NIH Reform Act

Summary

Creates three new institutes by splitting the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases into separate National Institutes for Allergic Diseases, Infectious Diseases, and Immunologic Diseases; transfers NIAID’s current authorities and statutory references to the appropriate new institutes. The bill terminates the existing NIAID Director position on enactment, places short-term oversight with the NIH Director until new institute directors are appointed, and sets five-year Presidential appointment terms (with one reappointment allowed) for each new institute director.

• Splits the current institute into three separate institutes for allergic, infectious, and immunologic diseases.
• Transfers all existing authorities and program responsibilities to the appropriate new institute.
• Terminates the existing institute director position on enactment and places short-term oversight with the NIH Director.
• Creates five-year Presidential appointment terms for each new institute director, with one permitted reappointment.
• Requires the NIH Director to manage an orderly transition of authorities and programs.
• Makes conforming amendments throughout the Public Health Service Act to map old references to the new institutes.
• Does not include new appropriations or explicit funding provisions in the described text.
• Will require administrative and legal updates for grants, contracts, and statutory citations.