FIRED Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3140 To provide that an individual may not occupy the position of the Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for more than 12 years, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 12, 2021 Mr. DAVIDSON (for himself, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. ROY, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. STEUBE, and Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide that an individual may not occupy the position of the Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infec- tious Diseases for more than 12 years, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fauci’s Incompetence 4 Requires Early Dismissal Act’’ or the ‘‘FIRED Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:39 Jun 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3140.IH H3140 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3140 IH SEC. 2. 12-YEAR LIMIT FOR OCCUPYING POSITION OF DI- 1 RECTOR OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AL- 2 LERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 4 405(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, an individual 5 may not serve as Director of the National Institute of Al- 6 lergy and Infectious Diseases for a period greater than 7 12 total years. 8 (b) APPLICATION.—Subsection (a) shall apply to any 9 individual appointed as such Director before, on, or after 10 the date of enactment of this Act. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:39 Jun 12, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3140.IH H3140 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS