118 STAT. 2430 PUBLIC LAW 108–427—NOV. 30, 2004 Public Law 108–427 108th Congress An Act To expand research information regarding multidisciplinary research projects and epidemiological studies. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Research Review Act of 2004’’. SEC. 2. MULTI DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH TEAM AND CONSORTIA REPORT. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’), in coordination with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall prepare a report outlining the methods by which the Roadmap for Medical Research, an initiative of such Institutes, has advanced the use of multidisciplinary research teams and consortia of research institutions to advance treatments, develop new therapies, and collaborate on clinical trials, including with respect to spinal cord injury and paralysis research. (b) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2005, the Secretary shall submit the report under subsection (a) to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. SEC. 3. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY REPORT. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall prepare a report outlining the epidemiological studies currently under way at such Centers, future planned studies, the criteria involved in determining what epidemiological studies to conduct, defer, or sus pend, and the scope of those studies, including with respect to the inflammatory bowel disease epidemiological study. The report shall include a description of the activities the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention undertakes to establish partnerships with research and patient advocacy communities to expand epidemiolog ical studies. (b) REPORT.—Not later than May 1, 2005, the Secretary shall submit the report under subsection (a) to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and to the Com mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. Research Review Act of 2004. Nov. 30, 2004 [H.R. 5213]
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