PUBLIC LAW 103-43—JUNE 10, 1993 107 STAT. 167 Subtitle C—Child Health Research Centers SEC. 1021. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTERS. Subpart 7 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by section 1011 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following section: "CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH CENTERS "SEC. 452C. The Director of the Institute shall develop and 42 USC 28r)g-7. support centers for conducting research with respect to child health. Such centers shall give priority to the expeditious transfer of advances from basic science to clinical applications and improving the care of infants and children.". Subtitle D—Study Regarding Adolescent Health SEC 1031. PROSPECTIVE LONGITUDINAL STUDY. Subpart 7 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by section 1021 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following section: "PROSPECTIVE LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON ADOLESCENT HEALTH "SEC. 452D. (a) IN GENERAL. —Not later than October 1, 1993, 42 USC 285g-8. the Director of the Institute shall commence a study for the purpose of providing information on the general health and well-being of adolescents in the United States, including, with respect to such adolescents, information on— "(1) the behaviors that promote health and the behaviors that are detrimental to health; and "(2) the influence on health of factors particular to the communities in which the adolescents reside. "(b) DESIGN OF STUDY.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —The study required in subsection (a) shall be a longitudinal study in which a substantial number of adolescents participate as subjects. With respect to the purpose described in such subsection, the study shall monitor the subjects throughout the period of the study to determine the health status of the subjects and any change in such status over time. "(2) POPULATION-SPECIFIC ANALYSES.—The study required in subsection (a) shall be conducted with respect to the population of adolescents who are female, the population of adolescents who are male, various socioeconomic populations of adolescents, and various racial and ethnic populations of adolescents. The study shall be desired and conducted in a manner sufficient to provide for a valid analysis of whether there are significant differences among such populations in health status and whether and to what extent any such differences are due to factors particular to the populations involved. "(c) COORDINATION WITH WOMEN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE.— With respect to the national study of women being conducted by the Secretary and known as the Women's Health Initiative, the Secretary shall ensure that such study is coordinated with the compo- 69-194O-94-7:QL.3Part1
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