,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abej ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #cj1 #bjai,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 and ,ms4 ,klobuchar7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,budget ,a ,,bill ,to prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,american ,cures ,act4 #b4 ,cap adjustment 7a7 ,in general ,section #bea7;b77#b7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;b77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,d71 7,e71 and 7,f7 as subparagraphs 7,e71 7,f71 and 7,g71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,c71 the following3 7,d7 ,biomedical research 7i7 ,national ,institutes of ,health ,if a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted that specifies amounts for the ,national ,institutes of ,health at the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services1 then the adjustments for that fiscal year shall be the amount of additional new budget authority provided in that ,act for such programs for that fiscal year1 but shall not exceed-- 7,i7 for fiscal year #bjbj1 #b1gcg1jjj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 7,,ii7 for fiscal year #bjba1 #e1fff1jjj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 7,,iii7 for fiscal year #bjbb1 #h1hjj1jjj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 7,,iv7 for fiscal year #bjbc1 #ab1aec1jjj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 and 7,v7 for fiscal year #bjbd1 #ae1gda1jjj1jjj in additional new budget authority4 7ii7 ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention ,if a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted that specifies amounts for the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention at the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services1 then the adjustments for that fiscal year shall be the amount of additional new budget authority provided in that ,act for such programs for that fiscal year1 but shall not exceed-- 7,i7 for fiscal year #bjbj1 #eaa1jjj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 7,,ii7 for fiscal year #bjba1 #a1jeg1jjj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 7,,iii7 for fiscal year #bjbb1 #a1fdb1jjj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 7,,iv7 for fiscal year #bjbc1 #b1bfh1jjj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 and 7,v7 for fiscal year #bjbd1 #b1ich1jjj1jjj in additional new budget authority4 7iii7 ,department of ,defense health program ,if a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted that specifies amounts for the ,department of ,defense health program1 then the adjustments for that fiscal year shall be the amount of additional new budget authority provided in that ,act for such programs for that fiscal year1 but shall not exceed-- 7,i7 for fiscal year #bjbj1 #afg1eaj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 7,,ii7 for fiscal year #bjba1 #cdf1gde1gjj in additional new budget authority2 7,,iii7 for fiscal year #bjbb1 #ech1ebg1hii in additional new budget authority2 7,,iv7 for fiscal year #bjbc1 #gdc1gcd1heb in additional new budget authority2 and 7,v7 for fiscal year #bjbd1 #ifc1cjf1bib in additional new budget authority4 7iv7 ,medical and prosthetics research program of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,if a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted that specifies amounts for the medical and prosthetics research program of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 then the adjustments for that fiscal year shall be the amount of additional new budget authority provided in that ,act for such programs for that fiscal year1 but shall not exceed-- 7,i7 for fiscal year #bjbj1 #ed1ecj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 7,,ii7 for fiscal year #bjba1 #eh1cej1jjj in additional new budget authority2 7,,iii7 for fiscal year #bjbb1 #fb1ddj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 7,,iv7 for fiscal year #bjbc1 #ff1haj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 and 7,v7 for fiscal year #bjbd1 #ga1dij1jjj in additional new budget authority4 7v7 ,definitions ,as used in this subparagraph3 7,i7 ,additional new budget authority ,the term additional new budget authority means-- 7aa7 with respect to the ,national ,institutes of ,health1 the amount provided for a fiscal year1 in excess of the amount provided in fiscal year #bjai1 in an appropriation ,act and specified to support the ,national ,institutes of ,health2 7bb7 with respect to the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1 the amount provided for a fiscal year1 in excess of the amount provided in fiscal year #bjai1 in an appropriation ,act and specified to support the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention2 7cc7 with respect to the ,department of ,defense health program1 the amount provided for a fiscal year1 in excess of the amount provided in fiscal year #bjai1 in an appropriation ,act and specified to support the ,department of ,defense health program2 and 7dd7 with respect to the medical and prosthetics research program of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 the amount provided for a fiscal year1 in excess of the amount provided in fiscal year #bjai1 in an appropriation ,act and specified to support the medical and prosthetics research program of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4 7,,ii7 ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention ,the term ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention means the appropriations accounts that support the various institutes1 offices1 and centers that make up the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention4 7,,iii7 ,department of ,defense health program ,the term ,department of ,defense health program means the appropriations accounts that support the various institutes1 offices1 and centers that make up the ,department of ,defense health program4 7,,iv7 ,medical and prosthetics research program of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs ,the term medical and prosthetics research program of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs means the appropriations accounts that support the various institutes1 offices1 and centers that make up the medical and prosthetics research program of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4 7,v7 ,national ,institutes of ,health ,the term ,national ,institutes of ,health means the appropriations accounts that support the various institutes1 offices1 and centers that make up the ,national ,institutes of ,health4 4 7b7 ,funding ,there are hereby authorized to be appropriated-- 7#a7 for the ,national ,institutes of ,health1 the amounts provided for under clause 7i7 of such section #bea7;b77#b77;,d7 in each of fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd1 and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year2 7#b7 for the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting through the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1 the amounts provided for under clause 7ii7 of such section #bea7;b77#b77;,d7 in each of fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd1 and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year2 7#c7 for the ,department of ,defense health program1 the amounts provided for under clause 7iii7 of such section #bea7;b77#b77;,d7 in each of fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd1 and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year2 and 7#d7 for the medical and prosthetics research program of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 the amounts provided for under clause 7iv7 of such section #bea7;b77#b77;,d7 in each of fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd1 and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year4 7c7 ,minimum ,continued ,funding ,requirement ,amounts appropriated for each of the programs and agencies described in section #bea7;b77#b77;,d7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7as added by subsection 7a77 for each of fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd1 and each subsequent fiscal year1 shall not be less than the amounts appropriated for such programs and agencies for fiscal year #bjai4 7d7 ,exemption of certain appropriations from sequestration 7#a7 ,in general ,section #bee7;g77#a77;,a7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ije7;g77#a77;,a77 is amended by inserting after ,advances to the ,unemployment ,trust ,fund and ,other ,funds 7#af-jcbg-j-a-fjj74 the following3 ,appropriations under the ,american ,cures ,act4 4 7#b7 ,applicability ,the amendment made by this section shall apply to any sequestration order issued under the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ijj et seq47 on or after the date of enactment of this ,act4