S.Amdt. 2518

SA 2518. Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mrs. Capito, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S.
178, to condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims
in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture,
and harassment of these communities inside and outside China; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

national heart, lung, and blood institute

For an additional amount for ``National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute'', $290,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus, domestically or internationally:  Provided, That
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.

national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases

For an additional amount for ``National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases'', $200,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2024, to prevent,
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or
internationally:  Provided, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

national institute of allergy and infectious diseases

For an additional amount for ``National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases'',

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$480,555,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024,
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus,
domestically or internationally:  Provided, That $55,000,000
shall be for Regional Biocontainment Laboratories:  Provided
further, That funding provided in the previous proviso shall
be divided evenly among the eleven laboratories:  Provided
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.

eunice kennedy shriver national institute of child health and human
development

For an additional amount for ``Eunice Kennedy Shriver
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development'',
$172,680,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024,
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus,
domestically or internationally:  Provided, That such amount
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

national institute of mental health

For an additional amount for ``National Institute of Mental
Health'', $200,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus, domestically or internationally:  Provided, That
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.

national institute on minority health and health disparities

For an additional amount for ``National Institute on
Minority Health and Health Disparities'', $64,334,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2024, to prevent,
prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or
internationally:  Provided, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

national center for advancing translational sciences

For an additional amount for ``National Center for
Advancing Translational Sciences'', $1,224,750,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2024, to prevent, prepare for,
and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally:
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.

office of the director

(including transfer of funds)

For an additional amount for ``Office of the Director'',
$12,905,337,000, to remain available until September 30,
2024, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus,
domestically or internationally:  Provided, That not less
than $10,100,000,000 of the amount provided under this
heading in this Act shall be for offsetting the costs related
to reductions in lab productivity resulting from the
coronavirus pandemic or public health measures related to the
coronavirus pandemic:  Provided further, That $1,325,337,000
of the amount provided under this heading in this Act shall
be to support additional scientific research or the programs
and platforms that support research:  Provided further, That
$1,240,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading in
this Act shall be provided to accelerate the research and
development of therapeutic interventions and vaccines in
partnership:  Provided further, that no less than
$240,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading in
this Act shall be for supplements to existing research
training awards for extensions and other costs:  Provided
further, That funds available under this heading in this Act
may be transferred to the accounts of Institutes and Centers
of the NIH:  Provided further, That this transfer authority
is in addition to any other transfer authority available to
the NIH:  Provided further, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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