,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #adcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjbf,mrs4 
,d+ell 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,coh51 & ,ms4    
,norton7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ t   
equity1 div]sity1 & inclusion 9 f$]ally 
fund$ heal? rese>* is necess>y to       
enhance sci5tific excell5ce1 & ensure   
equitable outcomes = pati5ts 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  ,:]eas1 on ,may #bi1 #bjbf1 !  
,:ite ,h\se ,(fice ( ,managem5t &       
,budget publi%$ a propos$ rule t w\ld   
exp& _! au?ority 9 policymak+ = ,f$]al  
ag5cies & all[ ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &  
,budget to circumv5t congressional      
au?ority2 ,:]eas ! propos$ rule builds  
(f an ,executive ,ord] sign$ by         
,presid5t ,donald ,j4 ,trump 9 ,augu/   
#bjbe1 :i* direct$ ,f$]al ag5cies to    
give political appo9tees ov]sight (     
grants to ensure t !y advance !         
,presid5t's policy priorities2 ,:]eas ! 
propos$ rule w\ld exp& ! au?ority ( !   

,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget1          
politicize control ( ,f$]al grants1     
de-emphasize pe] review1 place m        
re/rictions on meet+ att5dance = grant  
hold]s1 limit collaborations betwe5     
f$]ally fund$ ,unit$ ,/ates sci5ti/s &  
ov]seas colleagues1 & re/rict ,f$]al    
f9ancial support = ! publication (      
results by ,unit$ ,/ates sci5ti/s 9     
sci5tific j\rnals2 ,:]eas m ?an #bcj    
rese>* univ]sities & affiliat$ academic 
m$ical c5t]s & rese>* in/itutes1 said t 
! propos$ *anges w\ld effectively       
dismantle a framework t has support$    
basic & appli$ rese>* 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
& add unnecess>y re/rictions1           
requirem5ts1 & sub/antial burd5 t w     
hamp] ,unit$ ,/ates lead]%ip &          
competitiv5ess2 ,:]eas ! propos$ rule   
w\ld1 = all ,f$]al ag5cies1 prohibit    
,f$]al funds = bilat]al or multilat]al  
collaborations1 agreem5ts1 programs1 or 
activities ) c]ta9 =eign c\ntries or    
entities2 ,:]eas ! proposal w\ld disall[
 rese>*]s f us+ ,f$]al grants to cov]   

co/s associat$ ) publication1 includ+   
article-process+ *>ges1 fees t _m       
j\rnals *>ge au?ors to make articles    
freely available2 ,:]eas exi/+ policy   
requires all f$]ally fund$ rese>* to be 
made free to read z soon z x is publi%$2
 ,:]eas1 hi/orically1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
rese>* grants h be5 manag$ by c>e] civil
 s]vants1 _m ( !m sci5ti/s1 :o conduct$ 
pe] reviews alongside exp]t sci5ti/s f  
recogniz$ organizations includ+         
academies1 sci5tific & pr(essional      
societies1 & academic in/itutions2      
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,am]ican ,society =
 ,bio*emi/ry & ,molecul> ,biology1 !    
pe]-review sy/em is a rigor\s process   
int5d$ to ensure t applications = fund+ 
are bas$ on sci5tific m]it & innovation2
 ,:]eas ! propos$ rule w\ld require     
s5ior political appo9tees to review e   
discretion>y grant be=e x is aw>d$1 &   
w\ld =bid political appo9tees f r\t9ely 
def]r+ to pe] review recomm5dations by  
panels2 ,:]eas ! propos$ rule w\ld      
codify & exp& ! au?ority ( ,f$]al       

ag5cies to t]m9ate active grants        
mid-aw>d if !y are deem$ inconsi/5t )   
program goals or ag5cy priorities2      
,:]eas ag5cies w\ld n be requir$ to     
provide a process = rese>*]s to appeal a
 t]m9ation2 ,:]eas ! propos$ rule w\ld  
prohibit ! use ( ,f$]al fund+ = rese>*  
on div]sity1 equity1 & inclusion1 z well
 z g5d]1 disproportionately impact+     
fund+ = projects t focus on und]s]v$ &  
und]repres5t$ communities & = sci5ti/s f
 ^! backgr\nds2 ,:]eas ! ,trump         
adm9i/ration's fiscal ye> #bjbf budget  
reque/ propos$ elim9at+ has indicat$ its
 int5tion to remove ! ,national         
,in/itute on ,m9ority ,heal? & ,heal?   
,disp>ities1 :i* focuses on gr\ps t t5d 
to h poor] heal? outcomes2 ,:]eas1      
accord+ to data f ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c5sus
 ,bureau1 wom5 make up approximately    
#ej4e p]c5t to #ea4a p]c5t ( !          
population ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1   
until ! #aiijs1 ne>ly all heal? rese>* 0
 conduct$ on m51 z wom5 7 exclud$ f mo/ 
cl9ical trials2 ,:]eas rese>*]s _h      

previ\sly assum$ t !y c\ld apply !      
results ( _! male-only /udy to females1 
:i* ov]look$ fundam5tal diff]5ces betwe5
 wom5 & m51 su* z ! va/ majority (      
/udies on ag+ t fail to acc\nt = !      
impact ( m5opause on age-relat$         
conditions2 ,:]eas c>diovascul> disease 
is ! lead+ cause ( dea? among wom51 yet 
wom5 h hi/orically be5 und]repres5t$ 9  
c>diovascul> rese>* & are m likely to   
exp]i5ce delay$ or miss$ diagnoses      
because diagno/ic crit]ia1 symptom      
recognition1 & treatm5t approa*es 7     
l>gely develop$ bas$ on male            
populations2 ,:]eas p ( color h         
hi/orically be5 und]repres5t$ 9 cl9ical 
trials & o!r m$ical developm5t rese>*2  
,:]eas individuals ) light] sk9 h       
hi/orically be5 ! default basel9e =     
assess+ m$ical devices & treatm5ts1 z   
evid5c$ by multiple /udies t f\nd pulse 
oximet]s1 :i* help guide ess5tial c>e   
decisions1 ov]e/imat$ oxyg5 saturation  
to a great] degree 9 ,black pati5ts ?an 
9 ,:ite pati5ts2 ,:]eas disp>ities 9    

access to m$ical advancem5ts c lead to  
disp>ities 9 heal? outcomes & life      
expectancy2 ,:]eas ! ,national          
,in/itutes ( ,heal? ,policy & ,guidel9es
 on ! ,inclusion ( ,wom5 & ,m9orities z 
,subjects 9 ,cl9ical ,rese>* requires   
racial & e?nic categories to be us$ :5  
report+ population data2 ,:]eas heal?   
disp>ities h economic co/s = ! entire   
,nation1 & a #bjah /udy f\nd t racial   
heal? disp>ities alone co/              
#dba1jjj1jjj1jjj to #dea1jjj1jjj1jjj 9  
excess m$ical c>e exp5ses1 l[] labor =ce
 productivity1 & premature dea?2 ,:]eas 
,black1 ,,lgbtq1 & wom5 pati5ts r\t9ely 
exp]i5ce discrim9ation f heal? c>e      
provid]s2 ,:]eas m repres5tation 9 !    
heal? c>e work=ce may contribute to !   
rese>* & tra9+ ( heal? pr(essionals :o  
contribute to ! ov]all heal? ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 & re/rict+ f$]ally fund$ rese>* 
relat$ to div]sity is likely to re%ape !
 heal? ( all ,am]icans2 ,:]eas          
high-quality rese>* on communities mo/  
impact$ by heal? disp>ities is necess>y 

to close gaps 9 heal? outcomes = ^!     
communities2 & ,:]eas ! purpose (       
cl9ical rese>* is to und]/& h[ ! human  
body works1 & 9 ord] = rese>* to be     
useful x %\ld reflect all ( !           
populations x int5ds to help1 reg>dless 
( _! backgr\nd1 g5d]1 religion1         
e?nicity1 sexuality1 disability1 or     
socioeconomic /atus1 has access to      
opportunities to contribute3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--    
7#a7 recognizes t equity1 div]sity1 &   
inclusion 9 f$]ally fund$ heal? rese>*  
is-- 7,a7 necess>y to enhance sci5tific 
excell5ce1 & ensure equitable outcomes =
 pati5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7     
ess5tial to address ! full range ( heal?
 *all5ges we face 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
7#b7 recognizes & is committ$ to        
address+ sy/emic b>ri]s 9 f$]ally fund$ 
rese>* projects = und]s]v$ &            
und]repres5t$ communities su* z bias 9  
fund+1 publication1 & repres5tation2    
7#c7 opposes arbitr>y & politically     
motivat$ ef=ts to imp$e ! sci5ce-bas$1  

m]itori\s review process ( f$]ally fund$
 rese>* projects t has made ! ,unit$    
,/ates ! lead] 9 heal? innovation =     
decades2 &  7#d7 urges ! adm9i/ration to
 ma9ta9 ! long/&+1 apolitical1          
sci5ce-back$ pe] review process4