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[CITE: 42USC285c-8]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
              SUBCHAPTER III--NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES
 
   Part C--Specific Provisions Respecting National Research Institutes
 
   subpart 3--national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney 
                                diseases
 
Sec. 285c-8. Nutritional disorders program


(a) Establishment

    The Director of the Institute, in consultation with the Director of 
NIH, shall establish a program of conducting and supporting research, 
training, health information dissemination, and other activities with 
respect to nutritional disorders, including obesity.

(b) Support of activities

    In carrying out the program established under subsection (a) of this 
section, the Director of the Institute shall conduct and support each of 
the activities described in such subsection.

(c) Dissemination of information

    In carrying out the program established under subsection (a) of this 
section, the Director of the Institute shall carry out activities to 
facilitate and enhance knowledge and understanding of nutritional 
disorders, including obesity, on the part of health professionals, 
patients, and the public through the effective dissemination of 
information.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, Sec. 434, as added Pub. L. 103-43, 
title VI, Sec. 601[(a)], June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 161.)
