Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§285e–10 Aging Processes Regarding Women
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–10
Summary
The Institute Director must, with other NIH institute and agency directors and in addition to other duties, research women's aging—especially menopause, the pre‑to‑post‑menopause physical and behavioral changes, and disorders tied to ovarian hormone loss.
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Title 42, §285e–10
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The Director of the Institute, in addition to other special functions specified in section 285e–1 of this title and in cooperation with the Directors of the other national research institutes and agencies of the National Institutes of Health, shall conduct research into the aging processes of women, with particular emphasis given to the effects of menopause and the physiological and behavioral changes occurring during the transition from pre- to post-menopause, and into the diagnosis, disorders, and complications related to aging and loss of ovarian hormones in women.
Legislative History
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Amendments
2007—Pub. L. 109–482 struck out subsec. (a) designation before “The Director” and subsec. (b) which 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 1999 through 2003. The authorization of appropriations established in the preceding sentence is in addition to any other authorization of appropriation that is available for such purpose.” 1998—Pub. L. 105–340 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
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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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42 U.S.C. § 285e–10
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102