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PUBLIC LAW 93-640-JAN. 4, 1975
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for fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and $15,000,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1977. Not less than 20 per centum of the funds appropriated for each fiscal year under this subsection shall be used for the purposes of establishing new centers." ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, A N N U A L REPORT, RESEARCH F U N D I N G, ADVISORY C O U N C I L
42 USC 289C-1.
gj,^. 5 (^j Section 434 of the Public Health Service Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: "(e) There is established within the Institute the position of Associate Director for Arthritis and Related Musculoskeletal Disease (hereinafter in this part referred to as the 'Associate Director'), who shall report directly to the Director of such Institute and who, under the supervision of the Director of such Institute, shall be responsible for programs regarding arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases hereinafter in this part collectively referred to as 'arthritis') within such Institute. Report to Presiii/^\ rpj^^ Director of the Institute shall, as soon as practicable, but dent and Congress.
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not later than sixty days, after the end ot each fiscal year, prepare, in consultation with the National Advisory Council, and submit to the President and to the Congress a report. Such report shall include (1) a proposal for the Institute's activities under the Arthritis Plan formulated under the National Arthritis Act of 1974 and activities under other provisions of law during the next five years, with an estimate for such additional staff positions and appropriations as may be required to pursue such activities, and (2) a program evaluation section, wherein the activities and accomplishments of the Institute during the preceding fiscal year shall be measured against the Director's proposal for that year for activities under the Arthritis Plan.". 42 USC 289a. (^j^^ Section 431 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c) Of the sums appropriated for any fiscal year under this Act for the National Institutes of Health, not less than $500,000 shall be obligated for basic and clinical orthopedic research conducted within the National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases which relates to the methods of preventing, controlling and treating arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases, including research in implantable biomaterials and biomechanical and other orthopedic procedures and research in the development of new and improved orthopedic treatment methods." Researchproj(c) Section 434(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end ects, grant appii- thercof the following! "The Advisory Council shall review applicacations, review.
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42 USC 289c-1. tious made to the Director for grants tor research projects related to arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases and shall recommend to the Director for approval those applications and contracts w;l^ch the Council determines will best carry out the purposes of this part. The Advisory Council shall also review and evaluate the arthritis programs under this part and shall recommend to the Director such changes in the administration of such programs as it determines are necessary." Approved January 4, 1975.
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