Office of Research on Women’s Health

There is established within the Office of the Director of NIH an office to be known as the Office of Research on Women’s Health (in this part referred to as the “Office”). The Office shall be headed by a director, who shall be appointed by the Director of NIH and who shall report directly to the Director. The Director of the Office shall— With respect to research on women’s health, the Coordinating Committee shall assist the Director of the Office in— The Advisory Committee shall— advise the Director of the Office on appropriate research activities to be undertaken by the national research institutes with respect to— The Advisory Committee shall prepare a biennial report describing the activities of the Committee, including findings made by the Committee regarding— The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Personnel and in collaboration with the Director of the Office, shall determine the extent to which women are represented among senior physicians and scientists of the national research institutes and among physicians and scientists conducting research with funds provided by such institutes, and as appropriate, carry out activities to increase the extent of such representation. For purposes of this part: The term “women’s health conditions”, with respect to women of all age, ethnic, and racial groups, means all diseases, disorders, and conditions (including with respect to mental health)—