,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ai1 #bjae ,mr4  
,b>ton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public 
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to increase         
acc\ntability at ! ,national ,in/itutes 
( ,heal?4  #a4 ,increas+ acc\ntability  
at ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?  7a7 
,appo9tm5t & t]ms ( directors ( national
 rese>* in/itutes & national c5t]s      
,subsection 7a7 ( section #dje ( !      
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bhd7 is am5d$ to read z      
foll[s3  7a7 ,appo9tm5t2 t]ms  7#a7     
,appo9tm5t ,! ,director ( ! ,national   
,canc] ,in/itute %all be appo9t$ by !   
,presid5t & ! directors ( ! o!r national
 rese>* in/itutes1 z well z ! directors 
( ! national c5t]s1 %all be appo9t$ by !
 ,director ( ,,nih4 ,! directors ( !    
national rese>* in/itutes1 z well z     
national c5t]s1 %all report directly to 
! ,director ( ,,nih4  7#b7 ,t]ms  7,a7  

,9 g5]al ,! t]m ( (fice ( a director ( a
 national rese>* in/itute or national   
c5t] %all be #e ye>s4  7,b7 ,removal ,! 
director ( a national rese>* in/itute or
 national c5t] may be remov$ f (fice by 
! ,director ( ,,nih prior to !          
expiration ( su* director's #e-ye> t]m4 
7,c7 ,reappo9tm5t ,at ! end ( ! t]m ( a 
director ( a national rese>* in/itute or
 national c5t]1 ! director may be       
reappo9t$4 ,!re is no limit on ! numb] (
 t]ms a director may s]ve4  7,d7        
,vacancies ,if ! (fice ( a director ( a 
national rese>* in/itute or national    
c5t] becomes vacant be=e ! end ( su*    
director's t]m1 ! director appo9t$ to   
fill ! vacancy %all be appo9t$ = a      
#e-ye> t]m />t+ on ! date ( su*         
appo9tm5t4  7,e7 ,transitional provision
 ,ea* director ( a national rese>*      
in/itute or national c5t] s]v+ on ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ! #ba/ ,c5tury ,cures ,act
 is deem$ to be appo9t$ = a #e-ye> t]m  
"u ?is subsection />t+ on su* date (    
enactm5t4  4  7b7 ,comp5sation to       

consultants or individual sci5ti/s      
,section #bjb ( ! ,dep>tm5ts ( ,labor1  
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 & ,education1 
& ,relat$ ,ag5cies ,appropriations ,act1
 #aiic 7,public ,law #ajb-cid2 #db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bch;f note7 is am5d$ by /rik+
 portable /ructures2 & all t foll[s &   
ins]t+ portable /ructures44  7c7 ,review
 ( c]ta9 aw>ds by directors ,section    
#dje7;b7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhd7;b77 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,be=e an  
aw>d is made by a national rese>*       
in/itute or by a national c5t] = a grant
 = a rese>* program or project 7commonly
 ref]r$ to z an ,r-s]ies grant71 o!r ?an
 an aw>d con/itut+ a noncompet+ r5ewal (
 su* grant1 or a noncompet+ adm9i/rative
 supplem5t to su* grant1 ! director (   
su* national rese>* in/itute or national
 c5t]--  7,a7 %all review & approve !   
aw>d2 &  7,b7 %all take into            
consid]ation--  7i7 ! mission ( !       
national rese>* in/itute or national    
c5t] & ! sci5tific priorities id5tifi$ 9

 ! /rategic plan "u section #djb7m72 &  
7ii7 :e!r o!r ag5cies are fund+ programs
 or projects to accompli% ! same goal4  
4  7d7 ,,iom /udy on duplication 9      
,f$]al biom$ical rese>* ,! ,secret>y (  
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all ent] into 
an arrangem5t ) ! ,in/itute ( ,m$ic9e ( 
! ,national ,academies 7or1 if !        
,in/itute decl9es1 ano!r appropriate    
entity7 "u :i* ! ,in/itute 7or o!r      
appropriate entity7 n lat] ?an #b ye>s  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act w--   
7#a7 complete a /udy on ! ext5t to :i*  
biom$ical rese>* conduct$ or support$ by
 ,f$]al ag5cies is duplicative2 &  7#b7 
submit a report to ! ,congress on !     
results ( su* /udy1 includ+             
recomm5dations on h[ to prev5t su*      
duplication4