Pub. L. 94-278, tit. IV, sec. 402

Sec. 402. In order to preserve and protect the health and welfare of all citizens, it is the purpose of this title to establish a national program to provide for basic and applied research, research training, testing, counseling, and information and education programs with respect to genetic diseases, including sickle cell anemia, Cooley’s anemia, Tay-Sachs disease, cystic fibrosis, dysautonomia, hemophilia, retinitis pigmentosa, Huntington’s chorea, and muscular dystrophy.