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42 U.S.C. 285g–2: Research on intellectual disabilitiesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 6A-PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
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§285g–2. Research on intellectual disabilities

The Director of the Institute shall conduct and support research and related activities into the causes, prevention, and treatment of intellectual disabilities.

( July 1, 1944, ch. 373 , title IV, § 450, as added Pub. L. 99–158, § 2 , Nov. 20, 1985 , 99 Stat. 856 ; amended Pub. L. 111–256, § 2(f)(3) , Oct. 5, 2010 , 124 Stat. 2644 .)

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Amendments

2010⁠—Pub. L. 111–256 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Director of the Institute shall conduct and support research and related activities into the causes, prevention, and treatment of mental retardation.”

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Definitions

For meaning of references to an intellectual disability and to individuals with intellectual disabilities in provisions amended by section 2 of Pub. L. 111–256, see section 2(k) of Pub. L. 111–256, set out as a note under section 1400 of Title 20, Education.