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42 U.S.C. 300u-6: Office of Minority Health

Created in 1990 by Public Law 101-527. Changed by 4 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change (b), (g)

How it got here

2010

  • Pub. L. 111–148, §10334(a)(1)(A), amended text of subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "There is established an Office of Minority Health within the Office of Public Health and Science. There shall be in the Department of Health and Human Services a Deputy A… (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 111–148, §10334(a)(1)(B), added subsec. (h) and struck out former subsec. (h). Prior to amendment, text of subsec. (h), which consisted only of a par. (1), read as follows: (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) Law text · (h)

2000

  • Pub. L. 106–525, §403(1), added par. (10). (Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act of 2000) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 106–525, §403(2), substituted "paragraphs (1) through (10)" for "paragraphs (1) through (9)". (Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act of 2000) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 106–525, §403(3), amended heading and text of par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health shall consult with the Director of the Office of International and Refugee Health, the Director of the Office of Ci… (Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act of 2000) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 106–525, §601, substituted "Asian Americans;" for "Asian Americans and" and inserted "Native Hawaiians and other" before "Pacific Islanders;". (Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act of 2000) Law text · (g)

1998

  • Pub. L. 105–392, §201(c)(1), struck out "Establishment of" before "Office" in section catchline. (Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998) Law text
  • Pub. L. 105–392, §201(c)(2), substituted "Public Health and Science" for "the Assistant Secretary for Health". (Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 105–392, §201(a), added subsecs. (b) to (h) and struck out former subsecs. (b) to (f), which related, respectively, to duties of Secretary, certain requirements regarding duties, grants and contracts regarding duties, reports, and funding. (Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998) Law text · (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h)

1990

  • Pub. L. 101–557 added par. (8). · (b)

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.