AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

SEC. 118. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) In General.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 408(a) (42 U .S.C. 284c(a)) are amended to read as follows: “(1)(A) For the National Cancer Institute (other than its programs under section 412), there are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1989 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1990. “(B) For the programs under section 412, there are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1989 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1990. “(2)(A) For the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (other than its program under section 419), there are authorized to be appropriated $1,100,000,000 for fiscal year 1989 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1990. Of the amounts appropriated for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (other than its program under section 419) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available not less than 15 percent for programs respecting diseases of the lung and not less than 15 102 STAT. 3054percent for programs respecting blood diseases and blood resources. “(B) For the program of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute under section 419 there is authorized to be appropriated $101,000,000 for fiscal year 1989 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1990.”. (b) Applicability of Certain Provisions to Nurses and Allied Health Professionals.—Section 408(b) (42 U.S.C. 284c(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(5) For fiscal year 1989 and subsequent fiscal years, amounts made available to the National Institutes of Health shall be available for payment of nurses and allied health professionals in accordance with payment authorities, scheduling options, benefits, and other authorities provided under chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, for nurses of the Veterans’ Administration.”.