2021 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 7 - International Bureaus, Congresses, Etc.
Subchapter XXIX - United States-Mexico Border Health Commission
Sec. 290n-6 - Definitions

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Citation 22 U.S.C. § 290n-6 (2021)
Section Name §290n–6. Definitions
Section Text

As used in this subchapter:

(1) Commission

The term "Commission" means the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission.

(2) Health problem

The term "health problem" means a disease or medical ailment or an environmental condition that poses the risk of disease or medical ailment. The term includes diseases, ailments, or risks of disease or ailment caused by or related to environmental factors, control of animals and rabies, control of insect and rodent vectors, disposal of solid and hazardous waste, and control and monitoring of air quality.

(3) Secretary

The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

(4) United States-Mexico Border Area

The term "United States-Mexico Border Area" means the area located in the United States and Mexico within 100 kilometers of the border between the United States and Mexico.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 103–400, §8, Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4171.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 7 - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
SUBCHAPTER XXIX - UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER HEALTH COMMISSION
Sec. 290n-6 - Definitions
Contains section 290n-6
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 108 Stat. 4171
Public Law References Public Law 103-400
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