I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2019 
To eliminate taxpayer financing of presidential campaigns and party conven-
tions and reprogram savings to provide for a 10-year pediatric research 
initiative through the Common Fund administered by the National Insti-
tutes of Health, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2013 
Mr. HARPER (for himself, Mr. COLE, Mr. WELCH, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. 
HULTGREN, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. MEEHAN, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mrs. MILLER 
of Michigan, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. MESSER, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. 
COLLINS of New York, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, and Mr. 
KLINE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
House Administration and Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To eliminate taxpayer financing of presidential campaigns 
and party conventions and reprogram savings to provide 
for a 10-year pediatric research initiative through the 
Common Fund administered by the National Institutes 
of Health, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kids First Research 
Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF TAXPAYER FINANCING OF PRESI-
DENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS. 
(a) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION OF INCOME TAX 
PAYMENTS.—Section 6096 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 
taxable years ending on or after the date of the enactment 
of this subsection.’’. 
(b) TERMINATION OF FUND AND ACCOUNT.— 
(1) TERMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 
CAMPAIGN FUND.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 95 of such 
Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 9014. TERMINATION. 
‘‘The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with 
respect to any presidential election (or any presidential 
nominating convention) after the date of the enactment 
of this section, or to any candidate in such an election.’’. 
(B) CONVERSION OF FUND TO 10-YEAR PE-
DIATRIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE FUND.—Section 
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9006 of such Code is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) CONVERSION
TO
10-YEAR
PEDIATRIC
RE-
SEARCH INITIATIVE FUND.— 
‘‘(1) CONVERSION.—Effective on the date of 
the enactment of the Kids First Research Act of 
2013— 
‘‘(A) the special fund established under 
this section shall be known and designated as 
the ‘10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative 
Fund’; and 
‘‘(B) all amounts in the fund as of such 
date shall be available only for the purpose pro-
vided in section 402A(a)(2) of the Public 
Health Service Act, and only to the extent and 
in such amounts as are provided in advance in 
appropriation Acts. 
‘‘(2) TERMINATION.—Any amounts in the fund 
that remain unobligated on October 1, 2024, shall 
be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury.’’. 
(2) TERMINATION OF ACCOUNT.—Chapter 96 
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 9043. TERMINATION. 
‘‘The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any 
candidate with respect to any presidential election after 
the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The table of sections for chapter 95 of such 
Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 9014. Termination.’’. 
(2) The table of sections for chapter 96 of such 
Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 9043. Termination.’’. 
SEC. 3. 10-YEAR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
(a) ALLOCATION OF NIH FUNDS IN COMMON FUND 
FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH.—Paragraph (7) of section 
402(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
282(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(7)(A) shall, through the Division of Program 
Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives— 
‘‘(i) identify research that represents im-
portant areas of emerging scientific opportuni-
ties, rising public health challenges, or knowl-
edge gaps that deserve special emphasis and 
would benefit from conducting or supporting 
additional research that involves collaboration 
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