Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 134) to require an annual budget estimate for the initiatives of the National Institutes of Health pursuant to reports and recommendations made under the National Alzheimer's Project Act. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 134 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Alzheimer's Accountability and Investment Act''. SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROJECT. Section 2 of the National Alzheimer's Project Act (42 U.S.C. 11225) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following: ``(h) Professional Judgment Budget.--For fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year, the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall prepare and submit, directly to the President for review and transmittal to Congress, after reasonable opportunity for comment, but without change, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Advisory Council, an annual budget estimate for the initiatives of the National Institutes of Health pursuant to the reports and recommendations made under this Act, including an estimate of the number and type of personnel needs for the National Institutes of Health.''. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr.…
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