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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Part J · Chapter 6A — Public Health Service

§ 280b. Research

Statutory text

(a)

The Secretary, through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall—

(1)

conduct, and give assistance to public and nonprofit private entities, scientific institutions, and individuals engaged in the conduct of, research relating to the causes, mechanisms, prevention, diagnosis, treatment of injuries, and rehabilitation from injuries;

(2)

make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with, public and nonprofit private entities (including academic institutions, hospitals, and laboratories) and individuals for the conduct of such research; and

(3)

make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with, academic institutions for the purpose of providing training on the causes, mechanisms, prevention, diagnosis, treatment of injuries, and rehabilitation from injuries.

(b)

The Secretary, through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall collect and disseminate, through publications and other appropriate means, information concerning the practical applications of research conducted or assisted under subsection (a). In carrying out the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall disseminate such information to the public, including through elementary and secondary schools.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Injury Prevention Act of 1986

    Pub. L. 99–649 § 3 · 100 Stat. 3633

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 280b

    July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 391, as added Pub. L. 99–649, § 3, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3633

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 391, as added Pub. L. 99–649, § 3, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3633

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 3. public health research and activities relating to injury control Title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by 42 USC 241. adding at the end thereof the following new part: “Part J— Injury Control “Sec. 391. “research (a) The Secretary, through the Director of the Centers 42 USC 280b. for Disease Control, shall— “(1) conduct, and give assistance to public and nonprofit private entities, scientific institutions, and individuals engaged in the conduct of, research relating to the causes, mechanisms, prevention, diagnosis, treatment of injuries, and rehabilitation from injuries; and “(2) make grants to public and nonprofit private entities Grants. Schools and colleges. Hospitals. (including academic institutions, hospitals, and laboratories) and individuals for the conduct of such research. “(b) The Secretary, through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, shall collect and disseminate, through publications and other appropriate means, information concerning the practical applications of research conducted or assisted under subsection (a). “Sec. 392. “control activities (a) The Secretary, through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, shall— “(1) State and local governments. assist States and political subdivisions of States in activities for the prevention of injuries; and “(2) encourage regional activities between States designed to reduce injury rates. “(b) The Secretary, through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, may— “(1) Contracts.Health and medical care. enter into agreements between the Service and public and private community health agencies which provide for co-operative planning of activities to deal with problems relating to injuries and injury control; and “(2) State and local governments. work in cooperation with Federal, State, and local agencies to promote injury control. “Sec. 393. “study By January 1, 1989, the Secretary, through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, shall prepare and transmit to the Congress a report analyzing the incidence and causes of childhood injuries in the United States and containing recommendations for such legislation with respect to injury control as the Secretary considers appropriate. “Sec. 394. “authorizations of appropriations (a) To carry out sections 391 and 392, there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1988, 1989, and 1990. Of the amounts appropriated under this section for any fiscal year, not more than 20 percent may be used for Federal administrative expenses to carry out such section for such fiscal year.”.

  2. Injury Control Act of 1990

    Pub. L. 101–558 § 2(a)(1) · 104 Stat. 2772

    Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 280b(a)(2)

    Pub. L. 101–558, § 2(a)(1), inserted “, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with,” after “grants to”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 101–558, § 2(a)(1), inserted “, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with,” after “grants to”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting after “grants to” the following: “, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with,”; and

  3. Injury Control Act of 1990

    Pub. L. 101–558 § 2(a)(2) · 104 Stat. 2772

    Added · 42 U.S.C. § 280b(a)(3)

    Pub. L. 101–558, § 2(a)(2), added par. (3)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 101–558, § 2(a)(2), added par. (3).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) (A) in paragraph (1), by striking “and” after the semicolon at the end; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(3) make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with, academic institutions for the purpose of providing training on the causes, mechanisms, prevention, diagnosis, treatment of injuries, and rehabilitation from injuries.”.

  4. Preventive Health Amendments of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–531 title III § 312(d)(3) · 106 Stat. 3469

    Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 280b

    Pub. L. 102–531 substituted “Centers for Disease Control and Prevention” for “Centers for Disease Control” in subsecs. (a) and (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 102–531 substituted “Centers for Disease Control and Prevention” for “Centers for Disease Control” in subsecs. (a) and (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) in section 391 (42 U.S.C. 280b) by striking out “Centers for Disease Control” each place that such occurs and inserting in lieu thereof “Centers for Disease Control and Prevention”;

  5. Preventive Health Amendments of 1993

    Pub. L. 103–183 title II § 203(b)(2) · 107 Stat. 2226

    Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 280b(b)

    Pub. L. 103–183 inserted at end “In carrying out the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall disseminate such information to the public, including through elementary and secondary schools.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–183 inserted at end “In carrying out the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall disseminate such information to the public, including through elementary and secondary schools.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) 42 USC 280b. in section 391(b), by adding at the end the following sentence: “In carrying out the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall disseminate such information to the public, including through elementary and secondary schools.”.

5 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 280b, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 390, as added , Pub. L. 89–291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1059; amended , Pub. L. 91–212, §§ 4(b), 5(b), 6(b), 84 Stat. 64, 65; , Pub. L. 93–353, title II, §§ 201(a), (b), 202(a), 88 Stat. 371, 372; , Pub. L. 95–83, title II, § 202, 91 Stat. 386; , Pub. L. 95–622, title II, § 211, 92 Stat. 3420; , Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 925(a), 95 Stat. 569, set forth findings and declaration of policy and authorized appropriations with regard to assistance to medical libraries, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–158, § 3(b), , 99 Stat. 879.

A prior section 391 of act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, as added , Pub. L. 89–291, § 2, 79 Stat. 1059; amended , Pub. L. 91–212, § 10(b)(3), 84 Stat. 66; , Pub. L. 93–353, title II, § 202(b), 88 Stat. 372, which defined “sciences related to health”, “National Medical Libraries Assistance Advisory Board”, “Board”, and “medical library”, was classified to section 280b–1 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–158, § 3(b), , 99 Stat. 879.

Amendments1990–1993 · 3 rounds

1993

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–183 inserted at end “In carrying out the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall disseminate such information to the public, including through elementary and secondary schools.”

1992

Pub. L. 102–531 substituted “Centers for Disease Control and Prevention” for “Centers for Disease Control” in subsecs. (a) and (b).

1990

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 101–558, § 2(a)(1), inserted “, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with,” after “grants to”.

Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 101–558, § 2(a)(2), added par. (3).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Findings and Purposes

Pub. L. 99–649, § 2, , 100 Stat. 3633, provided that:

“(a)

The Congress finds and declares that:

“(1)

Injury is one of the principal public health problems in America, and causes over 140,000 deaths per year.

“(2)

Injury rates are particularly high for children and the elderly.

“(3)

Injury causes 50 percent of all deaths for children over the age of one year and two-thirds of all deaths for children over the age of 15 years, and is the leading cause of death for individuals under the age of 44 years. Individuals over the age of 65 years have the highest fatality rates for many injuries.

“(4)

Injury control has not been given high priority in the United States, and the research being conducted on injury control and the number of personnel involved in injury control activities are not adequate.

“(b)

The purposes of this Act [enacting this part] are—

“(1)

to promote research into the causes, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control of injuries and rehabilitation from injuries;

“(2)

to promote cooperation between specialists in fields involved in injury research; and

“(3)

to promote coordination between Federal, State, and local governments and public and private entities in order to achieve a reduction in deaths from injuries.”

Credits

1944–1993 · 4 acts
  1. 1944July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 391, as added Pub. L. 99–649, § 3, , 100 Stat. 3633
  2. 1990amended Pub. L. 101–558, § 2(a), , 104 Stat. 2772
  3. 1992Pub. L. 102–531, title III, § 312(d)(3), , 106 Stat. 3504
  4. 1993Pub. L. 103–183, title II, § 203(b)(2), , 107 Stat. 2232.
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(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 391, as added Pub. L. 99–649, § 3, , 100 Stat. 3633; amended Pub. L. 101–558, § 2(a), , 104 Stat. 2772; Pub. L. 102–531, title III, § 312(d)(3), , 106 Stat. 3504; Pub. L. 103–183, title II, § 203(b)(2), , 107 Stat. 2232.)

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