II 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3272 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 16, 2008 Mr. Specter (for himself and Mr. Harkin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To make emergency supplemental appropriations for the National Institutes of Health for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the NIH Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008.

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Supplemental appropriations

That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, namely: (1)For an additional amount for the Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, $4,000,000,000 which shall be transferred to the Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health to be used to support additional scientific research. (2)For an additional amount for the National Cancer Institute, $1,200,000,000 to be used to support additional scientific research.

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General provisions

(a)

Availability of funds

No part of the appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year. (b)

Emergency designation

Amounts in this Act are designated as emergency requirements pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), and pursuant to section 501 of H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress) as made applicable to the House of Representatives by section 511(a)(4) of H. Res. 6 (110th Congress).