House Proceeding on Jul 27th, 2009 :: 0:28:35 to 0:32:35
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Bob Filner: the floor so quickly. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 1293, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from california. mr. filner: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 1293. the speaker pro tempore:

0:28:35 to 0:32:35( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Bob Filner

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Bob Filner: without objection. mr. filner: i also urge my colleagues to unanimously support the bill, and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1293. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair -- mr. stearns: mr. speaker, on that i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Bob Filner: yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, yeas and nays are pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. for what purpose does the to suspend the rules and pass

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Bob Filner: the bill h.r. 2770, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 123, h.r. 2770, a bill to amend title 38, united statesode, to modify and update provisions of law relating to nonprofit research and education corporations, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. filner, and the gentleman from

0:29:57 to 0:30:17( Edit History Discussion )

Bob Filner: florida, mr. stearns, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the geleman from california. mr. filner: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. filner: i rise in strong support of h.r. 2770. v.a. research is a very vital mission of the department of veterans' affairs, focusing on research for the special health care of our veterans, v.a.'s

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Bob Filner: program has been recognized for excellence over many, many years. boasting such developments as the cardiac pacemaker and the cat scan, they have three nobel lure yets and other -- laurettes and other members. they've authorized the establishment of nonprofit

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Bob Filner: research corporations. currently 82 of these n.p.c.'s provide their affiliated v.a. health care systems and medical centers with a highly valued means of administering nonv.a. research grants and private sector fu research and education. the fundamental purpose of

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Bob Filner: these nonprofits is to serve veterans by supporting v.a. research in medical education to improve the quality of care that veterans receive. it has been 20 years now since the creation of the n.p.c.'s, and in that time the statute has never been updated. the purpose of this bill is to modernize and clarify that statute relating to nonprofit

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Bob Filner: research and corporations. specifically, the bill expands the general authorities on establishing nonprofit research corporations by authorizing the creation of multimedical center research corporations where two or more v.a. medical centers share one corporation. it also clarifies the purposes of the corporations by allowing them to support functions related to research and

0:31:45 to 0:32:06( Edit History Discussion )

Bob Filner: education such as travel to scientific conferences, improvements in laboratories with new equipment purchase, and support for the institutional review board. at digsly, the bill modifies the requirements for the board of directors of the corporations so that they can acquire board members with legal and financial for sound governance and financial management of the

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Bob Filner: corporations. the legislation also provides clarification on reimbursements and other fee charges. finally, h.r. 2770 proves accountability and oversight of the corporations by dealing the audit requirements so they are consistent with o.m.b. circular 8133, which provides guidance on audits as well as clarifying that employees of the

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Bob Filner: corporations are to be subject to a conflict of interest policy adopted by the corporation instead of applying the federal conflict of