S. 2574: NIH Security Act

108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-24 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR 6/25/2004 S7441-7442)

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-24 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR 6/25/2004 S7441-7442) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

NIH Security Act

Plain summary

NIH Security Act - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish a permanent police force, to be known as the National of Institutes of Health Police, to perform law enforcement, security, and investigative functions for property under the jurisdiction, custody, and control of, or occupied by, NIH. Permits officers in such force to be appointed without regard to the standard maximum age limits under Federal law, with officers appointed above a standard maximum age limit not counted as law enforcement officers for purposes of retirement benefits. Authorizes NIH Police officers to: (1) carry firearms; (2) serve warrants and subpoenas; (3) make arrests; (4) conduct investigations within the United States; and (5) protect within the United States the Director and other NIH officials as authorized by the Director. Allows NIH Police officers to exercise such powers on all NIH properties and on other properties occupied by NIH, as determined by the Director. Confers upon NIH Police the same pay and benefits as provided to other Federal law enforcement officers.

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NIH Security Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · 1 cosponsors

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Jurisdiction: The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s2574.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>

Record fed-us-cong108-s2574 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108