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ARTICLE | Politics & Policy

Dems propose increased NIH funding

September 23, 2014 3:09 AM UTC

Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would lift the cap on NIH funding due to sequestration.

The Accelerating Biomedical Research Act, H.R. 5580, would allow annual appropriations to NIH in excess of $29.9 billion to trigger a budget cap increase. If the bill is enacted, the agency's funding could increase incrementally, with 10% hikes in the first two years followed by 5% bumps thereafter. ...