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42 U.S.C. 299b-4: Research supporting primary care and access in underserved areas

Created in 1999 by the Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-129). Changed by 2 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 2045 Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025 · introduced · would change (a)

How it got here

2022

  • Pub. L. 117–286 substituted "chapter 10 of title 5." for "Appendix 2 of title 5." Law text · (a)

2010

  • Pub. L. 111–148 added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which related to establishment and purpose of Preventive Services Task Force, provision of support by Agency, and nonapplicability of provisions of Appendix 2 of title 5. (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (a)

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.