To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research for fiscal year 2024.

HR 1977 sets a funding cap of $461,781,000 for the National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for fiscal year 2024. This bill directly limits the amount of federal funds the NIDCR can use for its operations and research during that fiscal year. The provision prevents the NIDCR from accessing more than this specific amount, regardless of other authorized appropriations. It affects the NIDCR’s budget authority but does not create new programs or alter existing research priorities.