1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Cures Act . 2. Cap adjustment (a) In general Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the following: (D) Biomedical research (i) National Institutes of Health If a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted that specifies amounts for the National Institutes of Health at the Department of Health and Human Services, then the adjustments for that fiscal year shall be the amount of additional new budget authority provided in that Act for such programs for that fiscal year, but shall not exceed— (I) for fiscal year 2017, $2,966,000,000 in additional new budget authority; (II) for fiscal year 2018, $4,718,000,000 in additional new budget authority; (III) for fiscal year 2019, $6,643,000,000 in additional new budget authority; (IV) for fiscal year 2020, $8,743,000,000 in additional new budget authority; and (V) for fiscal year 2021, $10,981,000,000 in additional new budget authority. (ii) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention If a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted that specifies amounts for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the Department of Health and Human Services, then the adjustments for that fiscal year shall be the amount of additional new budget authority provided in that Act for such programs for that fiscal year, but shall not exceed— (I) for fiscal year 2017, $1,430,000,000 in additional new budget authority; (II) for fiscal year 2018, $1,828,000,000 in additional new budget authority; (III) for fiscal year 2019, $2,264,000,000 in additional new budget authority; (IV) for fiscal year 2020, $2,740,000,000 in additional new budget authority