42 U.S.C. § 287b

Current through P.L. 118-64 (published on www.congress.gov on 05/24/2024), except for [P. L. 118-63]

Section 287b - General purpose

The general purpose of the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences is to-

(1) facilitate the assembly of scientists and others in the biomedical, behavioral, and related fields for discussion, study, and research relating to the development of health science internationally;

(2) provide research programs, conferences, and seminars to further international cooperation and collaboration in the life sciences;

(3) provide postdoctorate fellowships for research training in the United States and abroad and promote exchanges of senior scientists between the United States and other countries;

(4) coordinate the activities of the National Institutes of Health concerned with the health sciences internationally; and

(5) receive foreign visitors to the National Institutes of Health.

42 U.S.C. § 287b

July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, §482, as added Pub. L. 99-158, §2, Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 866.