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

Created in 2000 by the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-525). Changed by 5 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 299a–1.

This Congress

  • H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change 464z–7

How it got here

2022

  • Pub. L. 117–104 amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Director of the Institute may carry out a program to facilitate minority health disparities research and other health disparities research by providing for research endowments— Law text · (h)

2016

  • Pub. L. 114–255, §2038(f)(1), redesignated subsec. (h) relating to interagency coordination as (k). (21st Century Cures Act) Law text · (h)
  • Pub. L. 114–255 redesignated subsec. (h) relating to interagency coordination as (k), in heading substituted "Intra-National Institutes of Health" for "Interagency", in text substituted "as the primary Federal official" for "as the primary Federal officials" and "national research inst… (21st Century Cures Act) Law text · (k)

2011

  • Pub. L. 112–74 substituted "Director of NIH" for "Director of the National Institute for Research Resources" and "283k(c)(2)" for "287a–1(c)(3)" and inserted "under such section" after "Institutions of Emerging Excellence". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012) Law text · (i)

2010

  • Pub. L. 111–148, §10334(c)(1)(D)(iii), substituted "Institute" for "Center" in section catchline. (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §10334(c)(1)(D)(ii), (iii), substituted "National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities" for "National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities" and "Institute" for "Center". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §10334(c)(1)(D)(iii), substituted "Institute" for "Center" wherever appearing. (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (d), (e), (f), (g)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §10334(c)(2)(C), added at end subsec. (h) relating to interagency coordination. (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (h)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §10334(c)(2)(A), in par. (1) of subsec. (h) relating to research endowments, substituted "research endowments— (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (h)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §10334(c)(1)(D)(iii), in par. (1) of subsec. (h) relating to research endowments, substituted "Institute" for "Center". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (h)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §10334(c)(1)(D)(iii), in par. (2) of subsec. (h) relating to research endowments, substituted "Institute" for "Center" in introductory provisions. (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (h)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §10334(c)(2)(B), in par. (2)(A) of subsec. (h) relating to research endowments, substituted "median" for "average". (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (h)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §10334(c)(1)(D)(iii), substituted "Institute" for "Center" wherever appearing. (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (i), (j)

2007

  • Pub. L. 109–482, §104(b)(1)(N), struck out heading and text of subsec. (k). Text read as follows: "The Director of the Center shall prepare an annual report on the activities carried out or to be carried out by the Center, and shall submit each such report to the Committee on Health, E… (National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006) Law text · (k)
  • Pub. L. 109–482, §103(b)(44), struck out heading and text of subsec. (l). Text read as follows: "For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2002 … (National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006) Law text · (l)

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.