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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4384 

To provide for the establishment of a fund to provide for an expanded 

and sustained national investment in biomedical research. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 3, 2014 

Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, 

Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. VARGAS, and Mr. PETERS of California) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Armed 

Services, and Veterans’ Affairs, 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 provide for the establishment of a fund to provide for 

an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research. 

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 ‘‘America Helping En5 courage Advancements in Lifesaving Science’’ or the 

6 ‘‘America HEALS Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FUND. 

2 (a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 

3 establish a Biomedical Research Fund (referred to in this 

4 section as the ‘‘Fund’’), to be administered by the Sec5 retary of the Treasury, to provide for an expanded and 

6 sustained national investment in biomedical research 

7 through the programs and agencies described in sub8 section (b)(2). 

9 (b) USE OF FUND.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, 

11 amounts shall be transferred from the Fund to the 

12 accounts related to the programs and agencies de13 scribed in paragraph (2) to ensure that funding for 

14 such programs and agencies for such fiscal year does 

15 not fall below 105 percent of the level of funding 

16 provided for the fiscal year immediately preceding 

17 the fiscal year for which the determination is being 

18 made and an additional amount to account for any 

19 increases in the Gross Domestic Product for the 

20 year involved. 

21 (2) AGENCIES.—The programs and agencies de22 scribed in this paragraph are the following: 

23 (A) The National Institutes of Health. 

24 (B) The Centers for Disease Control and 

25 Prevention. 


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1 (C) The Department of Defense health 

2 program. 

3 (D) The medical and prosthetics research 

4 program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

5 (c) MINIMUM CONTINUED FUNDING REQUIRE6 MENT.—Amounts appropriated for each of the programs 

7 and agencies described in subsection (b)(2) for a fiscal 

8 year shall not be less than the amounts appropriated for 

9 such programs and agencies for fiscal year 2014. 

10 (d) FUNDING.—There are hereby authorized to be 

11 appropriated, and appropriated, to the Fund, out of any 

12 monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such 

13 sums as may be necessary in each fiscal year to enable 

14 the transfers to be made in accordance with subsection 

15 (b)(1). 

16 (e) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—The Committee on Ap17 propriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appro18 priations of the House of Representatives may provide for 

19 the transfer of funds in the Fund to eligible programs and 

20 agencies under this section, subject to subsection (b). 

21 (f) EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS FROM SE22 QUESTRATION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the 

24 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

25 Act (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting 


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1 after ‘‘Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund 

2 and Other Funds (16–0327–0–1–600).’’ the fol3 lowing: 

4 ‘‘Biomedical Research Fund.’’. 

5 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 

6 this section shall apply to any sequestration order 

7 issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

8 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) 

9 on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 

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