 
their outcomes;
(2) an evaluation of all federally funded programs based on 
program performance, mission, and purpose related to diabetes 
disease;
(3) recommendations for--
(A) priority actions based on the evaluation 
conducted by the Secretary and the Advisory Council 
to--
(i) reduce the financial impact of diabetes 
on--
(I) Medicare and other federally 
funded programs; and
(II) families living with diabetes 
disease; and
(ii) improve health outcomes;
(B) implementation steps; and
(C) priority actions to improve the prevention, 
diagnosis, treatment, care, institutional-, home-, and 
community-based programs of diabetes disease for 
individuals with diabetes disease and their caregivers; 
and
(4) an annually updated national plan.
(g) Sunset.--The Project shall expire on December 31, 2036.
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