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[CITE: 42USC300cc-15]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
  SUBCHAPTER XXI--RESEARCH WITH RESPECT TO ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY 
                                SYNDROME
 
                       Part B--Research Authority
 
Sec. 300cc-15. Support of international efforts


(a) Grants and contracts for research

    (1) Under section 242l of this title, the Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the National Institutes of Health--
        (A) shall, for the purpose described in paragraph (2), make 
    grants to, enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with, and 
    provide technical assistance to, international organizations 
    concerned with public health; and
        (B) may, for such purpose, provide technical assistance to 
    foreign governments.

    (2) The purpose referred to in paragraph (1) is promoting and 
expediting international research and training concerning the natural 
history and pathogenesis of the human immunodeficiency virus and the 
development and evaluation of vaccines and treatments for acquired 
immune deficiency syndrome and opportunistic infections.

(b) Grants and contracts for additional purposes

    After consultation with the Administrator of the Agency for 
International Development, the Secretary, acting through the Director of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall under section 242l 
of this title make grants to, enter into contracts with, and provide 
technical assistance to, international organizations concerned with 
public health and may provide technical assistance to foreign 
governments, in order to support--
        (1) projects for training individuals with respect to developing 
    skills and technical expertise for use in the prevention, diagnosis, 
    and treatment of acquired immune deficiency syndrome; and
        (2) epidemiological research relating to acquired immune 
    deficiency syndrome.

(c) Special Programme of World Health Organization

    Support provided by the Secretary pursuant to this section shall be 
in furtherance of the global strategy of the World Health Organization 
Special Programme on Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.

(d) Preferences

    In providing grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and 
technical assistance under subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the 
Secretary shall--
        (1) give preference to activities under such subsections 
    conducted by, or in cooperation with, the World Health Organization; 
    and
        (2) with respect to activities carried out under such 
    subsections in the Western Hemisphere, give preference to activities 
    conducted by, or in cooperation with, the Pan American Health 
    Organization or the World Health Organization.

(e) Requirement of application

    The Secretary may not make a grant or enter into a cooperative 
agreement or contract under this section unless--
        (1) an application for such assistance is submitted to the 
    Secretary;
        (2) with respect to carrying out the purpose for which such 
    assistance is to be provided, the application provides assurances of 
    compliance satisfactory to the Secretary; and
        (3) the application otherwise is in such form, is made in such 
    manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and information as 
    the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this section.

(f) Authorization of appropriations

    For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXIII, Sec. 2315, as added Pub. L. 100-
607, title II, Sec. 201(4), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3070; amended Pub. 
L. 102-531, title III, Sec. 312(d)(18), Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3505; 
Pub. L. 103-43, title XVIII, Sec. 1811(3), June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 
199.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 300cc-15, act July 1, 1944, Sec. 2316, was 
successively renumbered by subsequent acts and transferred, see section 
238m of this title.


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 103-43, Sec. 1811(3)(A), substituted 
``international research and training concerning the natural history and 
pathogenesis of the human immunodeficiency virus and the development and 
evaluation of vaccines and treatments for acquired immune deficiency 
syndrome and opportunistic infections'' for ``international research 
concerning the development and evaluation of vaccines and treatments for 
acquired immune deficiency syndrome''.
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 103-43, Sec. 1811(3)(B), substituted ``such 
sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year'' for ``there are 
authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1989 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1990 and 1991''.
    1992--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-531 substituted ``Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention'' for ``Centers for Disease Control''.
