42 U.S.C. § 300cc — Untitled legal text

Page 1483 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 300cc–1 1 See References in Text note below. SUBCHAPTER XXI—RESEARCH WITH RE- SPECT TO ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFI- CIENCY SYNDROME Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior subchapter XXI (§ 300cc et seq.), comprised of title XXIII of the Public Health Service Act, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, 2301–2316, was renumbered title XXV, §§ 2501–2514, of the Public Health Service Act, and trans- ferred to subchapter XXV (§ 300aaa et seq.) of this chap- ter, renumbered title XXVI, §§ 2601–2614, of the Public Health Service Act, renumbered title XXVII, §§ 2701–2714, of the Public Health Service Act, and re- numbered title II, part B, §§ 231–244, of the Public Health Service Act, and transferred to part B (§ 238 et seq.) of subchapter I of this chapter. PART A—ADMINISTRATION OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS § 300cc. Repealed. Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 104(b)(2)(C), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3693 Section, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXIII, § 2301, as added Pub. L. 100–607, title II, § 201(4), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3063; amended Pub. L. 102–531, title III, § 312(d)(16), Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3505, required an annual com- prehensive report on all expenditures by Secretary with respect to AIDS. A prior section 300cc, act July 1, 1944, § 2301, was suc- cessively renumbered by subsequent acts and trans- ferred, see section 238 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal applicable only with respect to amounts ap- propriated for fiscal year 2007 or subsequent fiscal years, see section 109 of Pub. L. 109–482, set out as an Effective Date of 2007 Amendment note under section 281 of this title. § 300cc–1. Requirement of expediting awards of grants and contracts for research (a) In general The Secretary shall expedite the award of grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for research projects relating to acquired im- mune deficiency syndrome (including such re- search projects initiated independently of any solicitation by the Secretary for proposals for such research projects). (b) Time limitations with respect to certain ap- plications (1) With respect to programs of grants, con- tracts, and cooperative agreements described in subsection (a), any application submitted in re- sponse to a solicitation by the Secretary for pro- posals pursuant to such a program— (A) may not be approved if the application is submitted after the expiration of the 3-month period beginning on the date on which the so- licitation is issued; and (B) shall be awarded, or otherwise finally acted upon, not later than the expiration of the 6-month period beginning on the expira- tion of the period described in subparagraph (A). (2) If the Secretary makes a determination that it is not practicable to administer a pro- gram referred to in paragraph (1) in accordance with the time limitations described in such paragraph, the Secretary may adjust the time limitations accordingly. (c) Requirements with respect to adjustments in time limitations With respect to any program for which a de- termination described in subsection (b)(2) is made, the Secretary shall— (1) if the determination is made before the Secretary issues a solicitation for proposals pursuant to the program, ensure that the so- licitation describes the time limitations as ad- justed by the determination; and (2) if the determination is made after the Secretary issues such a solicitation for pro- posals, issue a statement describing the time limitations as adjusted by the determination and individually notify, with respect to the de- termination, each applicant whose application is submitted before the expiration of the 3- month period beginning on the date on which the solicitation was issued. (d) Annual reports to Congress Except as provided in subsection (e), the Sec- retary shall annually prepare, for inclusion in the comprehensive report required in section 300cc 1 of this title, a report— (A) summarizing programs for which the Secretary has made a determination described in subsection (b)(2), including a description of the time limitations as adjusted by the deter- mination and including a summary of the so- licitation issued by the Secretary for pro- posals pursuant to the program; and (B) summarizing applications that— (i) were submitted pursuant to a program of grants, contracts, or cooperative agree- ments referred to in paragraph (1) of sub- section (b) for which a determination de- scribed in paragraph (2) of such subsection has not been made; and (ii) were not processed in accordance with the time limitations described in such para- graph (1). (e) Quarterly reports for fiscal year 1989 For fiscal year 1989, the report required in sub- section (d) shall, not less than quarterly, be pre- pared and submitted to the Committee on En- ergy and Commerce of the House of Representa- tives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXIII, § 2302, as added Pub. L. 100–607, title II, § 201(4), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3063.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 300cc of this title, referred to in subsec. (d), was repealed by Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 104(b)(2)(C), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3693. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 300cc–1, act July 1, 1944, § 2302, was successively renumbered by subsequent acts and trans- ferred, see section 238a of this title.