La Follette-Bulwinkle Act

La Follette-Bulwinkle Act
Great Seal of the United States
Long title An Act to impose additional duties upon the United States Public Health Service in connection with the investigation and control of the venereal diseases.
Nicknames Venereal Diseases Control and Prevention Act of 1938
Enacted by the 75th United States Congress
Effective May 24, 1938
Citations
Public law 75-540
Statutes at Large 52 Stat. 439
Codification
Titles amended 42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare
U.S.C. sections created 42 U.S.C. ch. 1, subch. I §§ 25a-25e
Legislative history

La Follette-Bulwinkle Act or Venereal Diseases Control and Prevention Act of 1938 sanctioned federal assistance to U.S. states establishing preventive healthcare for venereal diseases. The United States federal statute commissioned the United States Public Health Service for demonstrations, investigations, and studies as related to the control, prevention, and treatment of the transmissible diseases. The public law amended the Army Appropriations Act of 1918 appending the judicial context which created the Division of Venereal Diseases within the Bureau of the Public Health Service.[1]

The S. 3290 legislation was passed during the 75th United States Congressional session and enacted into law by the 32nd President of the United States Franklin Roosevelt on May 24, 1938.

Sections of the Act

The Title 42 Section 25 codified law was penned as five sections establishing federal rulings for the Public Health Service enforcement to control and eradicate venereal diseases in the United States as determined by the Surgeon General of the United States.

42 U.S.C. § 25a ~ Assistance to U.S. states
42 U.S.C. § 25b ~ Basis and determination of annual allotments
42 U.S.C. § 25c ~ Quarterly allotments
42 U.S.C. § 25d ~ Prescribe the rules and regulations
42 U.S.C. § 25e ~ Provisions not to limit or supersede existing functions

Communicable Diseases & Public Health Service Act

The 1960s sexual revolution movement prompt the United States Congress to draft amendments for the Public Health Service Act authorizing control, prevention, and vaccination assistance for communicable diseases. The United States statutes were enacted into law by the 37th President of the United States Richard Nixon and the 38th President of the United States Gerald Ford.

Communicable Diseases Legislative Policies
  • Communicable Disease Control Amendments of 1970[2]
  • Communicable Disease Control Amendments of 1972[3]
  • Disease Control Amendments of 1976[4][5]

By 1914, American exploitation films were produced promoting awareness about hygiene and venereal disease.

Damaged Goods (1914)
Damaged Lives (1933)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
Is Your Daughter Safe? (1927)
Mom and Dad (1945)
Sex Hygiene (1942)
Sex Madness (1938)
To the People of the United States (1943)

See also

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References

  1. "Army Appropriations Act of 1918 ~ P.L. 65-193" (PDF). 40 Stat. 886 ~ House Bill 12281. Legis★Works. July 9, 1918.
  2. "Communicable Disease Control Amendments of 1970 ~ P.L. 91-464" (PDF). 84 Stat. 988 ~ Senate Bill 2264. U.S. Government Printing Office. October 16, 1970.
  3. "Communicable Disease Control Amendments of 1972 ~ P.L. 92-449" (PDF). 86 Stat. 748 ~ Senate Bill 3442. U.S. Government Printing Office. September 30, 1972.
  4. "Disease Control Amendments of 1976 ~ P.L. 94-317" (PDF). 90 Stat. 695 ~ Senate Bill 1466. U.S. Government Printing Office. June 23, 1976.
  5. "S. 1466 ~ Disease Control Amendments of 1976". P.L. 94-317 ~ 90 Stat. 695. Congress.gov. April 17, 1975.
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