# 119-s-664: NIH Reform Act

119-s-664, NIH Reform Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-664
- Congress: 119
- Title: NIH Reform Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**This bill would split the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases into three separate institutes, creating focused centers for allergic, infectious, and immunologic diseases.** It would also change leadership rules so each new institute would have a Senate-confirmed director with defined five-year terms, while NIH would oversee operations during a transition period. - Researchers and disease programs would see clearer institutional focus. The new National Institute of Infectious Diseases would explicitly cover tropical diseases, while the National Institute of Allergic Diseases would exclude them, and the National Institute of Immunologic Diseases would handle immune-related disorders. - Leadership and governance would change. The President would name directors for each of the three institutes subject to Senate advice and consent, each serving five-year terms with the possibility of one additional five-year term. - Legal and administrative references would be updated across law and guidance. Any existing mention of the former combined institute or its director would be read as referring to the appropriate new institute, and NIH must carry out an orderly transfer of authorities and responsibilities.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Update federal references to old institute: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would update laws, regulations, and documents so references to the old National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases point to the correct new institute. It would, for example, replace that institute name in several sections of the Public Health Service Act. It would als…
- New institute directors and oversight: mixed, low. If enacted, this bill would end the Director position for the old combined institute on the date of enactment. Until new directors are confirmed, the NIH Director would oversee the three new institutes. The bill would require the President to nominate each new institute Director with Senate advice…
- Split NIAID into three institutes: mixed, low. If enacted, this bill would create three separate NIH institutes: Infectious Diseases, Immunologic Diseases, and Allergic Diseases. The Infectious Diseases institute would cover infectious and tropical diseases. The Allergic Diseases institute would be limited to allergic diseases and disorders and…

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- 119-s-485: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025
- 119-s-2067: Rescissions Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-s-3525: American Franchise Act

## Sources
- [119-s-664 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/664)

## Related
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-sconres-39: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sconres-39)
- [119-s-485: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-485)
- [119-s-2067: Rescissions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2067)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-3525: American Franchise Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3525)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-664 (as of 2025-12-21).