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Standard Summary
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The NIH Reform Act splits the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases into three separate institutes—Allergic Diseases, Infectious Diseases, and Immunologic Diseases—reorganizing statutes, appointments, and duties accordingly.
Key Points
- 1Amends the Public Health Service Act to create three distinct institutes.
- 2Replaces the single director position with three directors, each appointed for five years.
- 3Reassigns research, training, and funding responsibilities to the new institutes.
- 4Includes transition provisions for existing programs and staff.
- 5Conforms related statutes and references to the new institutes.
Impact Areas
NIH researchers and grant recipients in allergy, infectious, and immunologic disease fields.Funding agencies and policy makers overseeing NIH programs.Patients and the public benefiting from specialized research.
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