,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #efji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bf1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,/ev5s introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct
 ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? to     
re9/ate fund+ to recipi5ts ( grants or  
o!r aw>ds1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op    
,,rfk's ,bad ,sci5ce ,act or ! ,/op     
,,rfk's ,,bs ,act4  #b4 ,re9/atem5t (   
fund+ = national in/itutes ( heal?      
grants & o!r aw>ds  7a7 ,9 g5]al        
,effective beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 any cov]$ grants or aw>ds  
t]m9at$ or susp5d$ dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+  
on ,janu>y #bj1 #bjbe1 & end+ on ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 %all be1 unless
 ! ,director makes a f9d+ ( f9ancial    
mismanagem5t1 rese>* fraud1 or          
malfeasance ) respect to su* grants or  
aw>ds-- 7#a7 re9/at$2 &  7#b7 consid]$  
obligat$4  7b7 ,approv$ reque/s ,a      
paym5t reque/ made by ! recipi5t ( a    

cov]$ grant or aw>d to a ,national      
,in/itutes ( ,heal? (ficial ) respect to
 su* cov]$ grant or aw>d %all be        
disburs$ z soon z possible1 & 9 no case 
lat] ?an #cj cal5d> days aft] ! date on 
:i* su* a paym5t reque/ is submitt$ to !
 ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? (ficial4 
7c7 #a-,ye> ext5sion ( t]m ,9 ! case ( a
 cov]$ grant or aw>d t is re9/at$ or    
disburs$ "u subsection 7a7 or 7b7 7z !  
case may be71 ! budget p]iod ( su* grant
 or aw>d %all be ext5d$ = a #a-ye> p]iod
 beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  
7#a7 ,budget p]iod ,! t]m budget p]iod  
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #a4b 
( ! docum5t entitl$ ,,nih ,grants       
,policy ,/atem5t1 publi%$ 9 ,april #bjbd
 by ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?4    
7#b7 ,cov]$ grant or aw>d ,! t]m cov]$  
grant or aw>d means a grant or o!r aw>d 
made by a ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? 
(ficial "u a provision ( law adm9i/]$ by
 su* an (ficial4  7#c7 ,director ,! t]m 
,director means ! ,director ( !         

,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?4  7#d7    
,national in/itutes ( heal? (ficial ,!  
t]m ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?       
(ficial means-- 7,a7 ! ,director2 &     
7,b7 any o!r (ficial )9 ! ,national     
,in/itutes ( ,heal? ) responsibility =  
mak+ a grant or aw>d ( ,f$]al funds "u a
 provision ( law adm9i/]$ by ! ,director
 or su* o!r (ficial4