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[CITE: 42USC300a-2]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
   SUBCHAPTER VIII--POPULATION RESEARCH AND VOLUNTARY FAMILY PLANNING 
                                PROGRAMS
 
Sec. 300a-2. Conduct, etc., of research activities

    The Secretary may--
        (1) conduct, and
        (2) make grants to public or nonprofit private entities and 
    enter into contracts with public or private entities and individuals 
    for projects for,

research in the biomedical, contraceptive development, behavioral, and 
program implementation fields related to family planning and population.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title X, Sec. 1004, as added Pub. L. 91-572, 
Sec. 6(c), Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1507; amended Pub. L. 93-45, title I, 
Sec. 111(c), June 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 93; Pub. L. 94-63, title II, 
Sec. 202(c), title VII, Sec. 701(d), July 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 306, 352; 
Pub. L. 95-83, title III, Sec. 305(c), Aug. 1, 1977, 91 Stat. 389; Pub. 
L. 95-613, Sec. 1(b)(3), Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3093; Pub. L. 96-32, 
Sec. 1(a), July 10, 1979, 93 Stat. 82; Pub. L. 97-35, title IX, 
Sec. 931(b)(2), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 570.)


                               Amendments

    1981--Pub. L. 97-35 redesignated existing subsec. (a) as entire 
section, and struck out subsec. (b) which related to authorization and 
availability of appropriations.
    1979--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 95-613, as amended by Pub. L. 96-32, 
substituted ``$120,800,000'' for ``$3,600,000'' as authorized 
appropriation for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1980.
    1978--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 95-613 inserted provisions authorizing 
appropriations for fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1979, 1980, and 1981.
    1977--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-83 in par. (1) substituted provisions 
authorizing appropriations for fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1977 and 
1978, for prior such authorization for fiscal year 1977, and in par. (2) 
prohibited use of funds for administration of this section.
    1975--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94-63, Sec. 202(c), revised structure of 
provisions, inserted authorization for Secretary to conduct research, 
and struck out authority for grants and contracts in research training 
in specified fields.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94-63, Secs. 202(c), 701(d), revised structure 
of provisions and substituted provisions relating to authorization of 
appropriations for fiscal years 1976 and 1977 and availability of 
appropriated funds, for provisions authorizing appropriations for fiscal 
years ending June 30, 1971, through fiscal year ending June 30, 1975.
    1973--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93-45 inserted provisions authorizing 
appropriations for fiscal year ending June 30, 1974.


                    Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

    Section 1(b) of Pub. L. 96-32 provided that: ``The amendment made by 
subsection (a) [amending this section] shall be effective as of November 
8, 1978.''


                    Effective Date of 1975 Amendment

    Amendment by section 202(c) of Pub. L. 94-63 effective July 1, 1975, 
see section 608 of Pub. L. 94-63, set out as a note under section 247b 
of this title.
