WHAT THE LAW DOINCongress, in plain words

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42 U.S.C. 285c: Purpose of Institute

Created in 1985 by Public Law 99-158. Not changed since. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change 434B

How it got here

Unchanged since Public Law 99-158 (Nov 20, 1985).

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.