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This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to reinstate funding for grants and awards that were terminated or suspended between January 20, 2025, and the bill's enactment date, unless the NIH Director finds evidence of financial mismanagement, research fraud, or malfeasance. Any reinstated grants will be automatically considered obligated, and payment requests must be processed within 30 calendar days of submission. Additionally, the budget period for these reinstated grants will be extended by one year. The bill provides specific definitions for key terms such as "budget period" (referencing the NIH Grants Policy Statement), "covered grant or award" (any NIH-issued grant), "Director" (NIH Director), and "NIH official" (the Director and other officials responsible for making grants). The bill, humorously titled the "Stop RFK's Bad Science Act" or "Stop RFK's BS Act," appears to be designed to protect and restore research funding that may have been arbitrarily suspended during a specific time period.

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