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H.R. 2409 · 99th Congress · enacted

Health Research Extension Act of 1985

Became Public Law No: 99-158.

Latest official action 1985-11-20 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Health Research Extension Act of 1985 - Amends title IV of the Public Health Service Act (National Research Institutes) to establish as an agency of the Public Health Service the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (abolished as a statutory entity by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966) consisting of the following 13 categorical institutes: (1) the National Cancer Institute; (2) the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; (3) the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; (4) the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; (5) the National Institute on Aging; (6) the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; (7) the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; (8) the National Institute of Dental Research; (9) the National Eye Institute; (10) the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke; (11) the National Institute of General Medical Sciences; (12) the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; and (13) the National Institute of Nursing. Establishes as agencies within NIH: (1) the National Library of Medicine; (2) the Division of Research Resources; and (3) the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences. Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish additional research institutes. Permits the Secretary to…

Congressional Research Service · 1985-05-07

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