Number: RL33695
Title: The National Institutes of Health (NIH): Organization, Funding, and Congressional Issues
Authors: Pamela W. Smith, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: This report provides background and analysis on the organization, mission, budget, and history of NIH as an agency, outlines its major responsibilities and methods of fulfilling them, and discusses the issues facing Congress in considering authorization legislation and its implementation, and as it works to guide and monitor the nation's investment in medical research.
Pages: 43
Date: April 25, 2008