INCLUSION OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN CLINICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS.

SEC. 252. INCLUSION OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN CLINICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS. (a) General Rule.—In conducting or supporting clinical research, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that— (1) women who are members of the Armed Forces are included as subjects in each project of such research; and (2) members of minority groups who are members of the Armed Forces are included as subjects of such research. (b) Waiver Authority.—The requirement in subsection (a) regarding women and members of minority groups who are members of the Armed Forces may be waived by the Secretary of Defense with respect to a project of clinical research if the Secretary determines that the inclusion, as subjects in the project, of women and members of minority groups, respectively— (1) is inappropriate with respect to the health of the subjects; (2) is inappropriate with respect to the purpose of the research; or (3) is inappropriate under such other circumstances as the Secretary of Defense may designate. 107 STAT. 1608 (c) Requirement for Analysis of Research.—In the case of a project of clinical research in which women or members of minority groups will under subsection (a) be included as subjects of the research, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the project is designed and carried out so as to provide for a valid analysis of whether the variables being tested in the research affect women or members of minority groups, as the case may be, differently than other persons who are subjects of the research.