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Senate Bill 3810
116th Congress(2019-2020)
National Institutes of Health Director Protection Act
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Introduced in Senate on May 21, 2020
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S. 3810 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3810


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 malfeasance, neglect of office, or incapacity only.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 21, 2020

Mrs. Feinstein (for Mr. Markey (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein)) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 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 malfeasance, neglect of office, or incapacity only.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “National Institutes of Health Director Protection Act”.

SEC. 2. Removal of directors of the national research institute or national center of the NIH.

Section 405(a)(2)(E) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284(a)(2)(E)) is amended—

(1) in the heading of subparagraph (E), by striking “Rule of construction” and inserting “Termination for cause”; and

(2) by inserting “, except that any such termination may be made only on the basis of malfeasance by, neglect of office by, or incapacity of the director” before the period.