Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§285f–4 Microbicide Research and Development
Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER III — NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES › Part C — Specific Provisions Respecting National Research Institutes › subpart 6 — national institute of allergy and infectious diseases › § 285f–4
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The Institute must, through the Division of AIDS, research women's HIV-prevention methods (including microbicides) under NIH peer review.
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Title 42, §285f–4
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The Director of the Institute, acting through the head of the Division of AIDS, shall, consistent with the peer-review process of the National Institutes of Health, carry out research on, and development of, safe and effective methods for use by women to prevent the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus, which may include microbicides.
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42 U.S.C. § 285f–4
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102