Labor/HHS appropriations
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The NIH would be required to develop a plan to ensure a "reasonable rate of return" on taxpayer-funded research by March 31, 2001 under an amendment to the Senate Labor/HHS appropriations bill. Offered by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the measure was added to the bill during floor debate June 27. The measure was adopted June 28 by a vote of 52-43