AIDS Amendment in NIH Reauthorizaiton Bill Begins to Draw Criticism

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coneyff a also beenl voiced that the biUis on a ast track"s axtd that
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portion t he, -b~qtthat goes to the OAR i.tr sdizcrotionazy
The Samo w~son q mtiona h w oniba.izatio ~o o ~rO4tatR CoMld be
Pzvevezn when the alendmnt remds "lf wtt awiz aiy other provision
of law a Z o 'the nuhzof ind iuala Who May be.pLoe4asffal
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eqnvaiA i~ndividuals so e rye4he director of the Office of a
loer, bhl be peritted zto&ho;L~e the eapioyueeut of wuobh fail tiu
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in~ep t.ot. rc 7C~i Ms;ieO W=ni P "' v ArCd.ector to farce au
t c* nter or vdivs bon dire c tr o u,e a t fom other preJ os
to hire;.oees fox kD6ce3 rd
A well e a' ejr and razstz'aor decried wbh.~t he ca~led
-a bad swe*t that could leadl oth tbedes -izi cft e.1 res earch
-sstem v o!~ is pwiuatd on the abi Lit y of llmrtitute, center and
division sectors 4 nd theixr hiqgyoy2 iaiied advisor cou~ils tomag~e
re SC s Lct carry ot thair ir to. It re meal the uwitt en but
1Qi-pro 14W ofthe s;eadipity of scientific discvery by trying to
tcarget ci4 the proper Li.its oft scienti 'Ai d~Se.i -y, he stressed.
"If we ert the %nthoriv of the isstitttes to stnag their v
re5QUIoS!n21 Sf)now, hoif:ong will it ebei:tre ye subet theauhoin
of the N bystexaool behalI J of ii'-i i wrb-es or anuofh.r equally
c oxant k.eL eQ Z,3,.x' -~ kn.tt,'his kind of precedent
will, dwuuz y the e-.y o ee~t Lv. ~~i2c~gem n: system known 4, -h
ZRX,'" ie is ~ed.
S1 -is Seh dri&Jed for a vote on theSeuite f,o o3~&ext Tuesday, F hry 2.