---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 300b–7"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "300b–7"
heading: "Tourette Syndrome"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/300b-7"
units:
  - "Chapter 6A — Public Health Service"
  - "Subchapter IX — Genetic Diseases, Hemophilia Programs, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome"
  - "Part A — Genetic Diseases"
---

# §300b–7. Tourette Syndrome

- (a) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) shall develop and implement outreach [programs](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) to educate the public, [health care providers](/usc/42/300aa–33.md?p=1), educators and [community based](/usc/42/11851.md?p=1) organizations about the etiology, symptoms, diagnosis and [treatment](/usc/42/11851.md?p=11) of Tourette Syndrome, with a particular emphasis on children with Tourette Syndrome. Such [programs](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) may be carried out by the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) directly and through awards of grants or contracts to public or [nonprofit](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=3) private entities.
- (b) **Certain activities—** Activities under [subsection (a)](#a) shall include—
  - (1) the production and translation of educational materials, including public [service](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) announcements;
  - (2) the development of training material for [health care providers](/usc/42/300aa–33.md?p=1), educators and [community based](/usc/42/11851.md?p=1) organizations; and
  - (3) outreach efforts directed at the misdiagnosis and underdiagnosis of Tourette Syndrome in children and in minority groups.
- (c) **Authorization of appropriations—** For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005.

## Source credit

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XI, § 1108, as added Pub. L. 106–310, div. A, title XXIII, § 2301, Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1157.)