42 U.S.C. § 283e — Plan for use of animals in research

Page 656 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 Repealed.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, 107 Stat. 146, provided that: ‘‘The amendment described in sub- section (a) [enacting this section] is made upon the date of the enactment of this Act [June 10, 1993] and takes effect July 1, 1993. Subsection (b) [107 Stat. 145] takes effect on such date.’’ § 283d. Children’s Vaccine Initiative The Secretary, in consultation with the Direc- tor of the National Vaccine Program under sub- chapter XIX and acting through the Directors of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Develop- ment, the National Institute for Aging, and other public and private programs, shall carry out activities, which shall be consistent with the global Children’s Vaccine Initiative, to de- velop affordable new and improved vaccines to be used in the United States and in the devel- oping world that will increase the efficacy and efficiency of the prevention of infectious dis- eases. In carrying out such activities, the Sec- retary shall, to the extent practicable, develop and make available vaccines that require fewer contacts to deliver, that can be given early in life, that provide long lasting protection, that obviate refrigeration, needles and syringes, and that protect against a larger number of diseases. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 404B, as added Pub. L. 103–43, title II, § 204, June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 146; amended Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 103(b)(3), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3687; Pub. L. 110–154, § 1(b)(2), Dec. 21, 2007, 121 Stat. 1827; Pub. L. 114–255, div. A, title II, § 2042(d), Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1073.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2016—Pub. L. 114–255 struck out subsec. (a) designa- tion and heading ‘‘Development of New Vaccines’’ and subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (b) read as follows: ‘‘In the report required in section 300aa–4 of this title, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Vaccine Program under subchapter XIX, shall include information with respect to activities and the progress made in implementing the provisions of this section and achieving its goals.’’ 2007—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–154 substituted ‘‘Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’’ for ‘‘National Institute for Child Health and Human Development’’. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–482 struck out heading and text of subsec. (c). Text read as follows: ‘‘In addition to any other amounts authorized to be appropriated for activities of the type described in this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec- tion $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2007 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 109–482 applicable only with respect to amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2007 or subsequent fiscal years, see section 109 of Pub. L. 109–482, set out as a note under section 281 of this title. § 283e. Plan for use of animals in research (a) Preparation The Director of NIH, after consultation with the committee established under subsection (e), shall prepare a plan— (1) for the National Institutes of Health to conduct or support research into— (A) methods of biomedical research and ex- perimentation that do not require the use of animals; (B) methods of such research and experi- mentation that reduce the number of ani- mals used in such research; (C) methods of such research and experi- mentation that produce less pain and dis- tress in such animals; and (D) methods of such research and experi- mentation that involve the use of marine life (other than marine mammals); (2) for establishing the validity and reli- ability of the methods described in paragraph (1); (3) for encouraging the acceptance by the scientific community of such methods that have been found to be valid and reliable; and (4) for training scientists in the use of such methods that have been found to be valid and reliable. (b) Submission to Congressional committees Not later than October 1, 1993, the Director of NIH shall submit to the Committee on Energy Page 657 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 283g and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Labor and Human Re- sources of the Senate, the plan required in sub- section (a) and shall begin implementation of the plan. (c) Periodic review and revision The Director of NIH shall periodically review, and as appropriate, make revisions in the plan required under subsection (a). A description of any revision made in the plan shall be included in the first biennial report under section 283 of this title that is submitted after the revision is made. (d) Dissemination of information The Director of NIH shall take such actions as may be appropriate to convey to scientists and others who use animals in biomedical or behav- ioral research or experimentation information respecting the methods found to be valid and re- liable under subsection (a)(2). (e) Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Use of Animals in Research (1) The Director of NIH shall establish within the National Institutes of Health a committee to be known as the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Use of Animals in Research (in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘Com- mittee’’). (2) The Committee shall provide advice to the Director of NIH on the preparation of the plan required in subsection (a). (3) The Committee shall be composed of— (A) the Directors of each of the national re- search institutes (or the designees of such Di- rectors); and (B) representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Food and Drug Admin- istration, the Consumer Product Safety Com- mission, the National Science Foundation, and such additional agencies as the Director of NIH determines to be appropriate, which rep- resentatives shall include not less than one veterinarian with expertise in laboratory-ani- mal medicine. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 404C, as added Pub. L. 103–43, title II, § 205(a), June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 146; amended Pub. L. 112–74, div. F, title II, § 221(d)(2), Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 1090.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2011—Subsec. (e)(3)(A). Pub. L. 112–74 struck out ‘‘and the Director of the Center for Research Resources’’ after ‘‘institutes’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on Labor and Human Resources of Senate changed to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of Senate by Senate Resolution No. 20, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 19, 1999. Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress. Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives changed to Committee on En- ergy and Commerce of House of Representatives, and jurisdiction over matters relating to securities and ex- changes and insurance generally transferred to Com- mittee on Financial Services of House of Representa- tives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Jan. 3, 2001. § 283f. Requirements regarding surveys of sexual behavior With respect to any survey of human sexual behavior proposed to be conducted or supported through the National Institutes of Health, the survey may not be carried out unless— (1) the proposal has undergone review in ac- cordance with any applicable requirements of sections 289 and 289a of this title; and (2) the Secretary, in accordance with section 289a–1 of this title, makes a determination that the information expected to be obtained through the survey will assist— (A) in reducing the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases, the incidence of infec- tion with the human immunodeficiency virus, or the incidence of any other infec- tious disease; or (B) in improving reproductive health or other conditions of health. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 404D, as added Pub. L. 103–43, title II, § 207, June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 148.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries PROHIBITION AGAINST SHARP ADULT SEX SURVEY AND AMERICAN TEENAGE SEX SURVEY Pub. L. 103–43, title XX, § 2015, June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 217, provided that: ‘‘The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not during fiscal year 1993 or any subsequent fiscal year conduct or support the SHARP survey of adult sexual behavior or the American Teen- age Study of adolescent sexual behavior. This section becomes effective on the date of the enactment of this Act [June 10, 1993].’’ § 283g. Muscular dystrophy; initiative through Director of National Institutes of Health (a) Expansion, intensification, and coordination of activities (1) In general The Director of NIH, in coordination with the Directors of the National Institute of Neu- rological Disorders and Stroke, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the other national re- search institutes as appropriate, shall expand and intensify programs of such Institutes with respect to research and related activities con- cerning various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Duchenne, Becker, congenital mus- cular dystrophy, limb-girdle muscular dys- trophy, myotonic, facioscapulohumeral mus- cular dystrophy (referred to in this section as ‘‘FSHD’’) and other forms of muscular dys- trophy. (2) Coordination The Directors referred to in paragraph (1) shall jointly coordinate the programs referred to in such paragraph and consult with the