Associate Director for Prevention; appointment; function
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/us/usc/t42/s285a–5
Title
42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter
CH6A
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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(a) There shall be in the Institute an Associate Director for Prevention to coordinate and promote the programs in the Institute concerning the prevention of cancer. The Associate Director shall be appointed by the Director of the Institute from individuals who because of their professional training or experience are experts in public health or preventive medicine.
(b) The Associate Director for Prevention shall prepare for inclusion in the biennial report made under section 284b 11 See References in Text note below. of this title a description of the prevention activities of the Institute, including a description of the staff and resources allocated to those activities.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 416, as added Pub. L. 99–158, § 2, Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 836.)
Editorial Notes
References in TextSection 284b of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 104(b)(1)(C), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3693.
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