The planning and implementation of the dissemination of palliative care information under this section. (2) The development of information to be disseminated under this section. (3) A definition of the term serious or life-threatening illness for purposes of this section. . 5. Clarification (a) Restriction on the use of Federal funds None of the funds made available under this Act (or an amendment made by this Act) may be used to provide, promote, or provide training with regard to any item or service for which Federal funding is unavailable under section 3 of Public Law 105–12 ( 42 U.S.C. 14402 ). (b) Additional clarification As used in this Act (or an amendment made by this Act), palliative care and hospice shall not be furnished for the purpose of causing, or the purpose of assisting in causing, a patient’s death, for any reason. 6. Enhancing NIH research in palliative care (a) In general Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 284 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 409K. Enhancing research in palliative care The Secretary, or his or her designee, shall develop and implement a strategy to be applied across the institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health to expand and intensify national research programs in palliative care in order to address the quality of care and quality of life for the rapidly growing population of patients in the United States with serious or life-threatening illnesses, including cancer