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42 U.S.C. 284a: Advisory councils

Created in 1985 by Public Law 99-158. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

12 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 281, 42 U.S.C. 282, 42 U.S.C. 284, 42 U.S.C. 285b–7, 42 U.S.C. 285c–6.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–180 substituted "appointed to the Board—" for "appointed to the Board", inserted subcl. (I) designation before "not less than", substituted "5 members" for "five members", inserted "and" at end, and added subcl. (II). Law text · (h)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–245 substituted "Science of the Department of Energy" for "Energy Research of the Department of Energy". Law text · (h)

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–43, §2010(b)(2), substituted "section 238" for "section 300aaa". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–43, §2008(b)(1)(A), substituted "Department of Veterans Affairs" for "Veterans' Administration" in two places. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 103–43, §210(a), substituted "for 180 days after the date of such expiration" for "until a successor has taken office". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 103–43, §2008(b)(1)(B), substituted "Department of Veterans Affairs" for "Veterans' Administration". · (h)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–405 substituted "Under Secretary for Health" for "Chief Medical Director". · (b), (h)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–381 made technical amendment to reference to section 300aaa of this title to reflect renumbering of corresponding section of original act. · (a)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–607, §117(a), inserted at end "The ex officio members shall be nonvoting members." · (b)
    • Pub. L. 100–607, §117(b), inserted "not less than two individuals who are leaders in the fields of" after "(including". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 100–607, §117(c), inserted "shall be nonvoting members and" after "Board" and substituted "the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, and the Director of the Office of Energy Research of the Department of Energy" for "and the Assistant Secretary of Defense … · (h)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.