[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 140 (Wednesday, August 22, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5850]
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  SA 3950. Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Alexander, and Mrs. Murray) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  Of the funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Office of the Director'' under the heading ``National 
     Institutes of Health'', $5,000,000 shall be transferred to 
     and merged with the appropriation for the ``Office of the 
     Inspector General'' for oversight of grant programs and 
     operations of the National Institutes of Health, including 
     agency efforts to ensure the integrity of its grant 
     application evaluation and selection processes, and shall be 
     in addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight 
     of the National Institutes of Health:  Provided, That funds 
     may be transferred from one specified activity to another 
     with 15 days prior approval of the Committees of 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate:  Provided further, That the Inspector General shall 
     consult with the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations before submitting to the Committees an audit 
     plan for fiscal years 2019 and 2020 no later than 30 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
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