---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 247d–2"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "247d–2"
heading: "Earlier development of diagnostic tests"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/247d-2"
units:
  - "Chapter 6A — Public Health Service"
  - "Subchapter II — General Powers and Duties"
  - "Part B — Federal-State Cooperation"
---

# §247d–2. Earlier development of diagnostic tests


The [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) may contract with public and private entities, as appropriate, to increase capacity in the rapid development, validation, [manufacture](/usc/42/300aa–33.md?p=3), and dissemination of diagnostic tests, as appropriate, to [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f), local, and Tribal health departments and other appropriate entities for immediate public health response activities to address an emerging infectious disease with respect to which a public health emergency is declared under [section 247d of this title](/usc/42/247d.md), or that has significant potential to cause such a public health emergency.


## Source credit

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 319B, as added Pub. L. 117–328, div. FF, title II, § 2303(b), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5758.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 247d–2, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 319B, as added Pub. L. 106–505, title I, § 102, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2317; amended Pub. L. 107–188, title I, § 111(2), June 12, 2002, 116 Stat. 611, related to grants to States to assess public health needs, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 109–417, title II, § 204(b)(1), Dec. 19, 2006, 120 Stat. 2851.