REPORT REGARDING RESEARCH ON RARE DISEASES IN CHILDREN.

SEC. 2801. REPORT REGARDING RESEARCH ON RARE DISEASES IN CHILDREN. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall submit to the Congress a report on— (1) the activities that, during fiscal year 2000, were con-ducted and supported by such Institutes with respect to rare diseases in children, including Friedreich’s ataxia and Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome; and (2) the activities that are planned to be conducted and supported by such Institutes with respect to such diseases during the fiscal years 2001 through 2005.