Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/3713

 120 STAT. 3682

PUBLIC LAW 109–482—JAN. 15, 2007

is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: ‘‘(2) shall coordinate and oversee the operation of the national research institutes, national centers, and administrative entities within the National Institutes of Health; ‘‘(3) shall, in consultation with the heads of the national research institutes and national centers, be responsible for program coordination across the national research institutes and national centers, including conducting priority-setting reviews, to ensure that the research portfolio of the National Institutes of Health is balanced and free of unnecessary duplication, and takes advantage of collaborative, cross-cutting research; ‘‘(4) shall assemble accurate data to be used to assess research priorities, including information to better evaluate scientific opportunity, public health burdens, and progress in reducing health disparities; ‘‘(5) shall ensure that scientifically based strategic planning is implemented in support of research priorities as determined by the agencies of the National Institutes of Health; ‘‘(6) shall ensure that the resources of the National Institutes of Health are sufficiently allocated for research projects identified in strategic plans; ‘‘(7)(A) shall, through the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives— ‘‘(i) identify research that represents important areas of emerging scientific opportunities, rising public health challenges, or knowledge gaps that deserve special emphasis and would benefit from conducting or supporting additional research that involves collaboration between 2 or more national research institutes or national centers, or would otherwise benefit from strategic coordination and planning; ‘‘(ii) include information on such research in reports under section 403; and ‘‘(iii) in the case of such research supported with funds referred to in subparagraph (B)— ‘‘(I) require as appropriate that proposals include milestones and goals for the research; ‘‘(II) require that the proposals include timeframes for funding of the research; and ‘‘(III) ensure appropriate consideration of proposals for which the principal investigator is an individual who has not previously served as the principal investigator of research conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health; ‘‘(B) may, with respect to funds reserved under section 402A(c)(1) for the Common Fund, allocate such funds to the national research institutes and national centers for conducting and supporting research that is identified under subparagraph (A); and ‘‘(C) may assign additional functions to the Division in support of responsibilities identified in subparagraph (A), as determined appropriate by the Director; ‘‘(8) shall, in coordination with the heads of the national research institutes and national centers, ensure that such institutes and centers—

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