,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fdhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bh1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,huiz5ga introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to require 
great] transp>5cy & acc\ntability )9 !  
grant-mak+ process ( ! ,national        
,in/itutes ( ,heal?4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,grant ,re=m  
,& ,,nih ,transp>5cy ,act ( #bjbc or !  
,,grant ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,,nih        
database ( d5ials ,section #djb ( !     
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bhb7 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7p7 ,database ( d5ials   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !
 ,director ( ,,nih1 %all e/abli% &      
ma9ta9 a database ( ea* rese>* proposal 
t is d5i$ a grant or o!r aw>d by !      
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?4  7#b7    
,updates ,! ,secret>y %all update !     
cont5ts ( ! database "u p>agraph 7#a7 n 
less ?an qu>t]ly4  7#c7 ,cont5ts ,!     

database "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include1 
) respect to ea* d5ial describ$ 9 su*   
p>agraph1 an explanation ( ! basis = su*
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database ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% !    
database "u p>agraph 7#a7 n lat] ?an    
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
subsection4  7,b7 ,cov]$ d5ials ,!      
database "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include  
all d5ials describ$ 9 su* p>agraph      
occurr+ on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is subsection4  4  #c4 ,access by      
indep5d5t1 outside rese>*]s to in=mation
 on ,,nih's int]nal op]ations = mak+    
aw>ds ,section #djb ( ! ,public ,heal?  
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhb71 z    
am5d$1 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7q7 ,access to ,,nih data by  
indep5d5t1 outside rese>*]  7#a7 ,%>+ ,!
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,,nih1 %all %>e ) rese>*]s1 on reque/1  
in=mation conc]n+ ! int]nal op]ations ( 
! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? 9 mak+  
aw>ds4  7#b7 ,relation to o!r law ,!    
obligation impos$ by p>agraph 7#a7 to   

%>e in=mation applies not)/&+ any o!r   
law1 includ+ sections #eeb7;b71 #eeb;a1 
& #eeb;b ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code4  7#c7 ,in=mation to be %>$       
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#d71 !    
in=mation requir$ to be %>$ by p>agraph 
7#a7 includes ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,individual
 scores & writt5 comm5ts on fund$ &     
unfund$ proposals made by /udy section  
memb]s & program /aff ( ! ,national     
,in/itutes ( ,heal? 7includ+ ! ,c5t] =  
,sci5tific ,review & any national rese>*
 in/itute1 national c5t]1 advisory      
c\ncil or bo>d1 or o!r (fice or ag5cy ( 
! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?7 9 c>ry+
 out applicable provisions ( law1       
includ+ sections #dje7;b77#b77;,b77ii71 
#dje7;b77#c77;,b77iii71 #dib1 & #dib;,a4
  7,b7 ,! full text ( fund$ proposals1  
unfund$ proposals1 progress reports1 &  
f9al reports = rese>* aw>ds1 includ+ su*
 aw>ds consi/+ ( a grant1 a coop]ative  
agreem5t1 a contract1 tra9+1 te*nical   
assi/ance1 or o!r transaction au?ority4 
7,c7 ,! in=mation 9 ! database "u       

subsection 7p74  7,d7 ,in=mation on !   
p]=mance ( employees & ag5ts ( !        
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? 9 conduct+
 rese>*4  7,e7 ,! degree to :i* !       
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? funds     
aw>ds bel[ ! payl9e & ! rationale = do+ 
s4  7,f7 ,any o!r in=mation reg>d+ mak+ 
aw>ds t is ma9ta9$ by ! ,(fice (        
,portfolio ,analysis1 ! ,c5t] =         
,sci5tific ,review1 or ! ,(fice (       
,evaluation1 ,p]=mance1 & ,report+4     
7,g7 ,any o!r in=mation 9 ! possession (
 ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? t is   
reque/$ 9 accordance ) p>agraph 7#a71   
includ+ any su*-- 7i7 evaluation (      
p]=mance2 or  7ii7 fund+ or pe]-review  
model4  7#d7 ,r$action ,be=e %>+        
in=mation pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7     
reg>d+ an aw>d1 ! ,secret>y %all r$act !
 names (-- 7,a7 ! individuals s]v+ z pe]
 review]s = purposes ( ! rese>* involv$2
 &  7,b7 9 ! case ( a grant or o!r aw>d 
t 0 d5i$ 7z describ$ 9 subsection       
7p77#a77 ! individuals or o!r p]sons    
apply+ = ! aw>d4  7#e7 ,cov]$ in=mation 

7,a7 ,ma9t5ance ( in=mation ,! ,secret>y
 %all ma9ta9 into p]petuity in=mation t 
is-- 7i7 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 &    
7ii7 9 ! possession ( ! ,national       
,in/itutes ( ,heal? on or aft] ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is subsection4  7,b7 ,e>li] 
in=mation ,! ,secret>y %all make a      
reasonable ef=t to recon/ruct in=mation 
t-- 7i7 is reque/$ pursuant to p>agraph 
7#a72 &  7ii7 0 9 ! possession ( !      
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? be=e !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection b has n
 be5 ma9ta9$ 9 :ole or 9 "p4  4