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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 106-129
Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999
An overview of the quality improvement programs of the Department of Health and Human Services for Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP [Children's Health Insurance Program] under titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act
Public Law 106-113
An Act Making Consolidated Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2000, and for Other Purposes
Examination of the costs and benefits of federal research and development technologies in fossil energy and energy efficiency
Study of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's proposed rule relating to occupational exposure to tuberculosis
Study of the prevalence and impact of ethnic bias in medicine
Public Law 106-79
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000
Study of the effectiveness and safety of the anthrax vaccine
Public Law 106-74
Departments of Veterans Affairs, and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000
Study of the effectiveness of clean air programs utilized by federal, state, and local governments
Study of the cumulative impacts of North Slope oil and gas development
Study of the availability and usefulness of data from all of NASA's science missions
Public Law 106-71
Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children Protection Act
Study of the antecedents of school violence in urban, suburban, and rural schools
Public Law 106-69
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000
Study of privatizing the traffic management function within the Federal Aviation Administration
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 evaluate the available scientific evidence regarding associations between illness and service in the Persian Gulf War
Assess 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 cause-and-effect relationship between repetitive tasks in the workplace and musculoskeletal disorders
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
Establish and coordinate a task force to develop a national strategy for the prevention of alcohol-related birth defects
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 to develop methods for evaluating federally funded research and development programs
Study of the 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
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 105-78
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act of 1998
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 of the effectiveness of the Environmental Protection Agency's inspection and maintenance programs
Development of a comprehensive, prioritized, near-term and long-term program for particulate matter research and monitoring (a series of four reports within a 5-year period)
Public Law 105-33
Balanced Budget Act of 1997
Study of payments for clinical laboratory tests, under Title XVIII Part B of the Social Security Act
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 studies of flood-damage reduction
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' 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 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)
Public Law 93-348
National Research Service Award Act of 1974
Conduct a continuing study to establish the nation's overall need for biomedical and behavioral research personnel and assess current training programs
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