H.R. 729 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 729 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. McDermott (for himself and Mr. Higgins) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the National Institutes of Health from sequestration under section 251A for fiscal year 2013, and to reduce the sequestration by the amount of the exemption. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Research Protection Act of 2013. 2. NIH exemption from section 251A sequestration for FY 2013 Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (12) NIH exemption No sequestration ordered by the President under this section for fiscal year 2013 shall apply to the National Institutes of Health (75–9915–0–1–552). . 3. Reduction in section 251A sequestration for FY 2013 by the amount of the NIH exemption Section 251A(3) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking and at the end of subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting ; and at the end of subparagraph (E), and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) for fiscal year 2013, further reducing the amount calculated under subparagraphs (A) through (D) by the amount that the National Institutes of Health would have been reduced if it were not exempt from sequestration. .