duties of the secretary

duties of the secretary Sec. 205. Within 60 days of the receipt of any recommendation made by the Commission under section 202, the Secretary shall publish it in the Federal Register and provide opportunity for interested persons to submit written data, views, and arguments with respect to such recommendation. The Secretary shall consider the Commission’s recommendation and relevant matter submitted with respect to it and, within 180 days of the date of its publication in the Federal Register, the Secretary shall (1) determine whether the administrative action proposed by such recommendation is appropriate to assure the protection of human subjects of biomedical and behavioral research conducted or supported under programs administered by him, and (2) if he determines that such action is not so appropriate, publish in the Federal Register such determination together with an adequate statement of the reasons for his determination. If the Secretary determines that administrative action recommended by the Commission should be undertaken by him, he shall undertake such action as expeditiously as is feasible.