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 PUBLIC LAW 109–482—JAN. 15, 2007

120 STAT. 3685

(B) in sections 405(c)(3)(A), 452(c)(1)(E)(i), and 492(a)(2), by striking the term ‘‘402(b)(6)’’ each place such term appears and inserting ‘‘402(b)(16)’’. (2) FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT.—Section 561(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb) is amended in the matter following paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘402(j)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘402(i)(3)’’. (g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING AUTHORITIES OF NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND NATIONAL CENTERS.—This Act and the amendments made by this Act may not be construed as affecting the authorities of the national research institutes and national centers that were in effect under the Public Health Service Act on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, subject to the authorities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of NIH under section 401 of the Public Health Service Act (as amended by section 101 of this Act). For purposes of the preceding sentence, the terms ‘‘national research institute’’, ‘‘national center’’, and ‘‘Director of NIH’’ have the meanings given such terms in such section 401.

42 USC 284, 285g–4, 289a.

42 USC 281 note.

SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) FUNDING.—Title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 402 the following: ‘‘SEC. 402A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

42 USC 282a.

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of carrying out this title, there are authorized to be appropriated— ‘‘(1) $30,331,309,000 for fiscal year 2007; ‘‘(2) $32,831,309,000 for fiscal year 2008; and ‘‘(3) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009. ‘‘(b) OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR.—Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, there are authorized to be appropriated for programs and activities under this title carried out through the Office of the Director of NIH such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2009. ‘‘(c) TRANS-NIH RESEARCH.— ‘‘(1) COMMON FUND.— ‘‘(A) ACCOUNT.—For the purpose of allocations under section 402(b)(7)(B) (relating to research identified by the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives), there is established an account to be known as the Common Fund. ‘‘(B) RESERVATION.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount appropriated under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2007 or any subsequent fiscal year, the Director of NIH shall reserve an amount for the Common Fund, subject to any applicable provisions in appropriations Acts. ‘‘(ii) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—For each fiscal year, the percentage constituted by the amount reserved under clause (i) relative to the total amount appropriated under subsection (a) for such year may not be less than the percentage constituted by the amount so reserved for the preceding fiscal year relative to the total amount appropriated under subsection (a) for

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