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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2626. Development and evaluation of test methods
(a) In general
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with
the Administrator and acting through the Assistant Secretary for
Health, may conduct, and make grants to public and nonprofit
private entities and enter into contracts with public and private
entities for, projects for the development and evaluation of
inexpensive and efficient methods (1) for determining and
evaluating the health and environmental effects of chemical
substances and mixtures, and their toxicity, persistence, and other
characteristics which affect health and the environment, and (2)
which may be used for the development of test data to meet the
requirements of rules promulgated under section 2603 of this title.
The Administrator shall consider such methods in prescribing under
section 2603 of this title standards for the development of test
data.
(b) Approval by Secretary
No grant may be made or contract entered into under subsection
(a) of this section unless an application therefor has been
submitted to and approved by the Secretary. Such an application
shall be submitted in such form and manner and contain such
information as the Secretary may require. The Secretary may apply
such conditions to grants and contracts under subsection (a) of
this section as the Secretary determines are necessary to carry out
the purposes of such subsection. Contracts may be entered into
under such subsection without regard to section 3324(a) and (b) of
title 31 and section 5 of title 41.
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