§ 300cc-41. Additional authorities
(a)
In general
In carrying out AIDS research, the Director of the Office—
(1)
shall develop and expand clinical trials of treatments and therapies for infection with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome, including such clinical trials for women, infants, children, hemophiliacs, and minorities;
(2)
may establish or support the large-scale development and preclinical screening, production, or distribution of specialized biological materials and other therapeutic substances for AIDS research and set standards of safety and care for persons using such materials;
(3)
may support—
(4)
may encourage and coordinate AIDS research conducted by any industrial concern that evidences a particular capability for the conduct of such research;
(5)
(A)
may acquire, improve, repair, operate, and maintain laboratories, other research facilities, equipment, and such other real or personal property as the Director of the Office determines necessary;
(C)
may acquire, without regard to section
8141 of title
40 by lease or otherwise through the Administrator of General Services, buildings or parts of buildings in the District of Columbia or communities located adjacent to the District of Columbia for the use of the National Institutes of Health for a period not to exceed ten years; and
(6)
subject to section
284
(b)(2) of this title and without regard to section
3324 of title
31 and section
5 of title
41, may enter into such contracts and cooperative agreements with any public agency, or with any person, firm, association, corporation, or educational institution, as may be necessary to expedite and coordinate research relating to acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
(b)
Projects for cooperation among public and private health entities
In carrying out subsection (a) of this section, the Director of the Office shall establish projects to promote cooperation among Federal agencies, State, local, and regional public health agencies, and private entities, in research concerning the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of acquired immune deficiency syndrome.