42 U.S.C. § 283p

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 283p - Population focused research

The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall, as appropriate, encourage efforts to improve research related to the health of sexual and gender minority populations, including by-

(1) facilitating increased participation of sexual and gender minority populations in clinical research supported by the National Institutes of Health, and reporting on such participation, as applicable;

(2) facilitating the development of valid and reliable methods for research relevant to sexual and gender minority populations; and

(3) addressing methodological challenges.

42 U.S.C. § 283p

July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, §404N, as added Pub. L. 114-255, div. A, title II, §2038(d), Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1065.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

REPORTING Pub. L. 114-255, div. A, title II, §2038(e), Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1065, provided that:"(1) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary, in collaboration with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall as appropriate-"(A) continue to support research for the development of appropriate measures related to reporting health information about sexual and gender minority populations; and"(B) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 13, 2016], disseminate and make public such measures."(2) NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE RECOMMENDATIONS.-In developing the measures described in paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall take into account recommendations made by the National Academy of Medicine."

Secretary

The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1See References in Text note below.