S.C.R. No. 40 Summary

• Urges Congress to increase National Institutes of Health funding for research on closed-loop insulin delivery systems (artificial pancreas) and islet cell transplantation for type 1 diabetes treatment

• Cites more than one million Americans with type 1 diabetes facing billions of dollars annually in medical expenses and lost productivity, with the disease causing blindness, kidney failure, amputations, and death

• States that current NIH funding levels for closed-loop systems and islet cell transplantation are inadequate and increased funding will expedite development and access to these medical technologies

• Directs the Senate Clerk to transmit authenticated copies of the resolution to the President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the United States Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of the House of Representatives, and all members of the Ohio Congressional delegation