The Ransdell Act (ch. 251, Pub. L. 71–251, 46 Stat. 379, enacted May 26, 1930, codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. § 21, 42 U.S.C. § 22, 42 U.S.C. §§ 23a–23g), reorganized, expanded and redesignated the Laboratory of Hygiene (created in 1887)[1] as the National Institute of Health.[2]
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| Long title | An Act to establish and operate a National Institute of Health, to create a system of fellowships in said institute, and to authorize the Government to accept donations for use in ascertaining the cause, prevention, and cure of disease affecting human beings, and for other purposes. |
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| Enacted by | the 71st United States Congress |
| Effective | May 26, 1930 |
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| Public law | 71-251 |
| Statutes at Large | 46 Stat. 379, Chapter 320 |
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| Acts repealed | 42 USC § 17-25e, July 1, 1944 |
| Titles amended | 42: Public Health and Social Welfare |
| U.S.C. sections created | Chapter 1 § 23a |
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Congress appropriated $750,000 in the bill for construction of facilities and research fellowships.[3] The NIH grew into today's 27-unit National Institutes of Health).[4][5]
The Ransdell Act was sponsored by and named for Joseph E. Ransdell, a United States senator for the state of Louisiana.
References
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- ^ Luiggi, Cristina (May 28, 2011). "One-Man NIH, 1887". The Scientist. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "National Institutes of Health". ERAWATCH. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
- ^ "Popular Names of Acts beginning with R". U.S. Code Collection. Legal Information Institute (LII), Cornell Law School. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
- ^ "Records of the National Institutes of Health". Retrieved 2008-01-17.
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