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42 U.S.C. § 245 — Public awareness campaign on the importance of vaccinations
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**(a) In general** The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in coordination with other offices and agencies, as appropriate, shall award competitive grants or contracts to one or more public or private entities to carry out a national, evidence-based campaign to increase awareness and knowledge of the safety and effectiveness of vaccines for the prevention and control of diseases, combat misinformation about vaccines, and disseminate scientific and evidence-based vaccine-related information, with the goal of increasing rates of vaccination across all ages, as applicable, particularly in communities with low rates of vaccination, to reduce and eliminate vaccine-preventable diseases.
**(b) Consultation** In carrying out the campaign under this section, the Secretary shall consult with appropriate public health and medical experts, including the National Academy of Medicine and medical and public health associations and nonprofit organizations, in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the evidence-based public awareness campaign.
**(c) Requirements** The campaign under this section shall—
(1) be a nationwide, evidence-based media and public engagement initiative;
(2) include the development of resources for communities with low rates of vaccination, including culturally and linguistically appropriate resources, as applicable;
(3) include the dissemination of vaccine information and communication resources to public health departments, health care providers, and health care facilities, including such providers and facilities that provide prenatal and pediatric care;
(4) be complementary to, and coordinated with, any other Federal, State, local, or Tribal efforts, as appropriate; and
(5) assess the e
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**(a) In general** The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in coordination with other offices and agencies, as appropriate, shall award competitive grants or contracts to one or more public or private entities to carry out a national, evidence-based campaign to increase awareness and knowledge of the safety and effectiveness of vaccines for the prevention and control of diseases, combat misinformation about vaccines, and disseminate scientific and evidence-based vaccine-related information, with the goal of increasing rates of vaccination across all ages, as applicable, particularly in communities with low rates of vaccination, to reduce and eliminate vaccine-preventable diseases.
**(b) Consultation** In carrying out the campaign under this section, the Secretary shall consult with appropriate public health and medical experts, including the National Academy of Medicine and medical and public health associations and nonprofit organizations, in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the evidence-based public awareness campaign.
**(c) Requirements** The campaign under this section shall—
(1) be a nationwide, evidence-based media and public engagement initiative;
(2) include the development of resources for communities with low rates of vaccination, including culturally and linguistically appropriate resources, as applicable;
(3) include the dissemination of vaccine information and communication resources to public health departments, health care providers, and health care facilities, including such providers and facilities that provide prenatal and pediatric care;
(4) be complementary to, and coordinated with, any other Federal, State, local, or Tribal efforts, as appropriate; and
(5) assess the effectiveness of communication strategies to increase rates of vaccination.
**(d) Additional activities** The campaign under this section may—
(1) include the use of television, radio, the internet, and other media and telecommunications technologies;
(2) include the use of in-person activities;
(3) be focused to address specific needs of communities and populations with low rates of vaccination; and
(4) include the dissemination of scientific and evidence-based vaccine-related information, such as—
(A) advancements in evidence-based research related to diseases that may be prevented by vaccines and vaccine development;
(B) information on vaccinations for individuals and communities, including individuals for whom vaccines are not recommended by the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, and the effects of low vaccination rates within a community on such individuals;
(C) information on diseases that may be prevented by vaccines; and
(D) information on vaccine safety and the systems in place to monitor vaccine safety.
**(e) Evaluation** The Secretary shall—
(1) establish benchmarks and metrics to quantitatively measure and evaluate the awareness campaign under this section;
(2) conduct qualitative assessments regarding the awareness campaign under this section; and
(3) prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives an evaluation of the awareness campaign under this section.
**(f) Supplement not supplant** Funds appropriated under this section shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, and local public funds provided for activities described in this section.
**(g) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section and subsections (k) and (n) of [section 247b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section247b&num=0&edition=prelim), $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 313, formerly § 309, as added Sept. 8, 1960, Pub. L. 86–720, § 1(a), 74 Stat. 819; amended Aug. 27, 1964, Pub. L. 88–497, § 3, 78 Stat. 613; Nov. 3, 1966, Pub. L. 89–749, § 4, 80 Stat. 1190; Dec. 5, 1967, Pub. L. 90–174, §§ 2(g), 8(c), 81 Stat. 534, 540; Aug. 16, 1968, Pub. L. 90–490, title III, § 302(a), 82 Stat. 788; Mar. 12, 1970, Pub. L. 91–208, §§ 1, 2, 84 Stat. 52; June 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91–296, title IV, § 401(b)(1)(B), 84 Stat. 352; June 18, 1973, Pub. L. 93–45, title I, § 104(b), (c), 87 Stat. 91; renumbered § 313 and amended July 23, 1974, Pub. L. 93–353, title I, § 102(c), 88 Stat. 362; Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94–484, title I, § 101(a)(2), (3), 90 Stat. 2244, related to graduate public health training grants.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 503(c) of Pub. L. 94–484, set out as a note under [section 244–1 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section244-1&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Grant authority** The Secretary may make grants to States, and in consultation with State health authorities, to political subdivisions of States and to other public entities to assist them in meeting the costs of establishing and maintaining preventive health service programs.
**(b) Application** No grant may be made under section (a) 11 So in original. Probably should be “subsection (a)”. unless an application therefor has been submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary. Such an application shall be in such form and be submitted in such manner as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe and shall provide—
(1) a complete description of the type and extent of the program for which the applicant is seeking a grant under subsection (a);
(2) with respect to each such program (A) the amount of Federal, State, and other funds obligated by the applicant in its latest annual accounting period for the provision of such program, (B) a description of the services provided by the applicant in such program in such period, (C) the amount of Federal funds needed by the applicant to continue providing such services in such program, and (D) if the applicant proposes changes in the provision of the services in such program, the priorities of such proposed changes, reasons for such changes, and the amount of Federal funds needed by the applicant to make such changes;
(3) assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the program which will be provided with funds under a grant under subsection (a) will be provided in a manner consistent with the State health plan in effect under section 300m–3(c) 22 See References in Text note below. of this title and in those cases where the applicant is a State, that such program will be provided, where appropriate, in a manner consistent
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**(a) Establishment; appointment of Director; statistical and epidemiological activities** There is established in the Department of Health and Human Services the National Center for Health Statistics (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Center”) which shall be under the direction of a Director who shall be appointed by the Secretary. The Secretary, acting through the Center, shall conduct and support statistical and epidemiological activities for the purpose of improving the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of health services in the United States.
**(b) Duties** In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the Center,
(1) shall collect statistics on—
(A) the extent and nature of illness and disability of the population of the United States (or of any groupings of the people included in the population), including life expectancy, the incidence of various acute and chronic illnesses, and infant and maternal morbidity and mortality,
(B) the impact of illness and disability of the population on the economy of the United States and on other aspects of the well-being of its population (or of such groupings),
(C) environmental, social, and other health hazards,
(D) determinants of health,
(E) health resources, including physicians, dentists, nurses, and other health professionals by specialty and type of practice and the supply of services by hospitals, extended care facilities, home health agencies, and other health institutions,
(F) utilization of health care, including utilization of (i) ambulatory health services by specialties and types of practice of the health professionals providing such services, and (ii) services of hospitals, extended care facilities, home health agencies, and other institutions,
(G) health
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 245
(6) Replacing old and outdated AED and CPR
equipment, machinery, and educational mate-
rials.
(c) Eligibility; application
To be eligible for a grant under subsection (a),
an entity shall—
(1) be a local educational agency (including
a public charter school operating as a local
educational agency under State law), in con-
sultation with a qualified health care entity;
and
(2) submit to the Secretary an application at
such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Secretary may rea-
sonably require.
(d) Definitions
In this section:
(1) ESEA terms
The terms ‘‘elementary school’’, ‘‘local edu-
cational agency’’, and ‘‘secondary school’’
have the meanings given such terms in section
7801 of title 20.
(2) Qualified health care entity
The term ‘‘qualified health care entity’’
means a health care entity that—
(A) is—
(i) a public entity; or
(ii) an organization that is described in
section 501(c) of title 26 and exempt from
taxation under section 501(a) of such title;
(B) demonstrates an ability to develop,
train, and implement a comprehensive pro-
gram
to
promote
student
access
to
defibrillation in public elementary and sec-
ondary schools; and
(C) is qualified in providing technical as-
sistance in AED and CPR training.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 312D, as added
Pub. L. 118–176, § 2(a), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat.
2608.)
§ 245. Public awareness campaign on the impor-
tance of vaccinations
(a) In general
The Secretary, acting through the Director of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and in coordination with other offices and agen-
cies, as appropriate, shall award competitive
grants or contracts to one or more public or pri-
vate entities to carry
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