Title 42The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§285f–4 Microbicide research and development

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES › Part Part C— - Specific Provisions Respecting National Research Institutes › Subpart subpart 6— - national institute of allergy and infectious diseases › § 285f–4

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

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Must research, by Institute Director via AIDS Division head, women's HIV prevention, including microbicides, per NIH peer review.

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Title 42, §285f–4

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Director of the Institute, acting through the head of the Division of AIDS, shall, consistent with the peer-review process of the National Institutes of Health, carry out research on, and development of, safe and effective methods for use by women to prevent the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus, which may include microbicides.

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42 U.S.C. § 285f–4

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73