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handle is hein.crs/crsmthzzawc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congresional Research Service I tormg the lege ative debate sance 1914 June 5, 2018 Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Funding for FY2018 Members of Congress are frequently lobbied to add funding to annual defense appropriation legislation for certain medical research programs on a wide variety of diseases and topics. In addressing annual appropriations bills, many Members frequently wish to know enacted levels for such funding under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). CDMRP Administration and Funding The CDMRP is a congressional appropriation to the Department of Defense (DOD) explicitly for biomedical research in specific, congressionally identified health matters. The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) administers the CDMRP and is responsible for awarding and managing competitive grants. Congress usually inserts CDMRP funding in the Defense Health Program's Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) account in the annual DOD appropriation. CDMRP funding is not part of the President's budget request for overall RDT&E. Congressional documents accompanying the annual defense appropriation act (i.e., conference reports or explanatory statements) identify the specific research areas. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (P.L. 115-91), inserted $1.38 billion into the RDT&E account for CDMRP. This amount comprised 68% of the overall Defense Health Program's RDT&E appropriation. Biomedical research conducted by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or other military research agencies is not reflected in this account. Figure I. Total Defense Health Program RDT&E Appropriation, FY2018 I(millions) Source: U.S. Congress, House Committee on Appropriations, Explanatory Statement to P.L. 115-9 1, 11 5th Cong., 2018. Funding amounts for specific medical research areas are listed below. Table I. CDMRP Funding, FY2018 (in millions of dollars) Program Title FY2018 Peer Reviewed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Research 4.0 Peer Reviewed Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Peer Reviewed Alzheimer Research Peer Reviewed Autism Research Peer Reviewed Bone Marrow Failure Research Peer Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Peer Reviewed Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Peer Reviewed Epilepsy Research Peer Reviewed Gulf War Illness Research Peer Reviewed Hearing Restoration Research Peer Reviewed Kidney Cancer Research Peer Reviewed Lung Cancer Research Peer Reviewed Lupus Research Peer Reviewed Medical Research Peer Reviewed Multiple Sclerosis Research Peer Reviewed Orthopedic Research Peer Reviewed Ovarian Cancer Research Peer Reviewed Prostate Cancer Research Peer Reviewed Spinal Cord Injury Research Peer Reviewed Reconstructive Transplant Research Peer Reviewed Tick-Borne Disease Research Peer Reviewed Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Peer Reviewed Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Peer Reviewed Vision Research Global HIV/AIDS Prevention HIV/AIDS Program Increase Joint Warfighter Medical Research Orthotics and Prosthetics Outcomes Research Trauma Clinical Research Program Restore Core Program Funding 10.0 15.0 7.5 3.0 130.0 80.0 3.2 7.5 21.0 10.0 15.0 14.0 5.0 330.0 6.0 30.0 20.0 100.0 30.0 12.0 5.0 125.0 6.0 15.0 8.0 12.9 50.0 10.0 10.0 291 TOTAL 1,386.1 Source: U.S. Congress, House Committee on Appropriations, Explanatory Statement to P.L. 115-91, I 15th Cong., 2018. CDMRP Funding Requests Members may request funding for medical research during the annual defense appropriations process. The appropriations committees typically send Members a www.crs.gov i 7-5700 0

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