Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60
§290e Congressional Declaration of Policy
Title 22 › Chapter 7— INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter XX— WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION › § 290e
Summary
The United States will keep and strengthen work with other countries to research major diseases such as heart disease and cancer. Because these illnesses are common, cause serious sickness and death, and slow economic growth and living conditions, Congress asks the World Health Organization to begin studies to help improve research and related programs for both worldwide and region-specific diseases.
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Title 22, §290e
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The Congress of the United States, recognizing that the diseases of mankind, because of their widespread prevalence, debilitating effects, and heavy toll in human life, constitute a major deterrent to the efforts of many peoples to develop their economic resources and productive capacities, and to improve their living conditions, declares it to be the policy of the United States to continue and strengthen mutual efforts among the nations for research against diseases such as heart disease and cancer. In furtherance of this policy, the Congress invites the World Health Organization to initiate studies looking toward the strengthening of research and related programs against these and other diseases common to mankind or unique to individual regions of the globe.
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22 U.S.C. § 290e
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60