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§19192 Purpose

Title 42 › CHAPTER 163 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITION, AND INNOVATION › SUBCHAPTER V — BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN SCIENCE › Part D — Combating Sexual Harassment in Science › § 19192

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

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Increase understanding of the causes and harms of sex-based and sexual harassment, from a 2018 National Academies report, and promote evidence-based ways to reduce it.

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Title 42, §19192

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The purpose of this part is to increase understanding of the causes and consequences of sex-based and sexual harassment, as discussed in the report issued by the National Academies in 2018 entitled “Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine”, and to advance evidence-based approaches to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment.

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42 U.S.C. § 19192

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102