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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2008 

To increase funding for the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund by 

eliminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 6, 2017 

Mrs. COMSTOCK (for herself, Mr. HARPER, and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 

Commerce, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently 

determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To increase funding for the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund by eliminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kids First Research 

5 Act 2.0’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF TAXPAYER FINANCING OF PRESI2 DENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS. 

3 (a) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION OF INCOME TAX

4 PAYMENTS.—Section 6096 of the Internal Revenue Code 

5 of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following 

6 new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 

8 taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.’’. 

9 (b) TERMINATION OF FUND AND ACCOUNT.— 

10 (1) TERMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

11 CAMPAIGN FUND.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 95 of subtitle 

13 H of such Code is amended by adding at the 

14 end the following new section: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 9014. TERMINATION. 

16 ‘‘The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with 

17 respect to any presidential election (or any presidential 

18 nominating convention) after the date of the enactment 

19 of this section, or to any candidate in such an election.’’. 

20 (B) TRANSFER OF REMAINING FUNDS.— 

21 Section 9006 of such Code is amended by add22 ing at the end the following new subsection: 

23 ‘‘(d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS REMAINING AFTER TER24 MINATION.—The Secretary shall transfer the amounts in 

25 the fund as of the date of the enactment of this subsection 

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1 scribed in section 9008(i)(2), to be available as described 

2 in such section and to remain so available until ex3 pended.’’. 

4 (2) TERMINATION OF ACCOUNT.—Chapter 96 

5 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at 

6 the end the following new section: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 9043. TERMINATION. 

8 ‘‘The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any 

9 candidate with respect to any presidential election after 

10 the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 

11 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

12 (1) The table of sections for chapter 95 of sub13 title H of such Code is amended by adding at the 

14 end the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 9014. Termination.’’. 

15 (2) The table of sections for chapter 96 of sub16 title H of such Code is amended by adding at the 

17 end the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 9043. Termination.’’. 

18 SEC. 3. COORDINATION OF NIH FUNDING FOR PEDIATRIC 

19 RESEARCH. 

20 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—The Congress encourages 

21 the Director of the National Institutes of Health to over22 see and coordinate research that is conducted or supported 

23 by the National Institutes of Health for research on pedi24 atric cancer and other pediatric diseases and conditions, 


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1 including through the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initia2 tive Fund. 

3 (b) AVOIDING REPLICATE.—Clause (ii) of section 

4 407(b)(7)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

5 282(b)(7)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and shall 

6 prioritize such pediatric research that does not replicate 

7 existing research activities of the National Institutes of 

8 Health’’ before ‘‘; and’’. 

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