2006 US Code
Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 26B - BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IN SPACE
Sec. 2487a - Biomedical research joint working group
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 26B - BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IN SPACE Sec. 2487a - Biomedical research joint working group |
| Contains | section 2487a |
| Date | 2006 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2007 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 102-588, title VI, §602, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5130. |
| Statutes at Large References | 106 Stat. 5130, 5110 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 102-588 |
§2487a. Biomedical research joint working group (a) Establishment
The Administrator and the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall jointly establish a working group to coordinate biomedical research activities in areas where a microgravity environment may contribute to significant progress in the understanding and treatment of diseases and other medical conditions. The joint working group shall formulate joint and complementary programs in such areas of research.
(b) MembershipThe joint working group shall include equal representation from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Institutes of Health, and shall include representation from National Institutes of Health councils, as selected by the Director of the National Institutes of Health, and from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Advisory Council.
(c) Annual reporting requirementThe joint working group shall report annually to Congress on its progress in carrying out this section.
(d) Annual biomedical research symposiaThe working group shall organize annual symposia on biomedical research described in subsection (a) of this section under the joint sponsorship of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Institutes of Health.
(Pub. L. 102–588, title VI, §602, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5130.)
“Administrator” DefinedAdministrator means Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, see section 102(f) of Pub. L. 102–588, 106 Stat. 5110.
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