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[CITE: 42USC242o]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
                SUBCHAPTER II--GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
 
                   Part A--Research and Investigations
 
Sec. 242o. Health conferences; publication of health educational 
        information
        
    (a) A conference of the health authorities in and among the several 
States shall be called annually by the Secretary. Whenever in his 
opinion the interests of the public health would be promoted by a 
conference, the Secretary may invite as many of such health authorities 
and officials of other State or local public or private agencies, 
institutions, or organizations to confer as he deems necessary or 
proper. Upon the application of health authorities of five or more 
States it shall be the duty of the Secretary to call a conference of all 
State health authorities joining in the request. Each State represented 
at any conference shall be entitled to a single vote. Whenever at any 
such conference matters relating to mental health are to be discussed, 
the mental health authorities of the respective States shall be invited 
to attend.
    (b) From time to time the Secretary shall issue information related 
to public health, in the form of publications or otherwise, for the use 
of the public, and shall publish weekly reports of health conditions in 
the United States and other countries and other pertinent health 
information for the use of persons and institutions concerned with 
health services.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, Sec. 310, formerly Secs. 309, 310, as 
added Pub. L. 93-353, title I, Sec. 107(a), July 23, 1974, 88 Stat. 371; 
renumbered Sec. 310, Pub. L. 95-623, Sec. 6(a), (b), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 
Stat. 3447.)

                          Codification

    Subsec. (a) of this section consists of former section 309 of act 
July 1, 1944, prior to the renumbering of that section as section 310(a) 
by Pub. L. 95-623. Subsec. (b) of this section consists of former 
section 310 of act July 1, 1944, prior to the renumbering of that 
section as section 310(b) by Pub. L. 95-623.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 310 of act July 1, 1944, was renumbered section 329, 
and was classified to section 254b of this title prior to the general 
amendment of subpart I (Sec. 254b et seq.) of part D of this subchapter 
by Pub. L. 104-299.
    Provisions similar to those comprising subsec. (a) of this section 
were contained in section 312 of act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, 
58 Stat. 693, as amended (formerly classified to section 244 of this 
title), prior to repeal by Pub. L. 93-353, Sec. 102(a).
    Provisions similar to those comprising subsec. (b) of this section 
were contained in section 315 of act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, 
58 Stat. 695; Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91-515, title II, Sec. 282, 84 
Stat. 1308 (formerly classified to section 247 of this title), prior to 
repeal by Pub. L. 93-353, Sec. 102(a).
