Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§285e Purpose of Institute
Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER III — NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES › Part C — Specific Provisions Respecting National Research Institutes › subpart 5 — national institute on aging › § 285e
Summary
The Institute must fund and run biomedical, social, and behavioral research, training, and outreach on aging and health.
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Title 42, §285e
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The general purpose of the National Institute on Aging (hereafter in this subpart referred to as the “Institute”) is the conduct and support of biomedical, social, and behavioral research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the aging process and the diseases and other special problems and needs of the aged.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Study of Malnutrition in Elderly Pub. L. 103–43, title XIX, § 1902,
June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 201, directed Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through National Institute on Aging, to conduct a 3-year study on health benefits and cost-effectiveness of nutrition screening and intervention activities of the elderly, and a 3-year study to determine extent of malnutrition in elderly individuals in hospitals and long-term care facilities and in elderly individuals who are living independently, provided for creation of advisory panel to oversee studies, provided for submission to Congress of reports containing findings of such studies, and provided for termination of advisory panel 3 years after
June 10, 1993. Study of Personnel for Health Needs of Elderly section 8 of Pub. L. 99–158 directed Secretary to conduct a study on the adequacy and availability of personnel to meet the current and projected health needs (including needs for home and community-based care) of elderly Americans through the year 2020, and report the results of the study, with recommendations, to Congress by Mar. 1, 1987.
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42 U.S.C. § 285e
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
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Aug 21, 2026
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