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- § 2101. Statement of purpose
- § 2102. Authority of Secretary
- § 2103. Authority of President
- § 2104. Authority of Federal officers and agencies unaffected
§ 2101. Statement of purpose
It is the purpose of this chapter—
(1) to advance the status of the health sciences in the United States and thereby the health of the American people through cooperative endeavors with other countries in health research, and research training; and
(2) to advance the international status of the health sciences through cooperative enterprises in health research, research planning, and research training.
(Pub. L. 86–610, § 2, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 364.)
§ 2102. Authority of Secretary
(a) Use of health research and research training resources
(b) Fellowships; equipment, meetings and conferences; interchange of scientists and experts; consultants; compensation and travel expenses
To carry out his responsibilities under this section the Secretary may—
(1) establish and maintain fellowships in the United States and in participating foreign countries;
(2) make grants to public institutions or agencies and to nonprofit private institutions or agencies in the United States and in participating foreign countries for the purpose of establishing and maintaining fellowships;
(3) make grants or loans of equipment, medical, biological, physical, or chemical substances or other materials, for use by public institutions or agencies, or nonprofit private institutions or agencies, or by individuals, in participating foreign countries;
(4) participate and otherwise cooperate in any international health or medical research or research training meetings, conferences, or other activities;
(5) facilitate the interchange between the United States and participating foreign countries, and among participating foreign countries, of research scientists and experts who are engaged in experiments and programs of research or research training, and in carrying out such purpose may pay per diem compensation, subsistence, and travel for such scientists and experts when away from their places of residence at rates not to exceed those provided in section 5703 of title 5 for persons in the Government service intermittently employed; and
(6) procure, in accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of title 5, the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants; individuals so employed shall receive compensation at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary, but not in excess of $50 per diem, including travel time, and while away from their homes or regular places of business may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5 for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.
(c) Definitions
For the purposes of this section—
(1) The term “health research” shall include, but not be limited to, research, investigations, and studies relating to causes and methods of prevention of accidents, including but not limited to highway and aviation accidents.
(2) The term “participating foreign countries” means those foreign countries which cooperate with the United States in carrying out the purposes of this section.
(Pub. L. 86–610, § 4, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 365.)
§ 2103. Authority of President
(a) Use of foreign currencies and credits
(b) Disease and health deficiency investigations, experiments, and studies; rehabilitation
(c) Fellowships; equipment; technical assistance; interchange of scientists and experts; compensation and travel expenses; health science programs and projects; meetings and conferences; scientific publications
To carry out his responsibilities under this chapter the President may—
(1) establish and maintain fellowships in participating foreign countries;
(2) make financial grants to establish and maintain fellowships, and for other purposes, to public institutions and agencies and to nonprofit private institutions and agencies, and to individuals in participating foreign countries, or contract with such institutions, agencies, or individuals without regard to section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31 and section 6101 of title 41;
(3) make grants or loans of equipment, medical, biological, physical, or chemical substances or other materials, for use by such institutions, agencies, or individuals;
(4) furnish technical assistance and advice to such institutions or agencies and in carrying out such purposes may pay the compensation and expenses of scientists and experts from the United States and other participating foreign countries;
(5) facilitate the interchange among participating foreign countries of scientists and experts (including the payment of travel and subsistence for such scientists and experts when away from their places of residence);
(6) cooperate and assist in the planning and conduct of research, research planning, and research training programs and projects by groups engaged in, or concerned with, research or research training endeavors in the health sciences, and, through financial grants or other appropriate means, assist in special research, research planning, or research training projects conducted by or under the auspices of such groups where they can effectively carry out such activities contemplated by this joint resolution;
(7) encourage and support international communication in the sciences relating to health by means of calling or cooperating in the convening, and financing or contributing to the financing of the expenses of, international scientific meetings and conferences; and provide, or arrange for the provision of, translating and other services, and issue or finance publications, leading to a more effective dissemination of relevant scientific information with respect to research conducted in the United States or participating foreign countries.
(d) Programs of an operational nature excepted from assistance
(e) Consultants; advisory committees; compensation and travel expenses
(f) Delegation of authority; regulations
(g) Use of foreign currencies and credits
(h) Repealed. Pub. L. 105–362, title VI, § 601(a)(2)(F), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3286
(i) Definitions
For the purposes of this section—
(1) the term “health research” shall include, but not be limited to, research, investigations, and studies relating to causes and methods of prevention of accidents, including but not limited to highway and aviation accidents.
(2) the term “participating foreign countries” means those foreign countries which cooperate with the United States in carrying out the purposes of this section.
(Pub. L. 86–610, § 5, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 366; Pub. L. 105–362, title VI, § 601(a)(2)(F), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3286; Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3001(b)(1)(A), (2)(P), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1820.)
§ 2104. Authority of Federal officers and agencies unaffected
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to repeal or restrict authority vested in the President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, or any other officer or agency of the United States by any other provision of law.
(Pub. L. 86–610, § 6, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 369.)