National Institutes of Health Director Protection Act
This bill specifies that the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) may only fire a director of a national research institute or national center of the NIH on the basis of malfeasance, neglect of office, or incapacity.
To provide that any termination of a director of a national research 
institute or national center of the National Institutes of Health be on 
    the basis of malfeasance, neglect of office, or incapacity only.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Institutes of Health 
Director Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OR 
              NATIONAL CENTER OF THE NIH.

    Section 405(a)(2)(E) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
284(a)(2)(E)) is amended--
            (1) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``Rule of 
        construction'' and inserting ``Termination for cause''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, except that any such termination may 
        be made only on the basis of malfeasance by, neglect of office 
        by, or incapacity of the director'' before the period.
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National Institutes of Health Director Protection Act
A bill to provide that any termination of a director of a national research institute or national center of the National Institutes of Health be on the basis of malfeasance, neglect of office, or incapacity only.
National Institutes of Health Director Protection Act
Sen. Markey, Edward J.