Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Part E · Chapter 163 — Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation
§ 19064. Biological research collections
Statutory text
In general
The Director shall continue to support databases, tools, methods, and other activities that secure and improve existing physical and digital biological research collections, improve the accessibility of collections and collection-related data for research and educational purposes, develop capacity for curation and collection management, and to transfer ownership of collections that are significant to the biological research community, including to museums and universities.
Specimen management plan
In consultation with other relevant Federal research agencies, and as the Director determines is appropriate, the Director shall require that proposals submitted to the Foundation for funding for research that involves collecting or generating specimens include, as part of the data management plan under section 19053 of this title, a description of how the specimens and associated data will be accessioned into and maintained in an established biological collection.
Action Center for Biological Collections
In coordination with other relevant Federal research agencies, as appropriate, the Director shall make awards on a competitive basis to institutions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to facilitate coordination and data sharing among communities of practice for research, education, workforce training, evaluation, and business model development, including by establishing an Action Center for Biological Collections.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act
Pub. L. 117–167 div. B title III § 10355 · 136 Stat. 1366
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 19064
(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title III, § 10355, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1562.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title III, § 10355, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1562.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 10355. BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH COLLECTIONS. (a) In General.— The Director shall continue to support databases, tools, methods, and other activities that secure and improve existing physical and digital biological research collections, improve the accessibility of collections and collection-related data for research and educational purposes, develop capacity for curation and collection management, and to transfer ownership of collections that are significant to the biological research community, including to museums and universities. (b) Specimen Management Plan.— In consultation with other relevant Federal research agencies, and as the Director determines is appropriate, the Director shall require that proposals submitted to the Foundation for funding for research that involves collecting or generating specimens include, as part of the data management plan under section 10344, a description of how the specimens and associated data will be accessioned into and maintained in an established biological collection. (c) Action Center for Biological Collections.— In coordination with other relevant Federal research agencies, as appropriate, the Director shall make awards on a competitive basis to institutions of higher education or non-profit organizations (or consortia of such institutions or organizations) to facilitate coordination and data sharing among communities of practice for research, education, workforce training, evaluation, and business model development, including by establishing an Action Center for Biological Collections.
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