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119-hr-1497119th CongressWALLET

NIH Reform Act

Sponsored By: Representative Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]

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Summary

Splits the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases into three distinct institutes. This bill would reorganize NIAID into the National Institute of Allergic Diseases, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, and the National Institute of Immunologic Diseases to create clearer, disease-focused research centers.

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  • Patients and families would see research and program priorities grouped by disease type, with one institute focused on infectious and tropical diseases and another focused on immunologic disorders.
  • Researchers and grantees would move into institute-specific portfolios, and the NIH Director must manage an orderly transition to preserve continuity of studies, training, and programs.
  • Governance would change: each new institute would have a Director appointed by the President with Senate consent for five-year terms and one possible reappointment. The existing NIAID Director position would terminate and statutes would be updated so legal references point to the appropriate new institute.

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New terms and transition for institute leaders

If enacted, the Director of the old allergy and infectious diseases institute would be eliminated on the date of enactment. Until new leaders are appointed, the NIH Director would run the three new institutes. The President would appoint each new institute director with Senate approval. Each director would serve a 5-year term and could be reappointed once.

NIH split into three disease institutes

This bill would split the current allergy and infectious diseases institute into three National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutes. It would create the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (including tropical diseases) and the National Institute of Immunologic Diseases, and retitle allergy programs under a dedicated allergic diseases institute. These institutes would support research, training, and public health information. All laws and rules that mention the old institute would be read to point to the right new one, and sections would be renumbered. Changes would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]

TX • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]

    VA • R

    Sponsored 2/21/2025

  • Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]

    WY • R

    Sponsored 2/21/2025

  • Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 2/21/2025

  • Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 2/21/2025

  • Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]

    MD • R

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 3/5/2025

Roll Call Votes

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