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[CITE: 42USC280b-1]

 
                 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-1. Prevention and control activities

    (a) The Secretary, through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, shall--
        (1) assist States and political subdivisions of States in 
    activities for the prevention and control of injuries; and
        (2) encourage regional activities between States designed to 
    reduce injury rates.

    (b) The Secretary, through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, may--
        (1) enter into agreements between the Service and public and 
    private community health agencies which provide for cooperative 
    planning of activities to deal with problems relating to the 
    prevention and control of injuries;
        (2) work in cooperation with other Federal agencies, and with 
    public and nonprofit private entities, to promote activities 
    regarding the prevention and control of injuries; and
        (3) make grants to States and, after consultation with State 
    health agencies, to other public or nonprofit private entities for 
    the purpose of carrying out demonstration projects for the 
    prevention and control of injuries at sites that are not subject to 
    the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 [29 U.S.C. 651 et 
    seq.], including homes, elementary and secondary schools, and public 
    buildings.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, Sec. 392, as added Pub. L. 99-649, 
Sec. 3, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3634; amended Pub. L. 101-558, 
Sec. 2(b), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2772; Pub. L. 102-531, title III, 
Secs. 301, 312(d)(4), Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3482, 3504; Pub. L. 103-
183, title II, Sec. 203(a)(2), (b)(1), Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2232.)

                       References in Text

    The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, referred to in 
subsec. (b)(3), is Pub. L. 91-596, Dec. 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 1590, as 
amended, which is classified principally to chapter 15 (Sec. 651 et 
seq.) of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the 
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 651 of Title 29 and 
Tables.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 280b-1, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, 
Sec. 391, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89-291, Sec. 2, 79 Stat. 1059; 
amended Mar. 13, 1970, Pub. L. 91-212, Sec. 10(b)(3), 84 Stat. 66; July 
23, 1974, Pub. L. 93-353, title II, Sec. 202(b), 88 Stat. 372, defined 
``sciences related to health'', ``National Medical Libraries Assistance 
Advisory Board'', ``Board'', and ``medical library'', prior to repeal by 
Pub. L. 99-158, Sec. 3(b), Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 879.
    A prior section 392 of act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, 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, 
which related to composition, functions, etc., of the National Medical 
Libraries Assistance Advisory Board, was classified to section 280b-2 of 
this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99-158, Sec. 3(b), Nov. 20, 1985, 
99 Stat. 879.


                               Amendments

    1993--Pub. L. 103-183, Sec. 203(a)(2)(A), substituted ``Prevention 
and control activities'' for ``Control activities'' in section 
catchline.
    Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103-183, Sec. 203(a)(2)(B), inserted ``and 
control'' after ``prevention''.
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103-183, Sec. 203(a)(2)(C), substituted 
``the prevention and control of injuries'' for ``injuries and injury 
control''.
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 103-183, Sec. 203(b)(1), substituted ``to 
promote activities regarding the prevention and control of injuries; 
and'' for ``to promote injury control. In carrying out the preceding 
sentence, the Secretary shall disseminate such information to the 
public, including through elementary and secondary schools; and''.
    1992--Pub. L. 102-531, Sec. 312(d)(4), substituted ``Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention'' for ``Centers for Disease Control'' in 
introductory provisions of subsecs. (a) and (b).
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102-531, Sec. 301(1), struck out ``and'' 
after semicolon at end.
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102-531, Sec. 301(2), inserted sentence 
requiring Secretary to disseminate information on injury control to the 
public, including through elementary and secondary schools and 
substituted ``; and'' for period at end.
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 102-531, Sec. 301(3), added par. (3).
    1990--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 101-558 amended par. (2) generally. 
Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: ``work in cooperation with 
Federal, State, and local agencies to promote injury control.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 280b-1a of this title.
