Protecting Medical Research Funding Act

HR 2855, the Protecting Medical Research Funding Act, prevents the U.S. government from delaying, moving, or redirecting existing federal funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) without new specific legislation passed after this bill's enactment. It requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to annually certify to Congress that NIH funding is not being improperly redirected, with these certifications due 30 days after the bill passes and each year thereafter. The bill directly affects how NIH funds are managed, ensuring they cannot be reprogrammed for other purposes without explicit new congressional approval. This is a procedural safeguard focused solely on protecting existing NIH appropriations from administrative changes.