,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,kennedy of ,new ,york 7for himself and
 ,ms4 ,williams of ,georgia7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit the     
impoundment1 transfer1 or reprogramming 
of ,federal funds made available for the
 ,national ,institutes of ,health1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,protecting ,medical ,research ,funding 
,act4  #b4 ,limitation on deferral or   
transfer of ,federal funds made         
available for ,,nih  7a7 ,limitation    
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 including the ,impoundment ,control
 ,act of #aigd1 discretionary           
appropriations made available for the   
,national ,institutes of ,health may not
 be impounded1 transferred1 or          
reprogrammed unless specific statutory  
authority is enacted into law after the 

date of the enactment of this ,act1 with
 express reference to this ,act1        
permitting such an impoundment1         
transfer1 or reprogramming4  7b7        
,certification of compliance ,not later 
than #cj days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 and annually    
thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,health   
and ,human ,services shall certify1 to  
the ,committee on ,appropriations and   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on ,appropriations and   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor and ,pensions of the ,senate1    
that the ,secretary and the ,director of
 the ,national ,institutes of ,health is
 in compliance with the requirements of 
this ,act4