,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1 #bjbj
 ,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for ,mr4 ,markey 7for
 himself and ,mrs4 ,feinstein77         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide that any termination of a       
director of a national research         
institute or national center of the     
,national ,institutes of ,health be on  
the basis of malfeasance1 neglect of    
office1 or incapacity only4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,national ,institutes of ,health        
,director ,protection ,act4  #b4        
,removal of directors of the national   
research institute or national center of
 the ,,nih ,section #dje7;a77#b77;,e7 of
 the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #bhd7;a77#b77;,e77 is         
amended--  7#a7 in the heading of       
subparagraph 7,e71 by striking ,rule of 

construction and inserting ,termination 
for cause2 and  7#b7 by inserting 1     
except that any such termination may be 
made only on the basis of malfeasance   
by1 neglect of office by1 or incapacity 
of the director before the period4