Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 99 Part 1.djvu/903

 PUBLIC LAW 99-158—NOV. 20, 1985

99 STAT. 881

(C) the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseeises (or the designee of such Director); (D) the Director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (or the designee of such Director); (E) the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (or the designee of such Director); (F) the Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (or the designee of such Director); and (G) the Director of the Centers for Disease Control (or the designee of such Director). (2) The Committee shall meet at least four times a year. The Secretary shall designate as chairman of the Committee the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. (c) REPORT.—The Committee shall prepare a report for Congress on its activities. The report shall include a description of research projects on Lupus Erythematosus conducted or supported by Federal agencies in the fiscal year for which the report is made, the nature and purpose of each such project, the amounts expended for each such project, and an identification of the entity which conducted the research under each such project. Such report shall be submitted not^ later than 18 months after the date of the date of enactment of this Act. The Committee shall terminate one month after the report is submitted. SEC. 6. NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARD STUDY. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall conduct a study of— (1) the effect of the service obligation requirement of section 487(c) of the Public Health Service Act on the number and quality of individuals who apply for National Research Service Awards; (2) the effect of section 487(c)(4) of such Act on the number of persons who engage in health research or training as a career; (3) the number of persons who receive National Research Service Awards and who engage in health research or training as a career; and (4) the effectiveness of the grant authority under section 487(a)(1)(B) of such Act in encouraging individuals to engage in health research and training as a career. The Secretary shall complete the study within one year after the date of enactment of this Act and shall report the results of the study to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate. SEC. 7. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON SPINAL CORD INJURY. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish in the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Diseases and Stroke an Interagency Committee on Spinal Cord Injury (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Interagency Committee"). The Interagency Committee shall plan, develop, coordinate, and implement comprehensive Federal initiatives in research on spinal cord injury and regeneration.

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