CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME.

SEC. 902. CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME. (a) Research Centers.— Subpart 6 of part C of title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285f) is amended by adding at the end the following section: “research centers regarding chronic fatigue syndrome “Sec. 447. (a) The Director of the Institute, after consultation with the advisory council for the Institute, may make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or nonprofit private entities for the development and operation of centers to conduct basic and clinical research on chronic fatigue syndrome. “(b) Each center assisted under this section shall use the facilities of a single institution, or be formed from a consortium of cooperating institutions, meeting such requirements as may be prescribed by the Director of the Institute.”. (b) Extramural Study Section.— Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish an extramural study section for chronic fatigue syndrome research. (c) Representatives.— The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall ensure that appropriate individuals with expertise in chronic fatigue syndrome or neuromuscular diseases and representative of a variety of disciplines and fields within the research community are appointed to appropriate National Institutes of Health advisory committees and boards.