Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§285b–7b Coordination of Federal Asthma Activities
Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER III — NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES › Part C — Specific Provisions Respecting National Research Institutes › subpart 2 — national heart, lung, and blood institute › § 285b–7b
Summary
The Institute director must have the Coordinating Committee find all federal programs that work on asthma and, with other federal agencies and health groups, create a federal plan to respond to asthma. HUD must have a representative on the committee.
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Title 42, §285b–7b
The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)In general
The Director of Institute shall, through the National Asthma Education Prevention Program Coordinating Committee—
(1)identify all Federal programs that carry out asthma-related activities; and
(2)develop, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies and professional and voluntary health organizations, a Federal plan for responding to asthma.
(b)Representation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
A representative of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be included on the National Asthma Education Prevention Program Coordinating Committee for the purpose of performing the tasks described in subsection (a).
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
2007—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–482, § 104(b)(1)(G), inserted “and” at end of par. (1), substituted a period for “; and” at end of par. (2), and struck out par. (3) which read as follows: “not later than 12 months after October 17, 2000, submit recommendations to the appropriate committees of the Congress on ways to strengthen and improve the coordination of asthma-related activities of the Federal Government.” Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–482, § 103(b)(19), struck out heading and text of subsec. (c). Text read as follows: “For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2007 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 109–482 applicable only with respect to amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2007 or subsequent fiscal years, see section 109 of Pub. L. 109–482, set out as a note under section 281 of this title.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 285b–7b
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110