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 102 STAT. 3070 42 USC

PUBLIC LAW 100-607—NOV. 4, 1988

"SEC. 2315. SUPPORT OF INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS. "(a) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR RESEARCH.—

"(1) Under section 307, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Hesdth— "(A) shall, for the purpose described in paragraph (2), make grants to, enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with, and provide technical assistance to, international organizations concerned with public health; and "(B) may, for such purpose, provide technical assistance to foreign governments. "(2) The purpose refe^ -ed to in paragraph (1) is promoting and expediting international research concerning the development and evaluation of vaccines and treatments for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. "(b) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR ADDITIONAL PURPOSES.—After

consultation with the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, shall under section 307 make grants to, enter into contracts with, and provide technical assistance to, international organizations concerned with public health and may provide technical assistance to foreign governments, in order to support— "(1) projects for training individuals with respect to developing skills and technical expertise for use in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of acquired immune deficiency S3nidrome; and "(2) epidemiological research relating to acquired immune deficiency S5Tidrome. "(c)

SPECIAL PROGRAMME OF WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.—

Support provided by the Secretary pursuant to this section shall be in furtherance of the global strategy of the World Health Organization Special Programme on Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. "(d) PREFERENCES.—In providing grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and technical assistance under subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall— "(1) give preference to activities under such subsections conducted by, or in cooperation with, the World Health Organization; and (2) with respect to activities carried out under such subsections in the Western Hemisphere, give preference to activities conducted by, or in cooperation with, the Pan American Health Organization or the World Health Organization. "(e) REQUIREMENT OF APPLICATION.—The Secretary may not make a grant or enter into a cooperative agreement or contract under this section unless— "(1) an application for such assistance is submitted to the Secretary; "(2) with respect to carrying out the purpose for which such assistance is to be provided, the application provides assurances of compliance satisfactory to the Secretary; and "(3) the application otherwise is in such form, is made in such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this section. "(f)

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the

purpose

of

carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated

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