Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§287d–2 Biennial Report

Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER III — NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES › Part F — Research on Women’s Health › § 287d–2

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Director of the Office must prepare a report on women’s health by February 1, 1994, and every two years after that. Each report must cover the two previous fiscal years and must describe progress in NIH research and treatment, review the job status of women physicians and scientists at those Institutes and note barriers to advancement, summarize and analyze spending by the Institutes and the Office, and make any legislative or administrative recommendations the Director finds appropriate. Each report must be sent to the Director of NIH so it can be included in the report submitted to the President and the Congress under section 283.

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Title 42, §287d–2

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(a)In general

With respect to research on women’s health, the Director of the Office shall, not later than February 1, 1994, and biennially thereafter, prepare a report—

(1)describing and evaluating the progress made during the preceding 2 fiscal years in research and treatment conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health;

(2)describing and analyzing the professional status of women physicians and scientists of such Institutes, including the identification of problems and barriers regarding advancements;

(3)summarizing and analyzing expenditures made by the agencies of such Institutes (and by such Office) during the preceding 2 fiscal years; and

(4)making such recommendations for legislative and administrative initiatives as the Director of the Office determines to be appropriate.

(b)Inclusion in biennial report of Director of NIH

The Director of the Office shall submit each report prepared under subsection (a) to the Director of NIH for inclusion in the report submitted to the President and the Congress under section 283 of this title.

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42 U.S.C. § 287d–2

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110