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 PUBLIC LAW 109–482—JAN. 15, 2007

120 STAT. 3689

(49) by striking subsection (c) in the section 487F that relates to a loan repayment program regarding clinical researchers. (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING CONTINUATION OF PROGRAMS.—The amendment of a program by a provision of subsection (b) may not be construed as terminating the authority of the Federal agency involved to carry out the program.

42 USC 288–5a.

42 USC 282 note.

SEC. 104. REPORTS.

(a) REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF NIH.—The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), as amended by section 103(a) of this Act, is amended— (1) by redesignating section 403A as section 403C; (2) in section 1710(a), by striking ‘‘section 403A’’ and inserting ‘‘section 403C’’; and (3) by striking section 403 and inserting the following sections:

42 USC 283a, 283a–3. 42 USC 300u–9.

‘‘SEC. 402B. ELECTRONIC CODING OF GRANTS AND ACTIVITIES.

42 USC 282b.

42 USC 283.

‘‘The Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH, shall establish an electronic system to uniformly code research grants and activities of the Office of the Director and of all the national research institutes and national centers. The electronic system shall be searchable by a variety of codes, such as the type of research grant, the research entity managing the grant, and the public health area of interest. When permissible, the Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH, shall provide information on relevant literature and patents that are associated with research activities of the National Institutes of Health. ‘‘SEC. 403. BIENNIAL REPORTS OF DIRECTOR OF NIH.

42 USC 283.

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of NIH shall submit to the Congress on a biennial basis a report in accordance with this section. The first report shall be submitted not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006. Each such report shall include the following information: ‘‘(1) An assessment of the state of biomedical and behavioral research. ‘‘(2) A description of the activities conducted or supported by the agencies of the National Institutes of Health and policies respecting the programs of such agencies. ‘‘(3) Classification and justification for the priorities established by the agencies, including a strategic plan and recommendations for future research initiatives to be carried out under section 402(b)(7) through the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives. ‘‘(4) A catalog of all the research activities of the agencies, prepared in accordance with the following: ‘‘(A) The catalog shall, for each such activity— ‘‘(i) identify the agency or agencies involved; ‘‘(ii) state whether the activity was carried out directly by the agencies or was supported by the agencies and describe to what extent the agency was involved; and ‘‘(iii) identify whether the activity was carried out through a center of excellence.

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