TITLE 42 - US CODE - CHAPTER 26B - BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IN SPACE

42 USC 2487 - Findings

The Congress finds that

(1) the space program can make significant contributions to selected areas of health-related research and should be an integral part of the Nations health research and development program;

(2) the continuing development of trained scientists and engineers is essential to carrying out an effective and sustained program of biomedical research in space and on the ground;

(3) the establishment and maintenance of an electronically accessible archive of data on space-related biomedical research is essential to advancement of the field;

(4) cooperation with the republics of the former Soviet Union, including use of former Soviet orbital facilities, offers the potential for greatly enhanced biomedical research activities and progress; and

(5) the establishment and maintenance of an international telemedicine consultation satellite capability to support emergency medical service provision can provide an important aid to disaster relief efforts.

42 USC 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.

42 USC 2487b - Biomedical research grants

(a) Establishment of program
The Administrator and the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall establish a joint program of biomedical research grants in areas described in section 2487a (a) of this title, where such research requires access to a microgravity environment. Such program shall be consistent with actions taken by the joint working group under section 2487a of this title.

(b) Research opportunity announcements
The grants program established under subsection (a) of this section shall annually issue joint research opportunity announcements under the sponsorship of the National Institutes of Health and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Responses to the announcements shall be evaluated by a peer review committee whose members shall be selected by the Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Administrator, and shall include individuals not employed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or the National Institutes of Health.

42 USC 2487c - Biomedical research fellowships

The Administrator and the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall create a joint program of graduate research fellowships in biomedical research described in section 2487a (a) of this title. Fellowships under such program may provide for participation in approved research conferences and symposia.

42 USC 2487d - Repealed. Pub. L. 105362, title XI, 1101(g), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3292

Section, Pub. L. 102–588, title VI, § 605, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5131, related to joint studies with the republics of former Soviet Union in biomedical research.

42 USC 2487e - Establishment of electronic data archive

The Administrator shall create and maintain a national electronic data archive for biomedical research data obtained from space-based experiments.

42 USC 2487f - Establishment of emergency medical service telemedicine capability

The Administrator shall with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Director of the Office of Foreign Disaster, and the Surgeon General of the United States jointly create and maintain an international telemedicine satellite consultation capability to support emergency medical services in disaster-stricken areas.

42 USC 2487g - Authorization of appropriations

The Administrator should ensure that up to $3,750,000 from the appropriations authorized for Research and Development for fiscal year 1993 are also used to carry out this chapter.