Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§285g–3 Associate Director for Prevention; appointment; function
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 7— - eunice kennedy shriver national institute of child health and human development › § 285g–3
Summary
The Institute must have an Associate Director for Prevention to run programs that stop health problems in mothers and children. The Institute Director must appoint someone with expertise in public health or preventive medicine.
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Title 42, §285g–3
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There shall be in the Institute an Associate Director for Prevention to coordinate and promote the programs in the Institute concerning the prevention of health problems of mothers and children. The Associate Director shall be appointed by the Director of the Institute from individuals who because of their professional training or experience are experts in public health or preventive medicine.
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1998—Pub. L. 105–362 struck out subsec. (a) designation and struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: “The Associate Director for Prevention shall prepare for inclusion in the biennial report made under section 284b of this title a description of the prevention activities of the Institute, including a description of the staff and resources allocated to those activities.”
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42 U.S.C. § 285g–3
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73