Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) has introduced a new bill in the Senate that would advance the nationwide Precision Medicine Initiative. According to the bill, HHS "is encouraged to establish and carry out [the] initiative," and the bill outlines components for how the agency may do just that.
The bill, called the "Advancing Precision Medicine Act of 2016," suggests developing networks of scientists to carry out the mission of the Precision Medicine Initiative, develop new approaches for addressing related issues and any other activities HHS deems appropriate to make headways in the initiative.
Additionally, the bill suggests HHS coordinates with the Secretary of Energy and the private industry to discuss the "advanced supercomputing needs" required by the initiative.
While these objectives have been established in relation to the Precision Medicine Initiative, the bill seeks to move the industry forward on its goals.
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