42 U.S.C. § 300cc–16: Research centers

Summary

The Secretary, through the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, may give grants and make contracts with public and nonprofit groups to help plan, start, strengthen, and provide basic operating support for centers that do basic and clinical research and training on advanced AIDS diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. Grants must follow policies set by the NIH Director and be made after consulting the NIAID advisory council. The Secretary must make sure clinical research includes women, children, hemophiliacs, and minorities when appropriate. Money can pay for renovation or leasing, staffing and basic operating costs (including patient care needed for clinical research), clinical training (including allied health professionals), and demonstration projects like long-term monitoring and outpatient treatment. Funds cannot pay for research training already covered by Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards under section 288. Support may run up to five years and the Director may extend it in additional periods of up to five years each if a technical peer-review group set up by the Director reviews the center and recommends extension. Congress may appropriate whatever sums are necessary to carry out these provisions.

Title 42, §300cc–16

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(a)In general

(1)The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, may make grants to, and enter into contracts with, public and nonprofit private entities to assist such entities in planning, establishing, or strengthening, and providing basic operating support for, centers for basic and clinical research into, and training in, advanced diagnostic, prevention, and treatment methods for acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

(2)A grant or contract under paragraph (1) shall be provided in accordance with policies established by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, and after consultation with the advisory council for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

(3)The Secretary shall ensure that, as appropriate, clinical research programs carried out under paragraph (1) include as research subjects women, children, hemophiliacs, and minorities.

(b)Use of financial assistance

(1)Financial assistance under subsection (a) may be expended for—

(A)the renovation or leasing of space;

(B)staffing and other basic operating costs, including such patient care costs as are required for clinical research;

(C)clinical training with respect to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (including such training for allied health professionals); and

(D)demonstration purposes, including projects in the long-term monitoring and outpatient treatment of individuals infected with the etiologic agent for such syndrome.

(2)Financial assistance under subsection (a) may not be expended to provide research training for which Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards may be provided under section 288 of this title.

(c)Duration of support

Support of a center under subsection (a) may be for not more than five years. Such period may be extended by the Director for additional periods of not more than five years each if the operations of such center have been reviewed by an appropriate technical and scientific peer review group established by the Director and if such group has recommended to the Director that such period should be extended.

(d)Authorization of appropriations

For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2002—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 107–206 substituted “Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards” for “National Research Service Awards”.

§300cc–16 Research Centers

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Title 42, §300cc–16

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