A bill to establish an Inspector General of the National Institutes of Health.

S 2973 establishes an Inspector General (IG) position specifically for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The bill amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to add the NIH Director to the list of agency heads requiring an IG, replacing the National Reconnaissance Office reference. It mandates that the President appoint an IG for the NIH within 180 days of the bill's enactment, following the standard process outlined in the existing Act. This is a procedural bill creating a new oversight role within the NIH, directly affecting the agency's internal accountability structure.