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42 U.S.C. § 285b–2

Information and education

United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective

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42 U.S.C. § 285b–2, Information and education, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/475557
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The Director of the Institute shall collect, identify, analyze, and disseminate on a timely basis, through publications and other appropriate means, to patients, families of patients, physicians and other health professionals, and the general public, information on research, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases, the maintenance of health to reduce the incidence of such diseases, and on the use of blood and blood products and the management of blood resources. In carrying out this section, the Director of the Institute shall place special emphasis upon the utilization of collaborative efforts with both the public and private sectors to—

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 99-158(H.R. 2409)1985-11-20
    Health Research Extension Act of 1985
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-607(S. 2889)1988-11-04
    Health Omnibus Extension of 1988
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally