; reports Section 492 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 289a ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) (1) With respect to human stem cell research, the Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH, shall give priority to conducting or supporting research in accordance with section 409K. (2) At the end of fiscal year 2018 and each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report outlining the number of research proposals under section 409K that were peer reviewed, a summary and detailed list of all such research proposals that were not funded, and an explanation of why the proposals did not merit funding. The reports under this paragraph shall be in addition to the reporting on stem cell research included in the triennial report required by section 403. . (c) Triennial reports Section 403(a)(5) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 283(a)(5) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraph (L) as subparagraph (M); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (K) the following: (L) Stem cells. .