Autoimmune diseases
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(a) Expansion, intensification, and coordination of activities
(1) In general
The Director of NIH shall expand, intensify, and coordinate research and other activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to autoimmune diseases.
(2) Allocations by Director of NIH
With respect to amounts appropriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Director of NIH shall allocate the amounts among the national research institutes that are carrying out paragraph (1).
(3) Definition
The term “autoimmune disease” includes, for purposes of this section such diseases or disorders with evidence of autoimmune pathogensis [1] as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.