,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bf1 #bjae    
,ms4 ,de,lauro 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,higg9s1 
& ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new ,york7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,budget  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
prioritize fund+ = ! ,national          
,in/itutes ( ,heal? to discov] treatm5ts
 & cures1 to ma9ta9 global lead]%ip 9   
m$ical innovation1 & to re/ore ! pur*as+
 p[] ! ,,nih _h aft] ! hi/oric d\bl+    
campaign t end$ 9 fiscal ye> #bjjc4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,accel]at+ ,biom$ical ,rese>* ,act4  #b4
 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 
7#a7 ,! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?   
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,,nih7 is !
 lead+ biom$ical rese>* entity 9 ! _w4  
,x supports sci5ti/s 9 e ,/ate :o are   
pursu+ treatm5ts & cures to prev5t &    
r$uce human suff]+4  7#b7 ,?anks 9 l>ge 
"p to ,,nih-fund$ rese>*1 ,am]icans     
today are liv+ long] & heal?i] lives4   
,life expectancy 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has  

jump$ f #dg ye>s 9 #aijj to ne>ly #gi   
ye>s today4 ,dea?s f he>t attack h fall5
 by m ?an #fj p]c5t ov] ! pa/ #dj ye>s1 
& dea?s f canc] are fall+ ab\t #a p]c5t 
ea* ye>4  7#c7 ,,nih is vital to !      
,unit$ ,/ates economy4 ,! ,,nih         
extramural program supports ar\nd       
#ej1jjj competitive rese>* grants &     
#cjj1jjj sci5ti/s & rese>* p]sonnel at m
 ?an #b1ejj univ]sities1 m$ical s*ools1 
& o!r rese>* in/itutions across our #ej 
,/ates4  7#d7 ,economi/s h e/imat$ t e  
#a inve/$ 9 ,,nih g5]ates m ?an #b 9    
local economic gr[?4 ,biosci5ce         
companies 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 _m ( :i*   
dep5d on basic rese>* conduct$ by ,,nih1
 directly employ #a4f million p1 &      
indirectly support ano!r #f4b million   
jobs4  7#e7 ,,nih rese>* is critical to 
! ,nation's long-t]m fiscal heal?4      
,alzheim]'s disease curr5tly co/s !     
,unit$ ,/ates an e/imat$                
#bjj1jjj1jjj1jjj a ye>4 ,if no progress 
is made to cure or delay ! onset ( ?is  
disease1 ! co/ w rise to well ov]       

#a1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj a ye> 9 today's      
doll>s by #bjej4  7#f7 ,canc] rema9s !  
lead+ cause ( dea? by disease = *ildr5 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,m ?an #fj p]c5t (    
*ildr5 ) canc] p>ticipate 9 ,,nih-fund$ 
cl9ical trials4  7#g7 ,,nih enhances our
 national security by fund+ rese>* on   
m$ical c\nt]measures = biot]rorism1 new 
& em]g+ diseases1 & deadly p&emics4     
7#h7 ,! hi/oric1 #e-ye> d\bl+ ( ,f$]al  
fund+ = ,,nih end$ 9 fiscal ye> #bjjc4  
,despite ! widely recogniz$ b5efits (   
,,nih-fund$ rese>*1 ,,nih fund+ has     
decl9$ by ne>ly #be p]c5t s9ce !n1 :5   
adju/$ = inflation4  7#i7 ,! success    
rate ( applications = ,,nih fund+ is ne>
 an all-"t l[4 ,fifte5 ye>s ago1 ,,nih  
fund$ ab\t #a-;9-#c m]itori\s rese>*    
proposals4 ,today1 t rate has fall5 to  
ab\t #a-;9-#f1 mean+ t ?\s&s ( promis+  
rese>* ideas propos$ e ye> are nev]     
pursu$4  7#aj7 ,! decl9e 9 ! ,,nih      
success rate has be5 especially *all5g+ 
= "y rese>*]s4 ,9 #aihj1 a rese>*] c\ld 
expect to receive h] fir/ ,r#ja grant at

 age #ch4 ,today1 ! av]age inve/igator  
mu/ wait until age #de1 a delay t is    
caus+ _m ( our brighte/ "y sci5ti/s to  
leave ! field4  7#aa7 ,am]ica's global  
sci5tific lead]%ip is n[ at risk4       
,betwe5 #bjjd & #bjab1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
%>e ( global inve/m5t decl9$ by ab\t #ac
 p]c5t :ile ! %>e ( ,asian economies    
grew by #g p]c5t4 ,! ,organisation =    
,economic ,co-op]ation & ,developm5t    
projects t ,*9a w outsp5d ! ,unit$      
,/ates on rese>* & developm5t by #bjbj4 
7#ab7 ,budget cap adju/m5ts are us$ by  
,congress to prioritize sp5d+ t produces
 economic gr[? & r$uces co/s t          
contribute to ! ,f$]al debt4  #c4 ,cap  
adju/m5t ,section #bea7;b77#b7 ( !      
,balanc$ ,budget & ,em]g5cy ,deficit    
,control ,act ( #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4     
#ija7;b77#b77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by       
r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,d7 z           
subp>agraph 7,e72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]
 subp>agraph 7,c71 ! foll[+3  7,d7      
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?  7i7 ,9   
g5]al ,if a bill or jo9t resolution mak+

 appropriations = a fiscal ye> is enact$
 t specifies am\nts = ! ,national       
,in/itutes ( ,heal? at ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices                
7#ge-iiae-a-a-eeb71 !n ! adju/m5ts = t  
fiscal ye> %all be ! am\nt ( additional 
new budget au?ority provid$ 9 t ,act =  
su* programs = t fiscal ye>1 b %all n   
exce$--  7,i7 = fiscal ye> #bjaf1       
#c1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 additional new budget  
au?ority2  7,,ii7 = fiscal ye> #bjag1   
#f1cjj1jjj1jjj 9 additional new budget  
au?ority2  7,,iii7 = fiscal ye> #bjah1  
#h1dej1jjj1jjj 9 additional new budget  
au?ority2  7,,iv7 = fiscal ye> #bjai1   
#aj1gdj1jjj1jjj 9 additional new budget 
au?ority2  7,v7 = fiscal ye> #bjbj1     
#ac1afj1jjj1jjj 9 additional new budget 
au?ority2 &  7,,vi7 = fiscal ye> #bjba1 
#ae1gcj1jjj1jjj 9 additional new budget 
au?ority4  7ii7 ,def9itions ,z us$ 9 ?is
 subp>agraph3 7,i7 ,additional new      
budget au?ority ,! t]m additional new   
budget au?ority means ! am\nt provid$ = 
a fiscal ye>1 9 excess (                

#bi1cfi1jjj1jjj1 9 an appropriation ,act
 & specifi$ to support ! ,national      
,in/itutes ( ,heal?4  7,,ii7 ,national  
,in/itutes ( ,heal? ,! t]m ,national    
,in/itutes ( ,heal? means !             
appropriations acc\nts t support ! v>i\s
 in/itutes1 (fices1 & c5t]s t make up ! 
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?4  4