WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 09.21.26 Sen. Collins: OMB Should Not Be Involved in Agency Decisions on Grant Awards Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair of the Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on reports that the Administration is considering an Executive Order giving the White House control of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant funding: "The Office of Management and Bud more PR