42 U.S.C. § 285b

Current through P.L. 118-78 (published on www.congress.gov on 07/30/2024)
Section 285b - Purpose of Institute

The general purpose of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (hereafter in this subpart referred to as the "Institute") is the conduct and support of research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases and with respect to the use of blood and blood products and the management of blood resources.

42 U.S.C. § 285b

July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, §418, as added Pub. L. 99-158, §2, Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 836.
vessel
The term "vessel" includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water, exclusive of aircraft and amphibious contrivances;