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42 U.S.C. 289f: Gifts and donations; memorialsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-121 (October 9, 2026).
From Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 6A-PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
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§289f. Gifts and donations; memorials

The Secretary may, in accordance with section 238 of this title, accept conditional gifts for the National Institutes of Health or a national research institute or for the acquisition of grounds or for the erection, equipment, or maintenance of facilities for the National Institutes of Health or a national research institute. Donations of $50,000 or over for the National Institutes of Health or a national research institute for carrying out the purposes of this subchapter may be acknowledged by the establishment within the National Institutes of Health or a national research institute of suitable memorials to the donors.

( July 1, 1944, ch. 373 , title IV, § 497, as added Pub. L. 99-158, § 2 , Nov. 20, 1985 , 99 Stat. 877 ; amended Pub. L. 99-660, title III, § 311(b)(1) , Nov. 14, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3779 ; Pub. L. 100-607, title II, § 204(3) , Nov. 4, 1988 , 102 Stat. 3079 ; Pub. L. 100-690, title II, § 2620(b)(2) , Nov. 18, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4244 ; Pub. L. 101-381, title I, § 102(5) , Aug. 18, 1990 , 104 Stat. 586 ; Pub. L. 103-43, title XX, § 2010(b)(6) , June 10, 1993 , 107 Stat. 214 .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1993⁠—Pub. L. 103-43 substituted “section 238” for “section 300aaa”.

1990⁠—Pub. L. 101-381 made technical amendment to reference to section 300aaa of this title to reflect renumbering of corresponding section of original act.

1988⁠—Pub. L. 100-690 made technical amendment to reference to section 300aaa of this title to reflect renumbering of corresponding section of original act.

Pub. L. 100-607 substituted “300aaa” for “300cc”.

1986⁠—Pub. L. 99-660 substituted “section 300cc of this title” for “section 300aa of this title”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 100-690 effective immediately after enactment of Pub. L. 100-607, which was approved Nov. 4, 1988, see section 2600 of Pub. L. 100-690, set out as a note under section 242m of this title.

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 99-660 effective Dec. 22, 1987, see section 323 of Pub. L. 99-660, as amended, set out as an Effective Date note under section 300aa–1 of this title.