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38 U.S.C. § 318 — Center for Women Veterans
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**(a)** There is in the Department a Center for Women Veterans. There is at the head of the Center a Director.
**(b)** The Director shall be a career or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service. The Director shall be appointed for a term of six years.
**(c)** The Director reports directly to the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary concerning the activities of the Center.
**(d)** The Director shall perform the following functions with respect to veterans who are women:
(1) Serve as principal adviser to the Secretary on the adoption and implementation of policies and programs affecting veterans who are women.
(2) Make recommendations to the Secretary, the Under Secretary for Health, the Under Secretary for Benefits, and other Department officials for the establishment or improvement of programs in the Department for which veterans who are women are eligible.
(3) Promote the use of benefits authorized by this title by veterans who are women and the conduct of outreach activities to veterans who are women, in conjunction with outreach activities carried out under chapter 77 of this title.
(4) Disseminate information and serve as a resource center for the exchange of information regarding innovative and successful programs which improve the services available to veterans who are women.
(5) Conduct and sponsor appropriate social and demographic research on the needs of veterans who are women and the extent to which programs authorized under this title meet the needs of those veterans, without regard to any law concerning the collection of information from the public.
(6) Analyze and evaluate complaints made by or on behalf of veterans who are women about the adequacy and timeliness of services provided by the Department and advise the appropriate official of
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**(a)** There is in the Department a Center for Women Veterans. There is at the head of the Center a Director.
**(b)** The Director shall be a career or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service. The Director shall be appointed for a term of six years.
**(c)** The Director reports directly to the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary concerning the activities of the Center.
**(d)** The Director shall perform the following functions with respect to veterans who are women:
(1) Serve as principal adviser to the Secretary on the adoption and implementation of policies and programs affecting veterans who are women.
(2) Make recommendations to the Secretary, the Under Secretary for Health, the Under Secretary for Benefits, and other Department officials for the establishment or improvement of programs in the Department for which veterans who are women are eligible.
(3) Promote the use of benefits authorized by this title by veterans who are women and the conduct of outreach activities to veterans who are women, in conjunction with outreach activities carried out under chapter 77 of this title.
(4) Disseminate information and serve as a resource center for the exchange of information regarding innovative and successful programs which improve the services available to veterans who are women.
(5) Conduct and sponsor appropriate social and demographic research on the needs of veterans who are women and the extent to which programs authorized under this title meet the needs of those veterans, without regard to any law concerning the collection of information from the public.
(6) Analyze and evaluate complaints made by or on behalf of veterans who are women about the adequacy and timeliness of services provided by the Department and advise the appropriate official of the Department of the results of such analysis or evaluation.
(7) Consult with, and provide assistance and information to, officials responsible for administering Federal, State, local, and private programs that assist veterans, to encourage those officials to adopt policies which promote the use of those programs by veterans who are women.
(8) Advise the Secretary when laws or policies have the effect of discouraging the use of benefits by veterans who are women.
(9) Publicize the results of medical research which are of particular significance to veterans who are women.
(10) Advise the Secretary and other appropriate officials on the effectiveness of the Department’s efforts to accomplish the goals of section 492B of the Public Health Service Act ([42 U.S.C. 289a–2](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section289a–2&num=0&edition=prelim)) with respect to the inclusion of women in clinical research and on particular health conditions affecting women’s health which should be studied as part of the Department’s medical research program and promote cooperation between the Department and other sponsors of medical research of potential benefit to veterans who are women.
(11) Provide support and administrative services to the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans established under [section 542 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section542&num=0&edition=prelim).
(12) Perform such other duties consistent with this section as the Secretary shall prescribe.
**(e)** The Secretary shall ensure that the Director is furnished sufficient resources to enable the Director to carry out the functions of the Center in a timely manner.
**(f)** The Secretary shall include in documents submitted to Congress by the Secretary in support of the President’s budget for each fiscal year—
(1) detailed information on the budget for the Center;
(2) the Secretary’s opinion as to whether the resources (including the number of employees) proposed in the budget for that fiscal year are adequate to enable the Center to comply with its statutory and regulatory duties; and
(3) a report on the activities and significant accomplishments of the Center during the preceding fiscal year.
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**(a)**
(1) The Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to be known as the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans (hereinafter in this section referred to as “the Committee”).
(2)
(A) The Committee shall consist of members appointed by the Secretary from the general public, including—
(i) representatives of women veterans;
(ii) individuals who are recognized authorities in fields pertinent to the needs of women veterans, including the gender-specific health-care needs of women;
(iii) representatives of both female and male veterans with service-connected disabilities, including at least one female veteran with a service-connected disability and at least one male veteran with a service-connected disability; and
(iv) women veterans who are recently separated from service in the Armed Forces.
(B) The Committee shall include, as ex officio members—
(i) the Secretary of Labor (or a representative of the Secretary of Labor designated by the Secretary after consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment);
(ii) the Secretary of Defense (or a representative of the Secretary of Defense designated by the Secretary of Defense after consultation with the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services); and
(iii) the Under Secretary for Health and the Under Secretary for Benefits, or their designees.
(C) The Secretary may invite representatives of other departments and agencies of the United States to participate in the meetings and other activities of the Committee.
(3) The Secretary shall determine the number, terms of service, and pay and allowances of members of the Committee appointed by the Secretary, except that a term of service of any such member may not exceed three years. The Secretary m
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**(a) Requirement of inclusion**
(1) **In general** — In conducting or supporting clinical research for purposes of this subchapter, the Director of NIH shall, subject to subsection (b), ensure that—
(A) women are included as subjects in each project of such research; and
(B) members of minority groups are included as subjects in such research.
(2) **Outreach regarding participation as subjects** — The Director of NIH, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health and the Director of the Office of Research on Minority Health, shall conduct or support outreach programs for the recruitment of women and members of minority groups as subjects in projects of clinical research.
(3) **Strategic planning**
(A) *In general* — The directors of the national institutes and national centers shall consult at least once annually with the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities and the Director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health regarding objectives of the national institutes and national centers to ensure that future activities by such institutes and centers take into account women and minorities and are focused on reducing health disparities.
(B) *Strategic plans* — Any strategic plan issued by a national institute or national center shall include details on the objectives described in subparagraph (A).
**(b) Inapplicability of requirement** The requirement established in subsection (a) regarding women and members of minority groups shall not apply to a project of clinical research if the inclusion, as subjects in the project, of women and members of minority groups, respectively—
(1) is inappropriate with respect to the health of the subjects;
(2) is inappropriate with respect to the purp
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 318
(b) The Director shall be a career or noncareer
appointee in the Senior Executive Service. The
Director shall be appointed for a term of six
years.
(c) The Director reports directly to the Sec-
retary or the Deputy Secretary concerning the
activities of the Center.
(d) The Director shall perform the following
functions with respect to veterans who are mi-
norities:
(1) Serve as principal adviser to the Sec-
retary on the adoption and implementation of
policies and programs affecting veterans who
are minorities.
(2) Make recommendations to the Secretary,
the Under Secretary for Health, the Under
Secretary for Benefits, and other Department
officials for the establishment or improvement
of programs in the Department for which vet-
erans who are minorities are eligible.
(3) Promote the use of benefits authorized by
this title by veterans who are minorities and
the conduct of outreach activities to veterans
who are minorities, in conjunction with out-
reach activities carried out under chapter 77 of
this title.
(4) Disseminate information and serve as a
resource center for the exchange of informa-
tion regarding innovative and successful pro-
grams which improve the services available to
veterans who are minorities.
(5) Conduct and sponsor appropriate social
and demographic research on the needs of vet-
erans who are minorities and the extent to
which programs authorized under this title
meet the needs of those veterans, without re-
gard to any law concerning the collection of
information from the public.
(6) Analyze and evaluate complaints made
by or on behalf of veterans who are minorities
about the adequacy and timeliness of services
provided by the Department and advise the ap-
propriate official
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**(a) Applications for biomedical and behavioral research grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts; regulations**
(1) The Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH, shall by regulation require appropriate technical and scientific peer review of—
(A) applications made for grants and cooperative agreements under this chapter for biomedical and behavioral research; and
(B) applications made for biomedical and behavioral research and development contracts to be administered through the National Institutes of Health.
(2) Regulations promulgated under paragraph (1) shall require that the review of applications made for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements required by the regulations be conducted—
(A) to the extent practical, in a manner consistent with the system for technical and scientific peer review applicable on November 20, 1985, to grants under this chapter for biomedical and behavioral research, and
(B) to the extent practical, by technical and scientific peer review groups performing such review on or before November 20, 1985,
and shall authorize such review to be conducted by groups appointed under sections 282(b)(16) and 284(c)(3) of this title.
**(b) Periodic review of research at National Institutes of Health** The Director of NIH shall establish procedures for periodic technical and scientific peer review of research at the National Institutes of Health. Such procedures shall require that—
(1) the reviewing entity be provided a written description of the research to be reviewed, and
(2) the reviewing entity provide the advisory council of the national research institute involved with such description and the results of the review by the entity,
and shall authorize such review to be conducted by groups appointed under sections
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 289a
1 See References in Text note below.
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 6 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall promulgate proposed regula-
tions related to the updating of the Federal Policy for
the Protection of Human Subjects (the Common Rule),
particularly with respect to informed consent. Not
later than 2 years after such date of enactment, the
Secretary shall promulgate final regulations based on
such proposed regulations.’’
STUDY CONCERNING RESEARCH INVOLVING CHILDREN
Pub. L. 107–109, § 12, Jan. 4, 2002, 115 Stat. 1416, pro-
vided that:
‘‘(a) CONTRACT WITH INSTITUTE
OF MEDICINE.—The
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter
into a contract with the Institute of Medicine for—
‘‘(1) the conduct, in accordance with subsection (b),
of a review of—
‘‘(A) Federal regulations in effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act [Jan. 4, 2002] relating to
research involving children;
‘‘(B) federally prepared or supported reports relat-
ing to research involving children; and
‘‘(C) federally supported evidence-based research
involving children; and
‘‘(2) the submission to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives, not later than two years after the
date of enactment of this Act, of a report concerning
the review conducted under paragraph (1) that in-
cludes recommendations on best practices relating to
research involving children.
‘‘(b) AREAS
OF REVIEW.—In conducting the review
under subsection (a)(1), the Institute of Medicine shall
consider the following:
‘‘(1) The written and oral process of obtaining and
defining ‘assent
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