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[CITE: 42USC300b-4]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
SUBCHAPTER IX--GENETIC DISEASES, HEMOPHILIA PROGRAMS, AND SUDDEN INFANT 
                             DEATH SYNDROME
 
                        Part A--Genetic Diseases
 
Sec. 300b-4. Public Health Service facilities

    The Secretary shall establish a program within the Service to 
provide voluntary testing, diagnosis, counseling, and treatment of 
individuals respecting genetic diseases. Services under such program 
shall be made available through facilities of the Service to persons 
requesting such services, and the program shall provide appropriate 
publicity of the availability and voluntary nature of such services.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XI, Sec. 1105, as added Pub. L. 94-278, 
title IV, Sec. 403(a), Apr. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 409.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 300b-4, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XI, 
Sec. 1105, as added May 16, 1972, Pub. L. 92-294, Sec. 3(c), 86 Stat. 
139, authorized Secretary to establish a program within the Public 
Health Service with respect to sickle cell anemia with such program to 
be made available through facilities of Public Health Service, prior to 
the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 94-278 and is covered by 
this section.
