Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§283f Requirements regarding surveys of sexual behavior
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES › Part Part A— - National Institutes of Health › § 283f
Summary
An NIH-backed survey about human sexual behavior can only go forward if it is reviewed under sections 289 and 289a, and the Secretary under section 289a-1 finds it will reduce STDs/HIV or improve reproductive or other health.
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Title 42, §283f
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With respect to any survey of human sexual behavior proposed to be conducted or supported through the National Institutes of Health, the survey may not be carried out unless—
(1)the proposal has undergone review in accordance with any applicable requirements of section 289 and 289a of this title; and
(2)the Secretary, in accordance with section 289a–1 of this title, makes a determination that the information expected to be obtained through the survey will assist—
(A)in reducing the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases, the incidence of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, or the incidence of any other infectious disease; or
(B)in improving reproductive health or other conditions of health.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Prohibition Against SHARP Adult Sex Survey and American Teenage Sex Survey Pub. L. 103–43, title XX, § 2015,
June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 217, provided that: “The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not during fiscal year 1993 or any subsequent fiscal year conduct or support the SHARP survey of adult sexual behavior or the American Teenage Study of adolescent sexual behavior. This section becomes effective on the date of the enactment of this Act [
June 10, 1993].”
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42 U.S.C. § 283f
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73