Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§284j Muscular dystrophy research
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Summary
The NIH Director must expand and better coordinate NIH research on muscular dystrophies, including Duchenne, using the right NIH institutes (like NINDS) and working with other agencies.
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Title 42, §284j
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(a)The Director of NIH shall expand and increase coordination in the activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on muscular dystrophies, including Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
(b)The Director of NIH shall carry out this section through the appropriate institutes, including the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and in collaboration with any other agencies that the Director determines appropriate.
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2007—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–482 struck out heading and text of subsec. (c). Text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005. Amounts appropriated under this subsection shall be in addition to any other amounts appropriated for such purpose.”
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of 2007 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 109–482 applicable only with respect to amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2007 or subsequent fiscal years, see section 109 of Pub. L. 109–482, set out as a note under section 281 of this title.
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42 U.S.C. § 284j
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73