Thanks to Lynn Walker for the information on the current
NIH Reauthorization Bill and on Sen. Frist.
The last NIH Reauthorization Bill was signed into law
on June 10, 1993 (p.L. 103-43). It included earmarked funds
for AIDS research ($100 million discretionary research funds
for unfunded or underfunded projects), breast cancer research
($325 million), other reproductive cancers ($75 million),
prostate cancer research ( $72 million), and authorized $40
million in fiscal 1994 and unspecified funds through fiscal
1996 for research on osteoporosis, Paget's disease and related
bone disorders. (The above information in from the 1993
Congressional Quarterly Almanac.) Sen. Kassebaum co-sponsored
this bill (S.1) on 2/2/93.
Do most people think that tacking the Udall Bill onto the
NIH Reathorization is the best chance we have of getting it
passed. Should we be discussing this when we speak to the
Senators and Representatives?
Linda Herman
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