1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “National Institutes of Health Director Protection Act”.
National Institutes of Health Director Protection Act
A BILL
To provide that any termination of a director of a national research institute or national center of the National Institutes of Health be on the basis of malfeasance, neglect of office, or incapacity only.
2. Removal of Directors of the national research institute or national center of the NIH
Section 405(a)(2)(E) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284(a)(2)(E)) is amended—
in the heading of subparagraph (E), by striking “Rule of construction” and inserting “Termination for cause”; and
by inserting “, except that any such termination may be made only on the basis of malfeasance by, neglect of office by, or incapacity of the director” before the period.