42 USC § 19192 - Purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s19192"
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title: "42 USC § 19192 - Purpose"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "19192"
section_name: "Purpose"
chapter_number: 163
chapter_name: "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITION, AND INNOVATION"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN SCIENCE"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "Combating Sexual Harassment in Science"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title V, § 10532, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1628.)"
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# § 19192. Purpose

The purpose of this part is to increase understanding of the causes and consequences of sex-based and sexual harassment, as discussed in the report issued by the National Academies in 2018 entitled “Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine”, and to advance evidence-based approaches to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title V, § 10532, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1628.)