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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2487a. Biomedical research joint working group
(a) Establishment
The Administrator and the Director of the National Institutes of
Health shall jointly establish a working group to coordinate
biomedical research activities in areas where a microgravity
environment may contribute to significant progress in the
understanding and treatment of diseases and other medical
conditions. The joint working group shall formulate joint and
complementary programs in such areas of research.
(b) Membership
The joint working group shall include equal representation from
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National
Institutes of Health, and shall include representation from
National Institutes of Health councils, as selected by the Director
of the National Institutes of Health, and from the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration Advisory Council.
(c) Annual reporting requirement
The joint working group shall report annually to Congress on its
progress in carrying out this section.
(d) Annual biomedical research symposia
The working group shall organize annual symposia on biomedical
research described in subsection (a) of this section under the
joint sponsorship of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration and the National Institutes of Health.
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