I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 546 
To extend funding for the Pediatric Research Initiative by terminating 
taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 26, 2023 
Mr. COLE (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. 
FLEISCHMANN, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi-
tion to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and House Adminis-
tration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To extend funding for the Pediatric Research Initiative by 
terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election 
campaigns. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthen the Pedi-
atric Research Initiative Act’’. 
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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 beginning after December 31, 2022.’’. 
(b) TERMINATION OF FUND AND ACCOUNT.— 
(1) TERMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 
CAMPAIGN FUND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 95 of subtitle 
H of such Code is amended by adding at the 
end the following 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) TRANSFER OF REMAINING FUNDS.— 
Section 9006 of such Code is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS REMAINING AFTER TER-
MINATION.—The Secretary shall transfer the amounts in 
the fund as of the date of the enactment of this subsection 
to the Pediatric Research Initiative Fund described in sec-
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tion 9008(i)(2), to be available as described in such sec-
tion.’’. 
(2) TERMINATION OF ACCOUNT.—Chapter 96 
of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘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 sub-
title H 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 sub-
title H of such Code is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 9043. Termination.’’. 
SEC. 3. FUNDING FOR THE PEDIATRIC RESEARCH INITIA-
TIVE. 
(a) DESCRIPTION OF FUND.—Section 402A(a)(2) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282a(a)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading— 
(A) by striking ‘‘10-YEAR’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘THROUGH
COMMON 
FUND’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘to the Common Fund’’ and in-
serting ‘‘to the Division of Program Coordination, 
Planning, and Strategic Initiatives’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘10–Year’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘and reserved under subsection 
(c)(1)(B)(i) of this section’’; and 
(5) by inserting before the period the following: 
‘‘, and amounts transferred into the Pediatric Re-
search Initiative Fund under section 9006(d) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC HEALTH 
SERVICE ACT.—Section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(b)(7)(B)(ii)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘the Common Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Stra-
tegic Initiatives’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO INTERNAL REV-
ENUE CODE OF 1986.—Section 9008(i)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘10–Year’’. 
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