42 U.S.C. § 247b–3
Education, technology assessment, and epidemiology regarding lead poisoning
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 247b–3, Education, technology assessment, and epidemiology regarding lead poisoning, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/475157
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The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall carry out a program to educate health professionals and paraprofessionals and the general public on the prevention of lead poisoning in infants and children. In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall make available information concerning the health effects of low-level lead toxicity, the causes of lead poisoning, and the primary and secondary preventive measures that may be taken to prevent such poisoning.
The Task Force shall be composed of—
The Task Force shall—
review, evaluate, and coordinate current strategies and plans formulated by the officials serving as members of the Task Force, including—
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall, directly or through grants or contracts—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Preventive Health Amendments of 1992House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993