Source
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 401, as added Pub. L. 99–158, § 2, Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 822; amended Pub. L. 100–553, § 2(1), Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2769; Pub. L. 100–607, title I, § 101(1), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3048; Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2613(b)(2), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4238; Pub. L. 102–321, title I, § 121(a), July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 358; Pub. L. 103–43, title XV, §§ 1501(1),
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(b)(1),
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(1), June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 172, 179, 180; Pub. L. 103–417, § 13(b), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4335; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title II, § 212, title VI, § 601(k)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–359, 2681–388; Pub. L. 106–525, title I, § 101(b)(1), Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2501; Pub. L. 106–580, § 3(e), Dec. 29, 2000, 114 Stat. 3091.)
Amendments
2000—Subsec. (b)(1)(R).
Pub. L. 106–580 added subpar. (R).
Subsec. (b)(2)(F).
Pub. L. 106–525, § 101(b)(1)(A), realigned margins.
Subsec. (b)(2)(G).
Pub. L. 106–525, § 101(b)(1)(B), added subpar. (G).
1998—Subsec. (b)(1)(H).
Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(f) [title II, § 212], substituted “National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research” for “National Institute of Dental Research”.
Subsec. (b)(2)(F).
Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(f) [title VI, § 601(k)], added subpar. (F).
1994—Subsec. (b)(2)(E).
Pub. L. 103–417 added subpar. (E).
1993—Subsec. (b)(1)(Q).
Pub. L. 103–43, § 1511(b)(1)(A), added subpar. (Q).
Subsec. (b)(2)(B).
Pub. L. 103–43, § 1501(1), amended subpar. (B) generally, substituting “National Center for Research Resources” for “Division of Research Resources”.
Subsec. (b)(2)(D).
Pub. L. 103–43, §§ 1511(b)(1)(B),
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(1), added subpar. (D) and struck out former subpar. (D) which read as follows: “The National Center for Nursing Research.”
1992—Subsec. (b)(1)(N) to (P).
Pub. L. 102–321 added subpars. (N) to (P).
1988—Subsec. (b)(1)(J), (M).
Pub. L. 100–553 and
Pub. L. 100–607 made identical amendments, striking out “and Communicative” after “Neurological” in subpar. (J), and adding subpar. (M).
Pub. L. 100–690 amended subsec. (b)(1) to read as if the amendments by
Pub. L. 100–607 had not been enacted.
Change of Name
Committee on Labor and Human Resources of Senate changed to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of Senate by Senate Resolution No. 20, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 19, 1999.
Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of
Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section
21 of Title
2, The Congress. Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives, and jurisdiction over matters relating to securities and exchanges and insurance generally transferred to Committee on Financial Services of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Jan. 3, 2001.
Effective Date of 2000 Amendment
Pub. L. 106–525, title VI, § 603, Nov. 22, 2000,
114 Stat. 2511, provided that: “This Act [enacting subpart 6 (§ 287c–31 et seq.) of part E of this subchapter and sections
293e,
296e–1, and
299a–1 of this title, amending sections
281,
296f,
299a,
299c–6, and
300u–6 of this title, repealing section
283b of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections
201,
287c–31,
293e, and
3501 of this title] and the amendments made by this Act take effect October 1, 2000, or upon the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 22, 2000], whichever occurs later.”
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by
Pub. L. 102–321 effective Oct. 1, 1992, with provision for programs providing financial assistance, see section 801(c), (d) of
Pub. L. 102–321, set out as a note under section
236 of this title.
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
For effective date of amendment by
Pub. L. 100–690, see section 2613(b)(1) of
Pub. L. 100–690, set out as an Effect of Enactment of Similar Provisions note under section
285m of this title.
Study of the Use of Centers of Excellence at the National Institutes of Health
Pub. L. 107–84, § 7, Dec. 18, 2001,
115 Stat. 829, required the Secretary of Health and Human Services to contract, not later than 60 days after Dec. 18, 2001, with the Institute of Medicine to conduct a study on the impact of, need for, and other issues associated with Centers of Excellence at the National Institutes of Health and complete the study and submit a report not later than one year after the date of the contract.
Report on Medical Uses of Biological Agents in Development of Defenses Against Biological Warfare
Section 1904 of
Pub. L. 103–43 directed Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with Secretary of Defense and with heads of other appropriate executive agencies, to report to Congress, not later than 12 months after June 10, 1993, on the appropriateness and impact of the National Institutes of Health assuming responsibility for the conduct of all Federal research, development, testing, and evaluation functions relating to medical countermeasures against biowarfare threat agents.
Research on Lupus Erythematosus
Section 5 of
Pub. L. 99–158, as amended by
Pub. L. 102–531, title III, § 312(f), Oct. 27, 1992,
106 Stat. 3506, directed Secretary of Health and Human Resources to establish a Lupus Erythematosus Coordinating Committee to plan, develop, coordinate, and implement comprehensive Federal initiatives in research on Lupus Erythematosus, provided for composition of committee and meetings, and directed Committee to prepare a report for Congress on its activities, to be submitted not later than 18 months after Nov. 20, 1985, with Committee to terminate one month after the report was submitted.
Interagency Committee on Learning Disabilities
Section 9 of
Pub. L. 99–158 directed Director of the National Institutes of Health, not later than 90 days after Nov. 20, 1985, to establish an Interagency Committee on Learning Disabilities to review and assess Federal research priorities, activities, and findings regarding learning disabilities (including central nervous system dysfunction in children), provided for composition of the Committee, directed Committee to report to Congress on its activities not later than 18 months after Nov. 20, 1985, and provided that the Committee terminate 90 days after submission of the report.