An amendment to strike from the bill the provisions requiring HHS to study the possibility of shifting the responsibility for research on biological weapons from DOD to NIH.

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Amendment Number
284
Description
An amendment to strike from the bill the provisions requiring HHS to study the possibility of shifting the responsibility for research on biological weapons from DOD to NIH.
Purpose
Amendment requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to report to Congress on the appropriateness and impact of the National Institutes of Health assuming the responsibility for the conduct of all Federal research relating to medical countermeasures against biological weapons.
Congress
102
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 25, 1991
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Durbin amendment (A006) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
13:37:28
Submitted Date
Jul 25, 1991
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jun 7, 2021
Amendment 284 — Informed