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participant in shapingnational policy concerning scientificresearch.Your Public Policy Committee,incollaboration with Washington staff,con-tributes regularly to Capitol Hill forums,thedevelopment of appropriate federal reg-ulations,and the airing of opinionsof youngbiomedical research scientists.The Com-mittee strives to keep the membershipinformed and to solicit member opinionthrough the regular Committee reports inClinica Research and through brief \"Leg-islative Updates\"to the designated AFCRmedical school representatives in eachinstitution.The medical school represen-tatives form a\"grass roots network\"tocommunicate with Washington legislatorsas well as local AFCR members about keyCongressional actions.This newsletter isan effort to stimulate greater AFCR mem-ber participation in the area of public pol-icy.Proposed legislation and regulationcan be influenced by constituent opinion.Keep informed,write your Senators andRepresentatives,and contact your AFCRPublic Policy Committee and medicalschool representative.The co-chairmen ofAFCR's Public Policy Committee are:  \nSouthwestern Medical School-Dallas  \nVOLUME 35,NUMBER 4,JULY 1987  \nThe second issue of the AFCR newslet-ter continues to focus upon the activities ofthe Public Policy Committee and thus serveas an adjunct to the regular Committeereports published in Clinical Research.Highlights of the recent National meeting ofthe AFCR,ASCI,and AAP are also  \nPAMELA BOWES DAVIS,MD,PhDCase Western ReserveBRIAN FIRTH  \nOfficial Pu6lication of he American 3ederation for Clinical Research  \n# Newsletter Focuses on Activities of the AFCR\n\nPublic Policy:AFCR News and Views  \nFY87 SupplementalAppropriations  \nDuring May 1987,the full Senate beganwork on a supplemental appropriations billfor FY87.The bill quickly ran into difficultieswhen it failed to attract the 60 votes neces-sary for consideration.The legislationrequires this \"super majority\"vote becauseit exceeds the FY87 Gramm-Rudman-Holl-ings deficit ceiling.The bill contained manyitems of interest to AFCR members.For-tunately for the research community,the“reappropriation”of $334 million to hold-over for NIH from FY87 to FY88 wasrejected by Congress.The NIH and Vet-  \nIn this issue...  \nPublic Policy:AFCRNews and Views.………1  \nHighlights of the 1987National Meeting…    …3  \nAFCR Regional MeetingsPreview.    …………∴4  \nAwards CommitteeReport……       …6  \nincluded,as well as information aboutupcoming regional meetings.The descrip-tion of the activities of the National Councilof the AFCR is continued;this issuefocuses upon its Awards Committee.  \nFinally,we would like the newsletter toserve as a forum for members of the AFCR  \nerans Administration did not request anysupplementa funds;however,the bill didinclude congressionally sponsored fundingfor the National Institute of Aging for aclinical trial on the efficacy oftetrahydroaminocridine(THA)in slowingthe progression of Alzheimers Disease and$4 million for the General Clinical ResearchCenters(GCRC).  \nThe GCRC appropriation has not growneven to keep pace with inflation since 1985.The number of RO1 investigators hasincreased steadily over these same years,with a 24%increase since 1985.The Pro-gram Directors Group asked for $16 millioninsupplemental FY87 funds.The fate of thesupplemental GCRC budget will be settledin conference committee since the Houseversion of the bill does not include addi-tional FY87 funds for GCRCs.  \nNIH FY88Appropriations  \nThe Administration submitted an FY88budget of $5.5 billion for NIH which sseriously inadequate to support the currentlevelof research.Given the unique needs ofresearch,an 11%increase($6.842 billion)is needed to maintain the current serviceslevel of research.In testimony before Con-gress,the AFCR requested a furtherincrease for FY88 of 9%above current ser-vices for FY87 or$7.452 billion.  \nto bring issues before the entire mem-bership,potentially in 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