Summary

National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006

High-Risk, High-Reward Research.— (1) In general.— From amounts to be appropriated under section 402A (b) of the Public Health Service Act, the Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH, may allocate funds for the national research institutes and national centers to make awards of grants or contracts or to engage in other transactions for demonstration projects for high-impact, cutting-edge research that fosters scientific creativity and increases fundamental biological understanding leading to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and disorders.
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National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006

The catalog shall, for each such activity— `` (i) identify the agency or agencies involved; `` (ii) state whether the activity was carried out directly by the agencies or was supported by the agencies and describe to what extent the agency was involved; and `` (iii) identify whether the activity was carried out through a center of excellence. `` (B) In the case of clinical research, the catalog shall, as appropriate, identify study populations by demographic variables and other variables that contribute to research on minority health and health disparities.
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