§ 2487b. Biomedical research grants
(a)
Establishment of program
The Administrator and the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall establish a joint program of biomedical research grants in areas described in section
2487a
(a) of this title, where such research requires access to a microgravity environment. Such program shall be consistent with actions taken by the joint working group under section
2487a of this title.
(b)
Research opportunity announcements
The grants program established under subsection (a) of this section shall annually issue joint research opportunity announcements under the sponsorship of the National Institutes of Health and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Responses to the announcements shall be evaluated by a peer review committee whose members shall be selected by the Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Administrator, and shall include individuals not employed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or the National Institutes of Health.