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[CITE: 42USC280b-2]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
                SUBCHAPTER II--GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
 
               Part J--Prevention and Control of Injuries
 
Sec. 280b-2. General provisions


(a) Advisory committee

    The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, shall establish an advisory committee to 
advise the Secretary and such Director with respect to the prevention 
and control of injuries.

(b) Technical assistance

    The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, may provide technical assistance to 
public and nonprofit private entities with respect to the planning, 
development, and operation of any program or service carried out 
pursuant to this part. The Secretary may provide such technical 
assistance directly or through grants or contracts.

(c) Biennial report

    Not later than February 1 of 1995 and of every second year 
thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and to the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a report 
describing the activities carried out under this part during the 
preceding 2 fiscal years. Such report shall include a description of 
such activities that were carried out with respect to interpersonal 
violence within families and among acquaintances and with respect to 
rural areas.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, Sec. 394, formerly Sec. 393, as added 
Pub. L. 99-649, Sec. 3, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3634; amended Pub. L. 
101-558, Sec. 2(c), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2772; Pub. L. 102-531, 
title III, Sec. 312(d)(5), Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3504; renumbered 
Sec. 394 and amended Pub. L. 103-183, title II, Secs. 201(1), 202, Dec. 
14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2231, 2232.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 280b-2, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, 
Sec. 392, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89-291, Sec. 2, 79 Stat. 1060; 
amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91-212, Sec. 10(b)(4), (d)(2)(A), 84 
Stat. 66, 67; July 23, 1974, Pub. L. 93-353, title II, Sec. 202(c), 88 
Stat. 372, related to composition, functions, etc., of National Medical 
Libraries Assistance Advisory Board, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99-158, 
Sec. 3(b), Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 879.
    A prior section 394 of act July 1, 1944, was renumbered section 394A 
and is classified to section 280b-3 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1993--Pub. L. 103-183, Sec. 202, amended section generally. Prior to 
amendment, section read as follows: ``By not later than September 30, 
1992, the Secretary, through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, shall prepare and submit to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and to the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a report 
describing the activities conducted or supported under this part. The 
report shall include--
        ``(1) information regarding the practical applications of 
    research conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of section 280b of 
    this title, including information that has not been disseminated 
    under subsection (b) of such section; and
        ``(2) information on such activities regarding the prevention 
    and control of injuries in rural areas, including information 
    regarding injuries that are particular to rural areas.''
    1992--Pub. L. 102-531 substituted ``Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention'' for ``Centers for Disease Control'' in introductory 
provisions.
    1990--Pub. L. 101-558 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, 
section read as follows: ``By January 1, 1989, the Secretary, through 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, shall prepare and 
transmit to the Congress a report analyzing the incidence and causes of 
childhood injuries in the United States and containing recommendations 
for such legislation with respect to injury control as the Secretary 
considers appropriate.''

                         Change of Name

    Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives treated 
as referring to Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives by 
section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note preceding section 21 
of Title 2, The Congress.


                   Termination of Advisory Committees

    Advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not 
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
their establishment, unless, in the case of a committee established by 
the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is 
renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year 
period, or in the case of a committee established by Congress, its 
duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, 
Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, 
Government Organization and Employees.
    Pub. L. 93-641, Sec. 6, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2275, set out as a 
note under section 217a of this title, provided that an advisory 
committee established pursuant to the Public Health Service Act shall 
terminate at such time as may be specifically prescribed by an Act of 
Congress enacted after Jan. 4, 1975.
