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

Created in 1985 by Public Law 99-158. Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 247d-6a, 42 U.S.C. 285f-2.

This Congress

  • H.R. 1497 NIH Reform Act · introduced · would change the section as a whole

How it got here

1993

  • Pub. L. 103–43 inserted before period at end ", including tropical diseases".

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.