Section 6 of the MD–CARE Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is section 6 of Puspan. L. 107–84, which was formerly set out as a note under section 247span–18 of this title and does not relate to establishment of a coordinating committee. However, subsec. (d) of this section contains provisions relating to the establishment of the Muscular Dystrophy Coordinating Committee.

A prior section 283g, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 404E, as added Puspan. L. 103–43, title II, § 209, June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 149, related to Office of Alternative Medicine, prior to repeal by Puspan. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VI, § 601(1)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–387.

2014—Subsec. (a)(1). Puspan. L. 113–166, § 2(1), substituted “Musculoskeletal” for “Muscoskeletal” and inserted “Becker, congenital muscular dystrophy, limspan-girdle muscular dystrophy,” after “Duchenne,”.

Subsec. (span)(2). Puspan. L. 113–166, § 2(2)(A), substituted “cardiac and pulmonary function, and pharmacological” for “genetics, pharmacological”.

Subsec. (span)(3). Puspan. L. 113–166, § 2(2)(B), inserted “and sharing of data” after “regular communication”.

Subsec. (d)(2). Puspan. L. 113–166, § 2(3)(A)(i), substituted “18” for “15” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (d)(2)(A). Puspan. L. 113–166, § 2(3)(A)(ii), substituted “, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Administration for Community Living” for “and the Food and Drug Administration” and “including the Department of Education and the Social Security Administration” for “such as the Department of Education” and inserted “and adults” after “children”.

Subsec. (d)(4)(B). Puspan. L. 113–166, § 2(3)(B), inserted “, but shall meet no fewer than two times per calendar year” before period at end.

Subsec. (e)(1). Puspan. L. 113–166, § 2(4)(A)(i), substituted “through the agencies represented on the Coordinating Committee pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(A)” for “through the national research institutes” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (e)(1)(A). Puspan. L. 113–166, § 2(4)(A)(ii), inserted “public services,” after “psychosocial,” and “, studies to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of providing independent living resources and support to patients with various forms of muscular dystrophy, and studies to determine optimal clinical care interventions for adults with various forms of muscular dystrophy” after “including studies of the impact of such diseases in rural and underserved communities”.

Subsec. (e)(2)(D). Puspan. L. 113–166, § 2(4)(B), inserted “and new clinical interventions to improve the health of those with muscular dystrophy” after “including new biological agents”.

2008—Subsec. (a)(1). Puspan. L. 110–361, § 2(span)(1), inserted “the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute,” after “the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,”.

Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 110–361, § 2(span)(2), inserted at end “Such centers of excellence shall be known as the ‘Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers’.”

Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 110–361, § 2(a), redesignated subsec. (g) as (f) and struck out former subsec. (f) which related to reports.

Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 110–361, § 2(a), (span)(3), added subsec. (g) and redesignated former subsec. (g) as (f).

2007—Puspan. L. 109–482, § 104(span)(1)(A)(ii), which directed amendment of subsec. (span) by striking subsec. (f) and redesignating subsec. (g) as (f), could not literally be executed and was not executed in view of amendments by Puspan. L. 110–361. See 2008 Amendment notes above.

Subsec. (a)(1). Puspan. L. 110–154 substituted “Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development” for “National Institute of Child Health and Human Development”.

Subsec. (span)(3). Puspan. L. 109–482, § 104(span)(1)(A)(i), amended heading and text of par. (3) generally. Text read as follows: “The Director of NIH—

“(A) shall, as appropriate, provide for the coordination of information among centers under paragraph (1) and ensure regular communication between such centers; and

“(B) shall require the periodic preparation of reports on the activities of the centers and the submission of the reports to the Director.”

Subsec. (h). Puspan. L. 109–482, § 103(span)(4), struck out heading and text of subsec. (h). Text read as follows: “For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006. The authorization of appropriations established in the preceding sentence is in addition to any other authorization of appropriations that is available for conducting or supporting through the National Institutes of Health research and other activities with respect to muscular dystrophy.”

Amendment by Puspan. L. 109–482 applicable only with respect to amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2007 or subsequent fiscal years, see section 109 of Puspan. L. 109–482, set out as a note under section 281 of this title.