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10 U.S.C. § 980 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 10. Armed Forces § 980. Limitation on use of humans as experimental subjects

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense may not be used for research involving a human being as an experimental subject unless--

(1) the informed consent of the subject is obtained in advance; or

(2) in the case of research intended to be beneficial to the subject, the informed consent of the subject or a legal representative of the subject is obtained in advance.

(b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition in this section with respect to a specific research project to advance the development of a medical product necessary to the armed forces if the research project may directly benefit the subject and is carried out in accordance with all other applicable laws.

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