107th Congress

Session II - P.L. 107-280 Rare Diseases Act

On November 6, 2002, the President signed into law H.R. 4013, the Rare Diseases Act, as P.L. 107-280. This legislation provides statutory authorization for the existing NIH Office of Rare Diseases and establishes Regional Centers of Excellence on Rare Diseases. For further information, go to the Thomas Web Site.

Legislative Updates: Rare Diseases Act (Note: Pending Legislative article will be updated in January.)

For a chronology of legislation affecting NIH, refer to the NIH Almanac.