,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aj1     
#bjba,mr4 ,markey 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 subparagraph      
heading1 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