Appointment and authority of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE > CHAPTER 6A—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER II—GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES > Part A—Research and Investigations

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this section as the “CDC”) shall be headed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this section as the “Director”), who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Such individual shall also serve as the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry consistent with section 9604(i) of this title . The Director shall perform functions provided for in subsection (b) and such other functions as the Secretary may prescribe.

( July 1, 1944, ch. 373 , title III, § 305, as added Pub. L. 117–328, div. FF, title II, § 2101(a) , Dec. 29, 2022 , 136 Stat. 5706 .)

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