Pub. L. 92-449, tit. II, sec. 202

Sec. 202. (a) The Congress finds and declares that — (1) the number of reported cases of venereal disease has reached epidemic proportions in the United States; (2) the number of patients with venereal disease, reported to public health authorities is only a fraction of those treated by physicians; (3) the incidence of venereal disease is particularly high among individuals in the 20–24 age group, and in metropolitan areas: (4) venereal disease accounts for needless deaths and leads to such severe disabilities as sterility, insanity, blindness, and crippling conditions: 86 Stat. 751 (5) the number of eases of congenital syphilis, a preventable disease, in infants under one year of age increased by 33 per centum between 1970 and 1971; (6) health education programs in schools and through the mass media may prevent a substantial portion of the venereal disease problem; and (7) medical authorities have no successful vaccine for syphilis or gonorrhea and no blood test for the detection of gonorrhea among the large reservoir of asymptomatic females. (b) In order to preserve and protect the health and welfare of all citizens, it is the purpose of this Act to establish a national program for the prevention and control of venereal disease.