Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§285l–6 Methods of Controlling Certain Insect and Vermin Populations
Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER III — NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES › Part C — Specific Provisions Respecting National Research Institutes › subpart 12 — national institute of environmental health sciences › § 285l–6
Summary
The Director of the Institute must do or fund research to find or create ways to control insects and pests that spread diseases to people and cause serious health problems.
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Title 42, §285l–6
The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Director of the Institute shall conduct or support research to identify or develop methods of controlling insect and vermin populations that transmit to humans diseases that have significant adverse health consequences.
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42 U.S.C. § 285l–6
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102