A bill to establish an Inspector General of the National Institutes of Health.

Bill: 117-s-2973
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2021-10-07
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure

Federal officials

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Latest action: action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-10-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill requires the President to appoint an Inspector General of the National Institutes of Health.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2973 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 7, 2021 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Lee , Mr. Tuberville , and Mr. Hawley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To establish an Inspector General of the National Institutes of Health.

1. Establishment of Inspector General of the National Institutes of Health (a) Definitions Section 12 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking or the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office; and inserting the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office; or the Director of the National Institutes of Health; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking or the National Reconnaissance Office, and inserting the National Reconnaissance Office, or the National Institutes of Health, . (b) Appointment of Inspector General Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint an individual to serve as the Inspector General of the National Institutes of Health in accordance with section 3(a) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).