US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 284c

Certain uses of funds

(a)
(1)
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the sum of the amounts obligated in any fiscal year for administrative expenses of the National Institutes of Health may not exceed an amount which is 5.5 percent of the total amount appropriated for such fiscal year for the National Institutes of Health.
(2)
Paragraph (1) does not apply to the National Library of Medicine, the National Center for Nursing Research, the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, the Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, and the Office of Medical Applications of Research.
(3)
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “administrative expenses” means expenses incurred for the support of activities relevant to the award of grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements and expenses incurred for general administration of the scientific programs and activities of the National Institutes of Health.
(b)
For fiscal year 1989 and subsequent fiscal years, amounts made available to the National Institutes of Health shall be available for payment of nurses and allied health professionals in accordance with payment authorities, scheduling options, benefits, and other authorities provided under chapter 73 of title 38 for nurses of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

July 1, 1944, ch. 373Pub. L. 99–158, § 299 Stat. 831Pub. L. 100–607, title I, § 118102 Stat. 3053Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2613(d)102 Stat. 4239Pub. L. 103–43, title IV, § 403(b)(1)107 Stat. 158Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 122(a)110 Stat. 3836Pub. L. 105–362, title VI, § 601(a)(1)(B)112 Stat. 3285(, title IV, § 408, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , title XX, § 2008(b)(2), , , 211; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 105–3621998—Subsec. (a)(4). struck out par. (4) which read as follows: “Not later than , and December 31 of each succeeding year, the Secretary shall report to the Congress the amount obligated in the fiscal year preceding such date for administrative expenses of the National Institutes of Health and the total amount appropriated for the National Institutes of Health for such fiscal year. The Secretary shall consult with the Comptroller General of the United States in preparing each report.”

Pub. L. 104–3161996—Subsec. (a)(3). struck out at end “In identifying expenses incurred for such support and administration the Secretary shall consult with the Comptroller General of the United States.”

Pub. L. 103–43section 285a–1 of this titlesection 285a–1 of this titlesection 285b–1 of this titlesection 285b–1 of this title1993— amended section catchline generally, redesignated subsec. (b) as (a) and par. (5) of subsec. (a) as (b), struck out former subsec. (a) which authorized appropriations in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated under this subchapter for the National Cancer Institute for programs other than under and for its program under and for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for programs other than under and for its program under , and substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration” in subsec. (b).

Pub. L. 100–607, § 118(a)1988—Subsec. (a)(1), (2). , amended pars. (1) and (2) generally. Prior to amendment, pars. (1) and (2) read as follows:

section 285a–1 of this title“(1)(A) For the National Cancer Institute (other than its programs under ), there are authorized to be appropriated $1,194,000,000 for fiscal year 1986, $1,270,000,000 for fiscal year 1987, and $1,344,000,000 for fiscal year 1988.

section 285a–1 of this title“(B) For the programs under , there are authorized to be appropriated $68,000,000 for fiscal year 1986, $74,000,000 for fiscal year 1987, and $80,000,000 for fiscal year 1988.

section 285b–1 of this title“(2)(A) For the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (other than its programs under ), there are authorized to be appropriated $809,000,000 for fiscal year 1986, $871,000,000 for fiscal year 1987, and $927,000,000 for fiscal year 1988. Of the amount appropriated under this subsection for such fiscal year, not less than 15 percent of such amount shall be reserved for programs respecting diseases of the lung and not less than 15 percent of such amount shall be reserved for programs respecting blood diseases and blood resources.

section 285b–1 of this title“(B) For the programs under , there are authorized to be appropriated $82,000,000 for fiscal year 1986, $90,000,000 for fiscal year 1987, and $98,000,000 for fiscal year 1988.”

Pub. L. 100–690section 285b–1 of this titleSubsec. (a)(2)(B). inserted a comma after “”.

Pub. L. 100–607, § 118(b)Subsec. (b)(5). , added par. (5).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Pub. L. 103–43, title XV, § 1511107 Stat. 178National Center for Nursing Research changed to National Institute of Nursing Research by , , .

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–690Pub. L. 100–607section 2600 of Pub. L. 100–690section 242m of this titleAmendment by effective immediately after enactment of , which was approved , see , set out as a note under .

Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center; Availability of Funds for Payment of Nurses; Rate of Pay and Options and Benefits

Pub. L. 99–349, title I100 Stat. 738

38 U.S.C. 4107“Funds made available for fiscal year 1986 and hereafter to the Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health shall be available for payment of nurses at the rates of pay and with schedule options and benefits authorized for the Veterans Administration pursuant to .”
, , , provided that: