Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§286b–3 Grants for Training in Medical Library Sciences

Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER III — NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES › Part D — National Library of Medicine › subpart 2 — financial assistance › § 286b–3

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must give grants to support training in medical library science and related health information work. Grants can pay for training and fellowships that lead to graduate degrees after college; for advanced training or retraining for current librarians and health information specialists (including computer data processing and searching); for helping public or nonprofit schools improve or expand training programs; and for creating internships in medical libraries that meet standards the Secretary sets.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §286b–3

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The Secretary shall make grants—

(1)to individuals to enable them to accept traineeships and fellowships leading to postbaccalaureate academic degrees in the field of medical library science, in related fields pertaining to sciences related to health, or in the field of the communication of information;

(2)to individuals who are librarians or specialists in information on sciences relating to health, to enable them to undergo intensive training or retraining so as to attain greater competence in their occupations (including competence in the fields of automatic data processing and retrieval);

(3)to assist appropriate public and private nonprofit institutions in developing, expanding, and improving training programs in library science and the field of communications of information pertaining to sciences relating to health; and

(4)to assist in the establishment of internship programs in established medical libraries meeting standards which the Secretary shall prescribe.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 286b–3

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102