110 STAT. 2600
PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996
"(h) A graduate of the University who is relieved of the gradf-
uate's active-duty service obligation under subsection (b) bef<ire
the completion of that active-duty service obligation may be given,
with or without the consent of the graduate, an alternative obligation in the same manner as provided in subpgiragraphs (A) and
(B) of paragraph (1) of section 2123(e)(1) of this title or paragraph
(2) of such section for members of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance program.".
10 USC 2114
(c) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. — The amendments made by
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this section shall apply with respect to individuals who first become
members of the Araied Forces Health Professions Scholarship and
Financial Assistance program or students of the Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences on or after October 1, 1996.
10 USC 2123
(d) TRANSITION PROVISION. — (1) In the case of any member
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of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial
Assistance program who, as of October 1, 1996, is serving an active
duty obligation under the program or is incurring an active duty
obligation as a participant in the program, and who is subsequently
relieved of the active duty obligation before the completion of the
obligation, the alternative obligations authorized by the amendment
made by subsection (a) may be used by the Secretary of the military
department concerned with the agreement of the member.
10 USC 2114
(2) In the case of any person who, as of October 1, 1996,
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is serving an active-duty service obligation as a graduate of the
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences or is incurring
an active-duty service obligation as a student of the University,
and who is subsequently relieved of the active-duty service obligation before the completion of the obligation, the alternative obligations authorized by the amendment made by subsection (b) may
be implemented by the Secretary of Defense with the agreement
of the person.
(e) REPORT ON UTILIZATION OF GRADUATES OF UNIVERSITY.—
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report
on the utilization by the Department of Defense of graduates of
the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. The
report shall include a discussion of means of ensuring that graduates of the University have received training in medical specialties
for which the Department has particular need.
10 USC 1071
SEC. 742. EXTERNAL PEER REVIEW FOR DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
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EXTRAMURAL MEDICAL RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN
SUBJECTS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF EXTERNAL PEER REVIEW PROCESS. —
The Secretary of Defense shall establish a peer review process
that will use persons who are not officers or employees of the
Government to review the research protocols of medical research
projects.
(b) PEER REVIEW REQUIREMENTS. —Funds of the Department
of Defense may not be obligated or expended for any medical
research project unless the research protocol for the project has
been approved by the external peer review process established
under subsection (a).
(c) MEDICAL RESEARCH PROJECT DEFINED.— For purposes of
this section, the term "medical research project" means a research
project that—
(1) involves the participation of human subjects;
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