Title 29, LaborRelease 119-102
§669a Expanded Research on Worker Health and Safety
Title 29 › CHAPTER 15 — OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH › § 669a
Summary
The Secretary, through the NIOSH Director, must expand research on worker health and safety for people at risk from bioterrorist attacks, including studies of health effects from treatments or protections. It does not give them new power to make or change workplace safety rules.
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Title 29, §669a
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The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”), acting through the Director of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, shall enhance and expand research as deemed appropriate on the health and safety of workers who are at risk for bioterrorist threats or attacks in the workplace, including research on the health effects of measures taken to treat or protect such workers for diseases or disorders resulting from a bioterrorist threat or attack. Nothing in this section may be construed as establishing new regulatory authority for the Secretary or the Director to issue or modify any occupational safety and health rule or regulation.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, and not as part of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 which comprises this chapter.
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29 U.S.C. § 669a
Title 29, Labor
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102