On the recordJune 12, 2018
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5002, the Advancing Cutting Edge, or ACE, Research Act. This bill would grant NIH other transactions authority that allows NIH flexibility in entering into agreements for cutting-edge research that can lead to increased understanding of prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of diseases or disorders, including substance use disorder, as well as research that is urgently needed to respond to a public health threat, such as the opioid crisis. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I commend Representative Dingell for her leadership on this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.
