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title: "42 U.S.C. § 285p–3"
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title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 285p–3"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 285p–3 - Office on AIDS

## Text

The Director of the Institute shall establish within the Institute an Office on AIDS. The Office shall be responsible for the coordination of research and determining the direction of the Institute with respect to AIDS research related to—

(1) primary prevention of the spread of HIV, including transmission via sexual behavior;

(2) mental health services research; and

(3) other matters determined appropriate by the Director.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 464U, as added Pub. L. 102–321, title I, § 124(b), July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 366.)

## Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection effective Oct. 1, 1992, with provision for programs providing financial assistance, see section 801(c), (d) of Pub. L. 102–321, set out as an Effective Date of 1992 Amendment note under section 236 of this title.