§287a–4 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

§287a–4 General clinical research centers

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES › Part Part E— - Other Agencies of NIH › Subpart subpart 1— - national center for advancing translational sciences › § 287a–4

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Center's director must give grants to set up general clinical research centers. These centers must provide the buildings, equipment, staff, and training needed for clinical research and to help researchers grow their careers. They must support clinical studies and career development in all parts of the hospital or medical school involved. The director of the National Institutes of Health must also grow what these centers do by using more telecommunications and telemedicine — for example, remote communication and medical care by phone or internet to support research and training.

Title 42, §287a–4

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(a)The Director of the Center shall award grants for the establishment of general clinical research centers to provide the infrastructure for clinical research including clinical research training and career enhancement. Such centers shall support clinical studies and career development in all settings of the hospital or academic medical center involved.

(b)In carrying out subsection (a), the Director of National Institutes of Health shall expand the activities of the general clinical research centers through the increased use of telecommunications and telemedicine initiatives.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 481B of act July 1, 1944, was renumbered section 404J, and is classified to section 283l of this title.

Amendments

2011—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–74, § 221(c)(4)(B), substituted “Director of the Center” for “Director of the National Center for Research Resources”. 2007—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–482 struck out heading and text of subsec. (c). Text read as follows: “For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2007 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 109–482 applicable only with respect to amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2007 or subsequent fiscal years, see section 109 of Pub. L. 109–482, set out as a note under section 281 of this title.