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38 U.S.C. § 317 — Center for Minority Veterans
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**(a)** There is in the Department a Center for Minority 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 minorities:
(1) Serve as principal adviser to the Secretary 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 veterans 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 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 minorities.
(5) Conduct and sponsor appropriate social and demographic research on the needs of veterans who are minorities 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 minorities about the adequacy and timeliness of services provided by the Depart
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**(a)** There is in the Department a Center for Minority 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 minorities:
(1) Serve as principal adviser to the Secretary 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 veterans 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 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 minorities.
(5) Conduct and sponsor appropriate social and demographic research on the needs of veterans who are minorities 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 minorities 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 minorities.
(8) Advise the Secretary when laws or policies have the effect of discouraging the use of benefits by veterans who are minorities.
(9) Publicize the results of medical research which are of particular significance to veterans who are minorities.
(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 minorities in clinical research and on particular health conditions affecting the health of members of minority groups 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 minorities.
(11) Provide support and administrative services to the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans provided for under [section 544 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section544&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.
**(g)** In this section—
(1) The term “veterans who are minorities” means veterans who are minority group members.
(2) The term “minority group member” has the meaning given such term in [section 544(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section544/d&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)**
(1) The Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to be known as the Advisory Committee on Minority 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 veterans who are minority group members;
(ii) individuals who are recognized authorities in fields pertinent to the needs of veterans who are minority group members;
(iii) veterans who are minority group members and who have experience in a military theater of operations;
(iv) veterans who are minority group members and who do not have such experience; and
(v) women veterans who are minority group members and are recently separated from service in the Armed Forces.
(B) The Committee shall include, as ex officio members, the following:
(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).
(iii) The Secretary of the Interior (or a representative of the Secretary of the Interior designated by the Secretary of the Interior).
(iv) The Secretary of Commerce (or a representative of the Secretary of Commerce designated by the Secretary of Commerce).
(v) The Secretary of Health and Human Services (or a representative of the Secretary of Health and Human Services designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services).
(vi) The Under Secretary for Health and the Under Secretary for Benefits, or their designees.
(C) The Secretary may invite representative
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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
§ 317
Affairs in maintaining a Department of Veterans Af-
fairs Regional Office in the Republic of the Philippines
under section 315(b) of title 38, United States Code, dur-
ing the period beginning on October 1, 1991, and ending
on the date of the enactment of this Act [May 20, 1992]
is hereby ratified with respect to that period.’’
§ 316. Colocation of regional offices and medical
centers
(a) To provide for a more economical, effi-
cient, and effective operation of such regional
offices, the Secretary shall provide for the co-
location of at least three regional offices with
medical centers of the Department—
(1) on real property under the jurisdiction of
the Department of Veterans Affairs at such
medical centers; or
(2) on real property that is adjacent to such
a medical center and is under the jurisdiction
of the Department as a result of being con-
veyed to the United States for the purpose of
such colocation.
(b)(1) In carrying out this section and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary may lease, with or without compensation
and for a period of not to exceed 35 years, to an-
other party at not more than seven locations
any of the real property described in paragraph
(1) or (2) of subsection (a).
(2) Such real property shall be used as the site
of a facility—
(A) constructed and owned by the lessee of
such real property; and
(B) leased under subsection (c)(1) to the De-
partment for such use and such other activi-
ties as the Secretary determines are appro-
priate.
(c)(1) The Secretary may enter into a lease for
the use of any facility described in subsection
(b)(2) for not more than 35 years under such
terms and conditions as may be in the best in-
terests of the Department.
(2) Ea
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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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