42 CFR 4.3
§ 4.3 Purpose of the Library.
United States · 42 CFR — Public Health · Status: effective
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- 42 CFR 4.3, § 4.3 Purpose of the Library, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/200437
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The purpose of the Library is to assist the advancement of medical and related sciences and aid the dissemination and exchange of scientific and other information important to the progress of medicine and the public health. The Library acquires and maintains library materials pertinent to medicine, including audiovisual materials; compiles, publishes, and disseminates catalogs, indices, and bibliographies of these materials, as appropriate; makes available materials, through loan or otherwise; provides reference and other assistance to research; and engages in other activities in furtherance of this purpose.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.