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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 19192 - Purpose

## Text

The purpose of this part is to increase understanding of the causes and consequences of sex-based and sexual harassment, as discussed in the report issued by the National Academies in 2018 entitled “Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine”, and to advance evidence-based approaches to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment.

(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title V, § 10532, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1628.)