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42 U.S.C. § 283c — Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
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**(a)** There is established within the Office of the Director of NIH an office to be known as the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (in this section referred to as the “Office”). The Office shall be headed by a director, who shall be appointed by the Director of NIH.
**(b)**
(1) With respect to research on the relationship between human behavior and the development, treatment, and prevention of medical conditions, the Director of the Office shall—
(A) coordinate research conducted or supported by the agencies of the National Institutes of Health; and
(B) identify projects of behavioral and social sciences research that should be conducted or supported by the national research institutes, and develop such projects in cooperation with such institutes.
(2) Research authorized under paragraph (1) includes research on teen pregnancy, infant mortality, violent behavior, suicide, and homelessness. Such research does not include neurobiological research, or research in which the behavior of an organism is observed for the purpose of determining activity at the cellular or molecular level.
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**(a)** There is established within the Office of the Director of NIH an office to be known as the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (in this section referred to as the “Office”). The Office shall be headed by a director, who shall be appointed by the Director of NIH.
**(b)**
(1) With respect to research on the relationship between human behavior and the development, treatment, and prevention of medical conditions, the Director of the Office shall—
(A) coordinate research conducted or supported by the agencies of the National Institutes of Health; and
(B) identify projects of behavioral and social sciences research that should be conducted or supported by the national research institutes, and develop such projects in cooperation with such institutes.
(2) Research authorized under paragraph (1) includes research on teen pregnancy, infant mortality, violent behavior, suicide, and homelessness. Such research does not include neurobiological research, or research in which the behavior of an organism is observed for the purpose of determining activity at the cellular or molecular level.
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When used in this chapter—
**(a)** The term “Service” means the Public Health Service;
**(b)** The term “Surgeon General” means the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service;
**(c)** Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
**(d)** The term “regulations”, except when otherwise specified, means rules and regulations made by the Surgeon General with the approval of the Secretary;
**(e)** The term “executive department” means any executive department, agency, or independent establishment of the United States or any corporation wholly owned by the United States;
**(f)** Except as provided in sections 246(g)(4)(B),11 See References in Text note below. 247c(c)(1),1 254d(h)(3),1 263c(5),1 264(d), 292a(9),1 300a(c), 300f(13), and 300n(1) 1 of this title, the term “State” includes, in addition to the several States, only the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
**(g)** The term “possession” includes, among other possessions, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands;
**(h)** Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 986(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 603.
**(i)** The term “vessel” includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water, exclusive of aircraft and amphibious contrivances;
**(j)** The term “habit-forming narcotic drug” or “narcotic” means opium and coca leaves and the several alkaloids derived therefrom, the best known of these alkaloids being morphia, heroin, and codeine, obtained from opium, and cocaine derived from the coca
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**(a) In general** The general purpose of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (in this subpart referred to as the “Institute”) is the conduct and support of research, training, dissemination of information, and other programs with respect to minority health conditions and other populations with health disparities.
**(b) Priorities** The Director of the Institute shall in expending amounts appropriated under this subpart give priority to conducting and supporting minority health disparities research.
**(c) Minority health disparities research** For purposes of this subpart:
(1) The term “minority health disparities research” means basic, clinical, and behavioral research on minority health conditions (as defined in paragraph (2)), including research to prevent, diagnose, and treat such conditions.
(2) The term “minority health conditions”, with respect to individuals who are members of minority groups, means all diseases, disorders, and conditions (including with respect to mental health and substance abuse)—
(A) unique to, more serious, or more prevalent in such individuals;
(B) for which the factors of medical risk or types of medical intervention may be different for such individuals, or for which it is unknown whether such factors or types are different for such individuals; or
(C) with respect to which there has been insufficient research involving such individuals as subjects or insufficient data on such individuals.
(3) The term “minority group” has the meaning given the term “racial and ethnic minority group” in [section 300u–6 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300u-6&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) The terms “minority” and “minorities” refer to individuals from a mino
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 283b
§ 283b.
Repealed.
Pub.
L.
106–525,
title
I,
§ 101(b)(2), Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2501
Section, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 404, as
added Pub. L. 103–43, title I, § 151, June 10, 1993, 107 Stat.
139, related to the establishment and purpose of the Of-
fice of Research on Minority Health.
§ 283c. Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Research
(a) There is established within the Office of
the Director of NIH an office to be known as the
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Re-
search (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Of-
fice’’). The Office shall be headed by a director,
who shall be appointed by the Director of NIH.
(b)(1) With respect to research on the relation-
ship between human behavior and the develop-
ment, treatment, and prevention of medical con-
ditions, the Director of the Office shall—
(A) coordinate research conducted or sup-
ported by the agencies of the National Insti-
tutes of Health; and
(B) identify projects of behavioral and social
sciences research that should be conducted or
supported by the national research institutes,
and develop such projects in cooperation with
such institutes.
(2) Research authorized under paragraph (1) in-
cludes research on teen pregnancy, infant mor-
tality, violent behavior, suicide, and homeless-
ness.
Such
research
does
not
include
neurobiological research, or research in which
the behavior of an organism is observed for the
purpose of determining activity at the cellular
or molecular level.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 404A, as added
Pub. L. 103–43, title II, § 203(a), June 10, 1993, 107
Stat. 145.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 103–43, title II, § 203(c), June 10, 1993
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