[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 640 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 640
To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment
in biomedical research.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 15, 2017
Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Markey, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Casey,
and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice
and referred to the Committee on the Budget
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A BILL
To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment
in biomedical research.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Cures Act''.
SEC. 2. CAP ADJUSTMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E);
and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the following:
``(D) Biomedical research.--
``(i) National institutes of health.--If a
bill or joint resolution making appropriations
for a fiscal year is enacted that specifies
amounts for the National Institutes of Health
at the Department of Health and Human Services,
then the adjustments for that fiscal year shall
be the amount of additional new budget
authority provided in that Act for such
programs for that fiscal year, but shall not
exceed--
``(I) for fiscal year 2017,
$2,966,000,000 in additional new budget
authority;
``(II) for fiscal year 2018,
$4,718,000,000 in additional new budget
authority;
``(III) for fiscal year 2019,
$6,643,000,000 in additional new budget
authority;
``(IV) for fiscal year 2020,
$8,743,000,000 in additional new budget
authority; and
``(V) for fiscal year 2021,
$10,981,000,000 in additional new
budget authority.
``(ii) Centers for disease control and
prevention.--If a bill or joint resolution
making appropriations for a fiscal year is
enacted that specifies amounts for the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention at the
Department of Health and Human Services, then
the adjustments for that fiscal year shall be
the amount of additional new budget authority
provided in that Act for such programs for that
fiscal year, but shall not exceed--
``(I) for fiscal year 2017,
$1,430,000,000 in additional new budget
authority;
``(II) for fiscal year 2018,
$1,828,000,000 in additional new budget
authority;
``(III) for fiscal year 2019,
$2,264,000,000 in additional new budget
authority;
``(IV) for fiscal year 2020,
$2,740,000,000 in additional new budget
authority; and
``(V) for fiscal year 2021,
$3,247,000,000 in additional new budget
authority.
``(iii) Department of defense health
program.--If a bill or joint resolution making
appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted
that specifies amounts for the Department of
Defense health program, then the adjustments
for that fiscal year shall be the amount of
additional new budget authority provided in
that Act for such programs for that fiscal
year, but shall not exceed--
``(I) for fiscal year 2017,
$135,100,000 in additional new budget
authority;
``(II) for fiscal year 2018,
$241,000,000 in additional new budget
authority;
``(III) for fiscal year 2019,
$356,000,000 in additional new budget
authority;
``(IV) for fiscal year 2020,
$482,000,000 in additional new budget
authority; and
``(V) for fiscal year 2021,
$618,000,000 in additional new budget
authority.
``(iv) Medical and prosthetics research
program of the department of veterans
affairs.--If a bill or joint resolution making
appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted
that specifies amounts for the medical and
prosthetics research program of the Department
of Veterans Affairs, then the adjustments for
that fiscal year shall be the amount of
additional new budget authority provided in
that Act for such programs for that fiscal
year, but shall not exceed--
``(I) for fiscal year 2017,
$36,000,000 in additional new budget
authority;
``(II) for fiscal year 2018,
$65,000,000 in additional new budget
authority;
``(III) for fiscal year 2019,
$98,000,000 in additional new budget
authority;
``(IV) for fiscal year 2020,
$134,000,000 in additional new budget
authority; and
``(V) for fiscal year 2021,
$172,000,000 in additional new budget
authority.
``(v) Definitions.--As used in this
subparagraph:
``(I) Additional new budget
authority.--The term `additional new
budget authority' means--
``(aa) with respect to the
National Institutes of Health,
the amount provided for a
fiscal year, in excess of the
amount provided in fiscal year
2016, in an appropriation Act
and specified to support the
National Institutes of Health;
``(bb) with respect to the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, the amount provided
for a fiscal year, in excess of
the amount provided in fiscal
year 2016, in an appropriation
Act and specified to support
the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention;
``(cc) with respect to the
Department of Defense health
program, the amount provided
for a fiscal year, in excess of
the amount provided in fiscal
year 2016, in an appropriation
Act and specified to support
the Department of Defense
health program; and
``(dd) with respect to the
medical and prosthetics
research program of the
Department of Veterans Affairs,
the amount provided for a
fiscal year, in excess of the
amount provided in fiscal year
2016, in an appropriation Act
and specified to support the
medical and prosthetics
research program of the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
``(II) Centers for disease control
and prevention.--The term `Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention' means
the appropriations accounts that
support the various institutes,
offices, and centers that make up the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
``(III) Department of defense
health program.--The term `Department
of Defense health program' means the
appropriations accounts that support
the various institutes, offices, and
centers that make up the Department of
Defense health program.
``(IV) Medical and prosthetics
research program of the department of
veterans affairs.--The term `medical
and prosthetics research program of the
Department of Veterans Affairs' means
the appropriations accounts that
support the various institutes,
offices, and centers that make up the
medical and prosthetics research
program of the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
``(V) National institutes of
health.--The term `National Institutes
of Health' means the appropriations
accounts that support the various
institutes, offices, and centers that
make up the National Institutes of
Health.''.
(b) Funding.--There are hereby authorized to be appropriated--
(1) for the National Institutes of Health, the amounts
provided for under clause (i) of such section 251(b)(2)(D) in
each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, and such sums as may be
necessary for each subsequent fiscal year;
(2) for the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting
through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the
amounts provided for under clause (ii) of such section
251(b)(2)(D) in each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, and
such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year;
(3) for the Department of Defense health program, the
amounts provided for under clause (iii) of such section
251(b)(2)(D) in each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, and
such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year;
and
(4) for the medical and prosthetics research program of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, the amounts provided for under
clause (iv) of such section 251(b)(2)(D) in each of fiscal
years 2017 through 2021, and such sums as may be necessary for
each subsequent fiscal year.
(c) Minimum Continued Funding Requirement.--Amounts appropriated
for each of the programs and agencies described in section 251(b)(2)(D)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as
added by subsection (a)) for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021,
and each subsequent fiscal year, shall not be less than the amounts
appropriated for such programs and agencies for fiscal year 2016.
(d) Exemption of Certain Appropriations From Sequestration.--
(1) In general.--Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (2 U.S.C.
905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after ``Advances to the
Unemployment Trust Fund and Other Funds (16-0327-0-1-600).''
the following:
``Appropriations under the American Cures
Act.''.
(2) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section
shall apply to any sequestration order issued under the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2
U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or after the date of enactment of this
Act.
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