Section, [act July 1, 1944, ch. 373], title III, § 381, as added Nov. 20, 1985, [Pub. L. 99–158, § 11], [99 Stat. 883]; amended Nov. 4, 1988, [Pub. L. 100–607, title I, § 157(a)], [102 Stat. 3059], established the Biomedical Ethics Board and provided for its membership, functions, reports to Congress, etc., and provided for appointment of a Biomedical Ethics Advisory Committee to assist the Biomedical Ethics Board.
A prior section 275, [act July 1, 1944, ch. 373], title III, § 381, formerly § 371, as added [Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 907, § 1], [70 Stat. 960]; renumbered § 381, Mar. 13, 1970, [Pub. L. 91–212, § 10(a)(3)], [84 Stat. 66], established a National Library of Medicine in the Public Health Service and stated the congressional purposes for such establishment, prior to repeal by [Pub. L. 99–158, § 3(b)], Nov. 20, 1985, [99 Stat. 879].