{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-247d-2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 247d–2","heading":"Earlier development of diagnostic tests","body":"The Secretary may contract with public and private entities, as appropriate, to increase capacity in the rapid development, validation, manufacture, and dissemination of diagnostic tests, as appropriate, to State, local, and Tribal health departments and other appropriate entities for immediate public health response activities to address an emerging infectious disease with respect to which a public health emergency is declared under section 247d of this title, or that has significant potential to cause such a public health emergency.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 6A—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"4332612d9db6c4e912d3f1f3f0ae553892724fff08cc2096ae1868acee319d92","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-247d-1","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-247d-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}