42 U.S.C. § 242e — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–353, title I, § 102(a),

Page 148 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 242e § 242e. Repealed. Pub. L. 93–353, title I, § 102(a), July 23, 1974, 88 Stat. 362 Section, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 307, as added Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 871, title II, § 201, 70 Stat. 924; amended July 23, 1959, Pub. L. 86–105, § 2, 73 Stat. 239; Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91–515, title VI, § 601(b)(2), 84 Stat. 1311, provided for a professional nurse traineeship pro- gram for which authorization of appropriations were made through fiscal year ending June 30, 1964. Provi- sion for the continuation of the program was made by the Nurse Training Act of 1964, which enacted section 297 et seq. of this title. §§ 242f to 242j. Transferred Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 242f, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 308, as added July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86–610, § 3, 74 Stat. 364, which related to international cooperation with respect to biomedical research and health services research and statistical activities, was renumbered section 307 of act July 1, 1944, by Pub. L. 93–353 and transferred to section 242l of this title. Section 242g, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 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. 90–147, §§ 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, which related to graduate public health training grants, was renumbered section 313 of act July 1, 1944, by Pub. L. 93–353 and transferred to section 245a of this title, and was subsequently repealed. Section 242h, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 310, as added Sept. 25, 1962, Pub. L. 87–692, 76 Stat. 592, and amended and renumbered, which related to health serv- ices for domestic agricultural migrants, was renum- bered section 319 of act July 1, 1944, by Pub. L. 93–353, title I, § 102(d), July 23, 1974, 88 Stat. 362, transferred to section 247d of this title, and subsequently renumbered and transferred to section 254b of this title, prior to being omitted in the general amendment of subpart I (§ 254b et seq.) of part D of this subchapter by Pub. L. 104–299, § 2. Section 242i, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 310A, as added Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91–515, title II, § 270, 84 Stat. 1306; amended Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–157, title II, § 201, 85 Stat. 461, which related to administration of grants in multigrant projects, was renumbered section 226 of act July 1, 1944, by Pub. L. 93–353 and transferred to section 235 of this title. Section 242j, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 310B, as added Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91–515, title II, § 280, 84 Stat. 1307, which provided for and annual report by Sec- retary on activities related to health facilities and services and expenditure of funds, was renumbered sec- tion 227 of act July 1, 1944, by Pub. L. 93–353 and trans- ferred to section 236 of this title, and was subsequently repealed. § 242k. National Center for Health Statistics (a) Establishment; appointment of Director; sta- tistical 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, act- ing through the Center, shall conduct and sup- port 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 in- cluded in the population), including life ex- pectancy, 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 profes- sionals 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 care costs and financing, includ- ing the trends in health care prices and cost, the sources of payments for health care serv- ices, and Federal, State, and local govern- mental expenditures for health care services, and (H) family formation, growth, and dissolu- tion; (2) shall undertake and support (by grant or contract) research, demonstrations, and eval- uations respecting new or improved methods for obtaining current data on the matters re- ferred to in paragraph (1); (3) may undertake and support (by grant or contract) epidemiological research, dem- onstrations, and evaluations on the matters referred to in paragraph (1); and (4) may collect, furnish, tabulate, and ana- lyze statistics, and prepare studies, on matters referred to in paragraph (1) upon request of public and nonprofit private entities under ar- rangements under which the entities will pay the cost of the service provided. Amounts appropriated to the Secretary from payments made under arrangements made under paragraph (4) shall be available to the Secretary for obligation until expended. (c) Statistical and epidemiological compilations and surveys The Center shall furnish such special statis- tical and epidemiological compilations and sur- veys as the Committee on Labor and Human Re- sources and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropria-