Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§285l Purpose of Institute
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 12— - national institute of environmental health sciences › § 285l
Summary
The Institute must support research, training, public information, and programs about how the environment directly or indirectly affects human health.
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Title 42, §285l
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The general purpose of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (in this subpart referred to as the “Institute”) is the conduct and support of research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to factors in the environment that affect human health, directly or indirectly.
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Amendments
1993—Pub. L. 103–43 inserted “(in this subpart referred to as the ‘Institute’)” after “Sciences”.
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42 U.S.C. § 285l
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73