42 U.S.C. § 284r: Basic research

relevant biological variables including sex, as appropriate; and how differences between male and female cells, tissues, or animals may be examined and analyzed. The Director of the National Institutes of Health may update or revise the policies developed under paragraph (1) as appropriate. the Office of Research on Women’s Health; the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare; and appropriate members of the scientific and academic communities; and conduct outreach to solicit feedback from members of the scientific and academic communities on the influence of sex as a variable in basic research, including feedback on when it is appropriate for projects of basic research involving cells, tissues, or animals to include both male and female cells, tissues, or animals. ensure that projects of basic research funded by the National Institutes of Health are conducted in accordance with the policies developed, updated, or revised under this section, as applicable; and encourage that the results of such research, when published or reported, be disaggregated as appropriate with respect to the analysis of any sex differences.