This bill would reduce the amount of money available in 2024 for a special funding account at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that supports long-term scientific research projects. Specifically, it affects the CURES Act Innovation Account, which is a pot of money set aside to pay for major research initiatives over multiple years. Two big projects that rely on this account are the BRAIN Initiative, which studies how the brain works and develops new brain technologies, and the Cancer Moonshot, an ambitious effort to accelerate cancer research and treatment breakthroughs. By limiting the funds available for this account in 2024, the bill would likely slow down or reduce the scope of these research programs, meaning fewer resources for scientists working on these important health initiatives.

To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health Innovation Account, CURES Act for fiscal year 2024.

Biggs, Andy

 <p>This bill limits FY2024 funding for the National Institutes of Health for the CURES Act Innovation Account. (This account provides multiyear funding for specific scientific initiatives, including the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative and the Cancer Moonshot.)</p>