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Current Congressionally Authorized Activities
(While all projects listed have been designated in legislation, a few lack funding and final contracts.)
Public Law 105-392
Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of
1998
Study of the training needs of health professionals with respect to
the detection and referral of victims of family or acquaintance violence
Public Law 105-383
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998
Study to establish a rationally based equivalency
assessment approach that would account for the overall environmental
performance of alternative tank vessel designs
Public Law 105-368
Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998
Review and evaluation of the available scientific
evidence regarding associations between illness and service in the
Persian Gulf War
Assist in developing a plan for the establishment of a
national center or centers for the study of war-related illnesses and
post-deployment health issues
Assessment of whether a methodology could be used for
determining the efficacy of treatments furnished to, and health outcomes
of, Persian Gulf War veterans treated for illnesses associated with
their service, and identify empirically valid models of treatment
Develop a curriculum for the care and treatment of Persian Gulf War
veterans who have ill-defined or undiagnosed illnesses and periodically
review and provide recommendations regarding research plans and research
strategies
Public Law 105-314
Protection of Children From Sexual Predators Act of
1998
Study of computer-based technologies and other approaches to the
problem of the availability to children of pornographic material on the
Internet
Public Law 105-305
Next-Generation Internet Research Act of 1998
Study of the short-term and long-term effects on trademark rights
of adding new generic, top-level domains, and related dispute resolution
procedures
Public Law 105-301
Crime Victims With Disabilities Awareness Act
Provide research for a study to increase knowledge and
information about crimes against individuals with developmental
disabilities
Public Law 105-277
Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1999
Study of the environmental and reclamation requirements related to
mining of locatable minerals on federal lands
Study of the cause-and-effect relationship between repetitive tasks
in the workplace and musculoskeletal disorders
Review of the current policies of the Organ Procurement and
Transplantation Network
Study of the technical feasibility, validity, and
reliability of including test items from the National Assessment of
Educational Progress for fourth-grade reading and eighth-grade
mathematics, or from other tests in state and district assessments for
the purpose of providing a common measure of individual student
performance
Update of the 1991 NAS study of the airline industry
and deregulation
Assessment of the status of older workers in the
information technology field
Study of the available scientific evidence regarding
associations between illnesses and exposure to toxic agents,
environmental or wartime hazards, or preventive medicines or vaccines
associated with Gulf War service
Study of the appropriate amounts of fruit, fiber, and
sugar in the diet of the population targeted for benefit by the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
Establish and coordinate a task force to develop a
national strategy for the prevention of alcohol-related birth defects
Consult on the current scientific knowledge of the
potential environmental causes of breast cancer
Evaluate the Gang Resistance Education and Training
program
Public Law 105-276
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999
Study of the potential toxicologic risks of all flame-retardant
chemicals identified as likely candidates for use in residential
upholstered furniture
Study to develop methods for evaluating federally funded research
and development programs
Study of the health effects of copper in drinking
water
Comprehensive review of research examining health
effects of exposure to mercury, and recommendations on the appropriate
level for a mercury exposure reference dose
Public Law 105-261
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1999
Study of the technology base of the Department of
Defense
Public Law 105-185
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998
Study of the role and mission of federally funded
agricultural research, extension, and education
Public Law 105-178
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
Study of the congestion mitigation and air quality
improvement program
Study of the regulation of weights, lengths, and
widths of commercial motor vehicles operating on federal-aid highways to
which federal regulations apply
Study of the effect of contracting out mass-transportation
operation and administrative functions
Study of the safety issues attendant to the transportation of
school children to and from school and school-related activities by
various transportation modes
Review of the strategic plan for integrated surface
transportation research and technology development
Provide technology and engineering advice in production of a series
of films for public television
Study to determine the goals, purposes, research
agenda and projects, administrative structure, and fiscal needs for a
new strategic highway research program
Public Law 105-119
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1998
Study of the role of marine sanctuaries in resource
conservation, as well as the usefulness of marine reserves and their
impacts on water quality and living marine resources
One-time study of fisheries resources of summer
flounder
Public Law 105-115
Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of
1997
Study of the scientific issues raised as a result of
an amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Food
Health Service Act regarding dissemination of written information on the
safety, effectiveness, or benefit of new uses for a drug or device
Public Law 105-85
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1998
Assessment of aspects of the chemical non-stockpile
materiel project, which includes chemical agent identification kits,
plans for disposal of the kits, and the potential changes in policy and
disposal alternatives that could reduce the cost of the program without
reducing overall safety
Public Law 105-78
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services,
and Education Appropriations Act of 1998
Study of the effects of televised alcohol advertising
on youth alcohol consumption
An evaluation of welfare reform outcomes
Public Law 105-66
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act of 1998
Provide annual reviews of the research and development
plans and programs of the Federal Railroad Administration
Public Law 105-65
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act of
1998
Study to evaluate the engineering challenges posed by
extravehicular-activity requirements of space station construction and
assembly
Study of the effectiveness of the Environmental Protection Agency's
inspection and maintenance programs
Public Law 105-33
Balanced Budget Act of 1997
Analysis of the expansion or modification of preventive or other
benefits provided to Medicare beneficiaries, under Title XVIII of the
Social Security Act
Study of payments for clinical laboratory tests, under
Title XVIII Part B of the Social Security Act
Study of early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and
treatment services under Medicaid
Public Law 104-324
U.S. Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996
Study of the environmental and public health risks
posed by discharges of group-5 fuel oil
Study of automatic shutoff valves for marine fueling
equipment
Public Law 104-303
Water Resources Development Act of 1996
Study of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' use of
risk-based analysis for the evaluation of hydrology, hydraulics, and
economics in flood-damage reduction studies
Public Law 104-273
Helium Privatization Act of 1996
Study of whether disposal of helium reserves will have
a substantially adverse effect on U.S. scientific, technical,
biomedical, or national security interests
Public Law 104-204
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act
Study of the Environmental Protection Agency's Mobile
Source Emissions Factor Model
Public Law 103-446
Veterans Benefits and Improvements Act
Yearly review of the adequacy and implementation of
the Department of Veterans Affairs' uniform and comprehensive medical
evaluation protocol for Persian Gulf War veterans
Public Law 103-327
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act
Assessment of several aspects of the Environmental
Protection Agency's research and development activities
Public Law 103-317
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, and
the Judiciary and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 1995
Analysis of the proposed objectivity, methodology, and
application of "environmental accounting," which seeks to provide a
measurement of the contribution of natural resources to the nation's
economy
Public Law 102-4
Agent Orange Act of 1991
Periodic review, summary, and assessment of the
scientific evidence, and recommendation for further scientific studies
concerning the association between exposure to herbicide and each
disease suspected to be associated with such exposure (Reports to be
submitted at least biennially for a period of up to 10 years)
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