H.R. 4200 · 110th Congress

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for medical research related to developing qualified infectious disease products.

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Ed Towns
Introduced
2007-11-15
Latest action
2007-11-15 · Introduced in House

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a general business tax credit for 50% of expenses paid for research and development of any qualified infectious disease product. Defines "qualified infectious disease product" as any antibiotic drug, antiviral, diagnostic test, biological product, or vaccine developed to treat, detect, prevent, or identify certain pathogens. Terminates such credit after 2012.