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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. ^2 USC 287, 42 USC 287a

PUBLIC LAW 9 4 - 2 7 8 — A P R. 22, 1976 severe disabilities due to critical illnesses in connection with heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases; (8) blood diseases, including nutritional anemia, anemia due to inherited abnormalities (such as sickle cell anemia and Cooley's anemia (thalassemia), anemias resulting from failure of the bone marrow, hemorrhagic defects (a common cause of death in patients with leukemia and other malignancies, and of disability from inherited diseases such as h e m o p h i l i a)), and malignancies of the lymph nodes and bone marrow, such as leukemia, have a devastating impact in spite of recent advances, and constitute an import a n t category of illness that requires major attention; and (9) the greatest potential for advancement against heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases lies in the National H e a r t, L u n g, and Blood Institute, but advancement against such diseases depends not only on the research programs of that Institute but also on the research programs of other research institutes of the National Institutes of Health, (b) I t is the purpose of this title to enlarge the authority of the National H e a r t, Lung, and Blood Institute in order to advance the national attack upon heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases and to enlarge its authority with respect to blood resources. SEC. 102. Sections 411, 418(a)(6), and 419A(c) are each amended by striking out "National H e a r t and L u n g Institute " and inserting in ][Q^ thereof "National H e a r t, Lung, and Blood Institute". gj,^_ 103. (a) Section 412 is amended— ^^"^ ^ inserting "and with respect to the use of blood and blood products and the management of blood resources" after "diseases" in the matter preceding paragraph (1); (2) by inserting "and to the use of blood and blood products and the management of blood resources" before the semicolon at the end of paragraph (1); (3) by inserting "and to the use of blood and blood products and the management of blood resources" after "diseases" in paragraph (4) _; (4) by inserting "and on the use of blood and blood products and the management of blood resources" after "diseases" in paragraph (5); _ (5) by striking out "heart diseases" in paragraph (6) and inserting in lieu thereof "heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases and the management of blood resources"; (6) by inserting "and to the use of blood and blood products and the management of blood resources" after "diseases" in paragraph (7); and (7) by inserting at the end of the section heading "AND I N THE MANAGEMENT OF BLOOD RESOURCES".

National Heart, (b) Section 412 is amended by striking out "National H e a r t and Lung, and Blood L u n g Advisory Council" and inserting in lieu thereof "National H e a r t, Advisory Council, ^ ^ ^ g, and Blood Advisory Council". 42 USC 287b. SEC. 104 (a) Section 413(a) is amended— (1) by striking out "Disease" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "Diseases and Blood Resources"; and (2) by inserting "and blood resources" after "diseases" in such sentence and in paragraph (7). (b) Section 413(b) is amended— (1) by striking out "calendar" each place it occurs in paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof "fiscal"; and

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