Creates Down syndrome research program at health agencies

Sets up a program at the National Institutes of Health to study Down syndrome and the health conditions that often come with it.

• Directs research on how an extra copy of chromosome 21 affects development and health
• Aims to include more people with Down syndrome in clinical trials of new treatments
• Funds studies of conditions that often occur alongside Down syndrome, such as Alzheimer's disease
• Requires reports to Congress every two years on the research

Passed the Senate · House's turn

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