---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch6A/schII/ptA"
level: "part"
label: "Part A"
heading: "Research and Investigations"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch6A-schII-ptA"
sections_count: 29
---

# Part A — Research and Investigations

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 6A — Public Health Service › Subchapter II — General Powers and Duties

## Sections

- [§241. Research and investigations generally](/usc/42/241.md)
- [§242. Studies and investigations on use and misuse of narcotic drugs and other drugs; annual report to Attorney General; cooperation with States](/usc/42/242.md)
- [§242a. Repealed.](/usc/42/242a.md)
- [§242b. General authority respecting research, evaluations, and demonstrations in health statistics, health services, and health care technology](/usc/42/242b.md)
- [§242c. Appointment and authority of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](/usc/42/242c.md)
- [§242c–1. Advisory committee to the Director](/usc/42/242c-1.md)
- [§242d. Transferred](/usc/42/242d.md)
- [§242e. Repealed.](/usc/42/242e.md)
- [§242f...242j. Transferred](/usc/42/242f...242j.md)
- [§242k. National Center for Health Statistics](/usc/42/242k.md)
- [§242l. International cooperation](/usc/42/242l.md)
- [§242m. General provisions respecting effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of health services](/usc/42/242m.md)
- [§242n. Repealed.](/usc/42/242n.md)
- [§242o. Health conferences; publication of health educational information](/usc/42/242o.md)
- [§242p. National disease prevention data profile](/usc/42/242p.md)
- [§242q. Task Force on Aging Research; establishment and duties](/usc/42/242q.md)
- [§242q–1. Membership](/usc/42/242q-1.md)
- [§242q–2. Administrative staff and support](/usc/42/242q-2.md)
- [§242q–3. Repealed.](/usc/42/242q-3.md)
- [§242q–4. Definitions](/usc/42/242q-4.md)
- [§242q–5. Authorization of appropriations](/usc/42/242q-5.md)
- [§242r. Improvement and publication of data on food-related allergic responses](/usc/42/242r.md)
- [§242s. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Women’s Health](/usc/42/242s.md)
- [§242t. CDC surveillance and data collection for child, youth, and adult trauma](/usc/42/242t.md)
- [§242u. Improving State, local, and Tribal information sharing](/usc/42/242u.md)
- [§242v. Foreign talent recruitment programs](/usc/42/242v.md)
- [§242v–1. Securing identifiable, sensitive information and addressing other national security risks related to research](/usc/42/242v-1.md)
- [§242v–2. Protecting America’s biomedical research enterprise](/usc/42/242v-2.md)
- [§242v–3. Report on progress to address undue foreign influence](/usc/42/242v-3.md)