42 U.S.C. § 242b

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 101–239, title VI, § 6103(d)(1)Dec. 19, 1989103 Stat. 2205 Sections 242c and 242n of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), were repealed by , , .

Codification

section 8141 of title 40March 3, 187740 U.S.C. 34Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c)Aug. 21, 2002116 Stat. 1303 In subsec. (b)(4), “” substituted for “the Act of ()” on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.

Amendments

Pub. L. 107–2062002—Subsec. (a). substituted “Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards” for “National Research Service Awards”.

Pub. L. 106–1291999—Subsecs. (a), (c). substituted “Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality” for “Agency for Health Care Policy and Research” wherever appearing.

Pub. L. 103–1831993—Subsec. (d). struck out subsec. (d) which directed Secretary to conduct an ongoing study of present and projected future health costs of pollution and other environmental conditions resulting from human activity and to submit to Congress reports on the study.

Pub. L. 101–239, § 6103(e)(1)(B)section 242k of this title1989—Subsec. (a). , substituted “the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research” for “the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment” and “in and in subchapter VII” for “in sections 242c, 242k, and 242n of this title”.

Pub. L. 101–239, § 6103(e)(1)(A), redesignated par. (3) as entire subsec. (a) and struck out pars. (1) and (2) which required Secretary to conduct and support research, demonstrations, evaluations, and statistical and epidemiological activities for purpose of improving health services in the United States, and which specified types of activities Secretary was to emphasize in carrying out par. (1).

Pub. L. 101–239, § 6103(e)(1)(C)section 242k of this titleSubsec. (b). , substituted “subsection (a) and ” for “subsection (a)”.

Pub. L. 101–239, § 6103(e)(1)(D)Subsec. (c)(1), (2). , substituted “the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research” for “the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment”.

Pub. L. 98–551, § 5(c)(1)1984—Subsec. (a)(1). , (2), substituted “the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment and the National Center for Health Statistics” for “the National Center for Health Services Research, the National Center for Health Statistics, and the National Center for Health Care Technology”.

Pub. L. 98–551, § 5(c)(1)Subsec. (a)(3). , (3), substituted “the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment or the National Center for Health Statistics” for “the National Center for Health Services Research, the National Center for Health Statistics, or the National Center for Health Care Technology”.

Pub. L. 98–551, § 5(c)(1)Subsec. (c)(1), (2). , (2), substituted “the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment and the National Center for Health Statistics” for “the National Center for Health Services Research, the National Center for Health Statistics, and the National Center for Health Care Technology”.

Pub. L. 97–35, § 918(a)1981—Subsec. (a)(3). , substituted “may” for “shall”, “or the” for “and the”, “or using” for “and using”, and “or other” for “and other”.

Pub. L. 97–35, § 918(d)(1)Subsecs. (b)(1), (c)(1). , substituted “Health and Human Services” for “Health, Education, and Welfare”.

Pub. L. 97–35, § 918(b)(1)Subsec. (d)(1). , (2), substituted provisions relating to advice and assistance of the National Academy of Sciences, for provisions relating to joint authority of the National Academy of Sciences, and struck out definition of “Academy” as meaning the National Academy of Sciences.

Pub. L. 97–35, § 918(b)(3)Subsec. (d)(3). , (c), (d)(2), substituted “every three years” for “every two years”, and “Energy and” for “Interstate and Foreign”, and struck out references to the Academy.

Pub. L. 96–32, § 5(a)Pub. L. 95–623, § 3(b)1979—Subsec. (b)(1), (3). , (b), amended directory language of , (d), and required no change in text. See 1978 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 96–32, § 5(c)Pub. L. 95–623, § 7Subsec. (d). , substituted “(d)” for “(e)” as designation of subsection added by , thereby correcting the subsection designation.

Pub. L. 95–623, § 3(a)1978—Subsec. (a)(1). , substituted provision for the Secretary acting through the National Center for Health Care Technology for such action through other units of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and “conduct” for “undertake”, included epidemiological activities, and declared as an objective the improvement of the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of Federal health services.

Pub. L. 95–623, § 3(a)Subsec. (a)(2). , provided for emphasis to demonstrations, evaluations, and epidemiological activities; redesignated as subpar. (A) former subpar. (C); struck out “technology” and “quality” after “organization,” and “utilization,”, respectively, and end clause “including systems for the delivery of preventive, personal, and mental health care” and former subpar. (A) activities respecting “the determination of an individual’s health”; added subpars. (B) through (D); struck out former subpar. (D) activities respecting “individual and community knowledge of individual health and the systems for the delivery of health care”; added subpars. (E) through (I); and redesignated as subpar. (J) former subpar. (B).

Pub. L. 95–623, § 3(a)Subsec. (a)(3). , added par. (3).

Pub. L. 95–623, § 3(b)Pub. L. 96–32, § 5(a)Subsec. (b)(1). , as amended by , substituted “, when appropriate, enter into contracts with public and private entities and individuals” for “enter into contracts with public and private entities and individuals, for (A) health services research, evaluation, and demonstrations, and (B) health services research and health statistics training, and (C) health statistical activities”.

Pub. L. 95–623, § 3(d)Pub. L. 96–32, § 5(b)section 3109 of title 5Subsec. (b)(3). , as amended by , substituted “advisable but in accordance with ” for “advisable”, struck out “experts and” before “consultants”, and authorized the Secretary to obtain for the centers the services of experts with appropriate scientific or professional qualifications.

Pub. L. 95–623, § 3(c)Subsec. (c). , designated existing text as par. (1), substituted “evaluations, and demonstrations, all health statistical and epidemiological activities, and all research, evaluations, and demonstrations respecting the assessment of health care technology” for “evaluation, demonstration, and health statistical activities” before “undertaken and supported”, required coordination of activities to also be carried out through the National Center for Health Care Technology, and added par. (2).

Pub. L. 95–623, § 7Pub. L. 96–32, § 5(c)Subsec. (d). , as amended by , added subsec. (d).

Pub. L. 93–3531974—, in revising generally provisions of subsecs. (a) to (c), provided for general authority respecting health statistics and health services research, evaluation, and demonstrations, subsec. (a) relating to scope of activities, subsec. (b) relating to additional authority and scope of activities, and subsec. (c) relating to coordination of activities through units of the Department. Former provisions related to research and demonstrations relating to health facilities and services, subsec. (a) relating to grants and contracts for projects for research, experiments, or demonstrations and related training, cost limitation, wage rates, labor standards, and other conditions, and payments (former subsec. (a)(2) and (3) now being covered by section 242m(h) and (e), respectively), subsec. (b) relating to systems analysis of national health care plans, and cost and coverage report on existing legislative proposals, and subsec. (c) relating to authorization of appropriations.

Pub. L. 93–45June 30, 19741973—Subsec. (c)(1). authorized appropriations of $42,617,000 for fiscal year ending .

Pub. L. 91–5151970—Subsec. (a)(1). , §§ 201(a)(1), 203, redesignated subsec. (a) as (a)(1), substituted “(A)” and “(B)” for “(1)” and “(2)”, and “(i) to (iii)” for “(A) to (C)”, and added cls. (iv) and (v).

Pub. L. 91–515, § 201(a)(2)Subsec. (a)(2). , redesignated subsec. (b) as (a)(2), and substituted “subsection” for “section” wherever appearing.

Pub. L. 91–515Subsec. (a)(3). , §§ 201(a)(3), 202, redesignated subsec. (c) as (a)(3)(A), substituted “subsection” for “section” wherever appearing, and added subsec. (a)(3)(B).

Pub. L. 91–515, § 201(a)(2)(A)Subsec. (b). , (b), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (a)(2).

Pub. L. 91–515June 30, 1971June 30, 1972June 30, 1973June 30, 1968June 30, 1969June 30, 1970Subsecs. (c), (d). , §§ 201(a)(3)(A), (c), 202(1), redesignated subsec. (d) as (c), and substituted provisions authorizing appropriations for the fiscal years ending , , and , and authorizing to be appropriated such additional sums for each fiscal year as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of subsec. (b), for provisions authorizing appropriations of $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending , $40,000,000 for the fiscal year ending , and $60,000,000 for the fiscal year ending . Former subsec. (c) redesignated (a)(3)(A).

Pub. L. 91–296section 229b of this title struck out provisions authorizing use of appropriated funds for evaluation of program authorized by this section. See .

Pub. L. 90–174section 291n of this title1967— substituted provisions of subsecs. (a) to (d) for research and demonstrations relating to health facilities (incorporated from former ) for provisions of former subsecs. (a) to (d) for mental health study including grants for special projects, conditions thereof, and definition of “organization”, authorization of appropriations, terms of grant, availability of amounts otherwise appropriated and noninterference with research and study programs of the National Institute of Mental Health, and acceptance of additional financial support.

Aug. 2, 1956July 1, 19441956—Act , changed heading of section 304 of act from “Grants for special projects in mental health” to “Mental health study grants”. Section heading has been changed for purposes of codification.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88section 3508(b) of Title 20“Secretary of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to , which is classified to , Education.

Effective Date of 1970 Amendments

Pub. L. 91–515, title II, § 201(d)Oct. 30, 197084 Stat. 1303

Pub. L. 91–296, title IV, § 401(b)(1)June 30, 197084 Stat. 352 June 30, 1970, , , provided that the amendment made by that section is effective with respect to appropriations for fiscal years beginning after .

Effective Date of 1956 Amendment

Aug. 2, 1956July 1, 1956Aug. 2, 1956Amendment of section by act , effective , see section 503 of act .

Commission on Systemic Interoperability

Pub. L. 108–173, title X, § 1012Dec. 8, 2003117 Stat. 2435 Oct. 31, 2005, , , directed the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a commission to be known as the “Commission on Systemic Interoperability”, which would develop a comprehensive strategy for the adoption and implementation of health care information technology standards, and which would terminate 30 days after submitting a report, not later than , to the Secretary and to Congress, describing the strategy developed.

Model Standards With Respect to Preventive Health Services in Communities

Pub. L. 95–83, title III, § 314Aug. 1, 197791 Stat. 398 Aug. 1, 1977, , , required the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, within two years of , to establish model standards with respect to preventive health services in communities and report such standards to Congress.

Transfer of Equipment

Pub. L. 94–573, § 15Oct. 21, 197690 Stat. 2719 , , , provided that notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare could vest title to equipment purchased with funds under the seven contracts for emergency medical services demonstration projects entered into in 1972 and 1973 under this section (as in effect at the time the contracts were entered into), and by contractors with the United States under such contracts or subcontractors under such contracts, in such contractors or subcontractors without further obligation to the Government or on such terms as the Secretary considered appropriate.

Congressional Declaration of Purpose

July 28, 1955, ch. 417, § 2 69 Stat. 382 Joint Res. , , provided a Congressional statement of the critical need for an analysis and reevaluation of the human and economic problems of mental illness and of the resources, methods, and practices utilized in diagnosing, treating, caring for, and rehabilitating the mentally ill, both within and outside of institutions, as might lead to the development of recommendations for such better utilization of those resources or such improvements on and new developments in methods of diagnosis, treatment, care, and rehabilitation as give promise of resulting in a marked reduction in the incidence or duration of mental illness and, in consequence, a lessening of the appalling emotional and financial drain on the families of those afflicted or on the economic resources of the States and of the Nation and a declaration of the policy to promote mental health and to help solve the complex and the interrelated problems posed by mental illness by encouraging the undertaking of nongovernmental, multidisciplinary research into and reevaluation of all aspects of our resources, methods, and practices for diagnosing, treating, caring for, and rehabilitating the mentally ill, including research aimed at the prevention of mental illness.

Children’s Emotional Illness Study; Program Grants; Conditions; Definitions; Appropriations; Terms of Grant

Pub. L. 89–97, title II, § 231July 30, 196579 Stat. 360 Pub. L. 90–248, title III, § 305Jan. 2, 196881 Stat. 929 June 30, 1966June 30, 1967, , , as amended by , , , authorized the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare upon the recommendation of the National Advisory Mental Health Council and after securing the advice of experts in pediatrics and child welfare, to make grants to organizations on certain conditions for carrying out a program of research into and study of resources, methods, and practices for diagnosing or preventing emotional illness in children and of treating, caring for, and rehabilitating children with emotional illnesses, defined “organization”, and authorized appropriations for the making of such grants for fiscal years ending , and , with such research and study to be completed not later than three years from the date it was inaugurated.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

June 25, 196680 Stat. 1610 section 202 of this titleMar. 30, 1987Office of Surgeon General abolished by section 3 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1966, eff. , 31 F.R. 8855, , and functions thereof transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 1 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1966, set out as a note under . Office of Surgeon General reestablished within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, see Notice of Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, , 52 F.R. 11754.