Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 99 Part 1.djvu/897

 PUBLIC LAW 99-158—NOV. 20, 1985

99 STAT. 875

which funds have been made available under this Act. The process shall include procedures for the receiving of reports of such information from recipients of funds under this Act and taking appropriate action with respect to such fraud. "RESEARCH ON PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES

"SEC. 494. (a) If the Secretary determines, after consultation with the Director of NIH, the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, or the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, that a disease or disorder constitutes a public health emergency, the Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH— "(1) shall expedite the review by advisory councils under section 406 and by peer review groups under section 492 of applications for grants for research on such disease or disorder or proposals for contracts for such research; "(2) shall exercise the authority in section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) respecting public exigencies to waive the advertising requirements of such section in the case of proposals for contracts for such research; "(3) may provide administrative supplemental increases in existing grants and contracts to support new research relevant to such disease or disorder; and "(4) shall disseminate, to health professionals and the public, information on the cause, prevention, and treatment of such disease or disorder that has been developed in research assisted under this section. The amount of an increase in a grant or contract provided under paragraph (3) may not exceed one-half the original amount of the grant or contract. "(b) Not later than 90 days after the end of a fiscal year, the Secretary shall report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate on actions taken under subsection (a) in such fiscal year.

Grants. Contracts. 42 USC 289c.

Ante, pp. 828, 874.

Public information.

Report.

ANIMALS IN R E S E A R C H

"SEC. 495. (a) The Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH, shall establish guidelines for the following: "(1) The proper care of animals to be used in biomedical and behavioral research. "(2) The proper treatment of animals while being used in such research. Guidelines under this paragraph shall require— "(A) the appropriate use of tranquilizers, analgesics, anesthetics, paralytics, and euthanasia for animals in such research; and "(B) appropriate pre-surgical and post-surgical veterinary medical and nursing care for animals in such research. Such guidelines shall not be construed to prescribe methods of research. "(3) The organization and operation of animal care committees in accordance with subsection (b). "(b)(1) Guidelines of the Secretary under subsection (a)(3) shall require animal care committees at each entity which conducts biomedical and behavioral research with funds provided under this Act (including the National Institutes of Health and the national

42 USC 289d.

Prohibition,

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