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Title 42

The Public Health and Welfare

8,481 sections in 196 chapters · usc42.xml · release point 119-108

Ch. 1 The Public Health Service§§ 1 to 1j–70a
Ch. 1A The Public Health Service; Supplemental Provisions§§ 71 to 71l–71r
Ch. 2 Sanitation and Quarantine§§ 81 to 87–114
Ch. 3 Leprosy§§ 121 to 125–131 to 135
Ch. 3A Cancer§ 137 to 137g
Ch. 4 Viruses, Serums, Toxins, Antitoxins, Etc.§ 141 to 148
Ch. 5 Maternity and Infancy Welfare and Hygiene§ 161 to 175
Ch. 6 The Children’s Bureau§§ 191–194
Ch. 6A Public Health Service§§ 201–300mm–64
Ch. 7 Social Security§§ 301–1397mm
Ch. 7A Temporary Unemployment Compensation Program§ 1400 to 1400v
Ch. 8 Low-Income Housing§§ 1401 to 1404–1440
Ch. 8A Slum Clearance, Urban Renewal, and Farm Housing§§ 1441–1490v
Ch. 8B Public Works or Facilities§ 1491 to 1497
Ch. 8C Open-Space Land§§ 1500 to 1500b–1500c–1 to 1500e
Ch. 9 Housing of Persons Engaged in National Defense§§ 1501–1594j–1, 1594k
Ch. 10 Federal Security Agency§§ 1601, 1602–1603
Ch. 11 Compensation for Disability or Death to Persons Employed at Military, Air, and Naval Bases Outside United States§§ 1651–1655
Ch. 12 Compensation for Injury, Death, or Detention of Employees of Contractors with United States Outside United States§§ 1701–1717
Ch. 13 School Lunch Programs§§ 1751–1769j
Ch. 13A Child Nutrition§§ 1771–1793
Ch. 14 Development and Control of Atomic Energy§ 1801 to 1819
Ch. 15 Disaster Relief§§ 1851 to 1854–1855aaa to 1855nnn
Ch. 15A Reciprocal Fire Protection Agreements§§ 1856–1856p
Ch. 15B Air Pollution Control§§ 1857 to 1857c–9–1858, 1858a
Ch. 16 National Science Foundation§§ 1861–1887
Ch. 16A Grants for Support of Scientific Research§§ 1891, 1892–1893
Ch. 16B Contracts for Scientific and Technological Research§§ 1900–1900b
Ch. 17 Federal Employment Service§ 1901 to 1918
Ch. 18 Youth Medals§§ 1921–1926
Ch. 19 Saline and Salt Waters§§ 1951 to 1958–1959i
Ch. 19A Water Resources Research Program§§ 1961–1961c to 1961c–8
Ch. 19B Water Resources Planning§§ 1962–1962d–22
Ch. 20 Elective Franchise§§ 1971–1974e
Ch. 20A Civil Rights Commission§§ 1975–1975e, 1975f
Ch. 21 Civil Rights§§ 1981–2000h–6
Ch. 21A Privacy Protection§§ 2000aa–2000aa–12
Ch. 21B Religious Freedom Restoration§§ 2000bb–2000bb–4
Ch. 21C Protection of Religious Exercise in Land Use and by Institutionalized Persons§§ 2000cc–2000cc–5
Ch. 21D Detainee Treatment§§ 2000dd–2000dd–2
Ch. 21E Privacy and Civil Liberties Protection and Oversight§§ 2000ee–2000ee–3
Ch. 21F Prohibiting Employment Discrimination on the Basis of Genetic Information§§ 2000ff–2000ff–11
Ch. 21G Pregnant Worker Fairness§§ 2000gg–2000gg–6
Ch. 22 Indian Hospitals and Health Facilities§§ 2001–2005f
Ch. 23 Development and Control of Atomic Energy§§ 2011–2297h–13
Ch. 24 Disposal of Atomic Energy Communities§§ 2301–2394
Ch. 25 Federal Flood Insurance§§ 2401 to 2413–2415 to 2421
Ch. 26 National Space Program§§ 2451 to 2454–2481 to 2484
Ch. 26A National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program§§ 2486–2486k, 2486l
Ch. 26B Biomedical Research in Space§§ 2487–2487e to 2487g
Ch. 27 Loan Service of Captioned Films and Educational Media for Handicapped§§ 2491 to 2494–2495
Ch. 28 Area Redevelopment Program§§ 2501 to 2512–2515 to 2525
Ch. 29 Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Offenses Control§ 2541 to 2548
Ch. 30 Manpower Development and Training Program§§ 2571 to 2574–2624 to 2628
Ch. 31 Public Works Acceleration Program§§ 2641–2643
Ch. 32 Third Party Liability for Hospital and Medical Care§§ 2651–2653
Ch. 33 Community Mental Health Centers§§ 2661 to 2666–2698 to 2698b
Ch. 34 Economic Opportunity Program§§ 2701–2996l
Ch. 35 Programs for Older Americans§§ 3001–3058ff
Ch. 35A Community Service Employment for Older Americans§ 3061 to 3067
Ch. 36 Compensation of Con­demnees in Development Programs§ 3071 to 3074
Ch. 37 Community Facilities and Advance Land Acquisition§§ 3101–3108
Ch. 38 Public Works and Economic Development§§ 3121–3234
Ch. 39 Solid Waste Disposal§§ 3251 to 3254f–3256 to 3259
Ch. 40 Soil Information Assistance for Community Planning and Resource Development§§ 3271–3274
Ch. 41 Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Program§§ 3301 to 3313–3374
Ch. 42 Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation§§ 3401–3442
Ch. 43 Department of Health and Human Services§§ 3501–3521 to 3527
Ch. 44 Department of Housing and Urban Development§§ 3531–3550
Ch. 45 Fair Housing§§ 3601–3631
Ch. 46 Justice System Improvement§§ 3701–3797ff–6
Ch. 47 Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Control§§ 3801–3890, 3891
Ch. 48 Guarantees for Financing New Community Land Development§§ 3901 to 3906–3914
Ch. 49 National Housing Partnerships§§ 3931–3941
Ch. 50 National Flood Insurance§§ 4001–4131
Ch. 51 Design and Construction of Public Buildings to Accommodate Physically Handicapped§§ 4151–4157
Ch. 52 Intergovernmental Cooperation§§ 4201–4241 to 4244
Ch. 52A Joint Funding Simplification§ 4251 to 4261
Ch. 53 Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations§§ 4271–4279
Ch. 54 Cabinet Committee on Opportunities for Spanish-Speaking People§ 4301 to 4312
Ch. 55 National Environmental Policy§§ 4321–4370m–12
Ch. 56 Environmental Quality Improvement§§ 4371–4375
Ch. 57 Environmental Pollution Study§§ 4391–4395
Ch. 58 Disaster Relief§§ 4401, 4402–4481 to 4485
Ch. 59 National Urban Policy and New Community Development§§ 4501–4528 to 4532
Ch. 60 Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Program§§ 4541–4594
Ch. 61 Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies for Federal and Federally Assisted Programs§§ 4601–4655
Ch. 62 Intergovernmental Personnel Program§§ 4701–4772
Ch. 63 Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention§§ 4801–4846
Ch. 63A Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction§§ 4851–4856
Ch. 64 Public Service Employment Programs§ 4871 to 4883
Ch. 65 Noise Control§§ 4901–4918
Ch. 66 Domestic Volunteer Services§§ 4950–5091 to 5091n
Ch. 67 Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform§§ 5101–5119c
Ch. 68 Disaster Relief§§ 5121–5208
Ch. 69 Community Development§§ 5301–5324
Ch. 70 Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards§§ 5401–5426
Ch. 71 Solar Energy§§ 5501–5581 to 5594
Ch. 72 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention§§ 5601–5792a
Ch. 73 Development of Energy Sources§§ 5801–5891
Ch. 74 Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development§§ 5901–5919, 5920
Ch. 75 Programs for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities§§ 6000, 6001–6081 to 6083
Ch. 76 Age Discrimination in Federally Assisted Programs§§ 6101–6107
Ch. 77 Energy Conservation§§ 6201–6422
Ch. 78 National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska§§ 6501–6508
Ch. 79 Science and Technology Policy, Organization and Priorities§§ 6601–6687
Ch. 80 Public Works Employment§§ 6701–6736
Ch. 81 Energy Conservation and Resource Renewal§§ 6801–6892
Ch. 82 Solid Waste Disposal§§ 6901–6992k
Ch. 83 Energy Extension Service§ 7001 to 7011
Ch. 84 Department of Energy§§ 7101–7386 to 7386k
Ch. 85 Air Pollution Prevention and Control§§ 7401–7675
Ch. 86 Earthquake Hazards Reduction§§ 7701–7709
Ch. 87 Water Research and Development§§ 7801, 7802–7871 to 7883
Ch. 88 Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control§§ 7901–7942
Ch. 89 Congregate Housing Services§§ 8001–8013
Ch. 90 Neighborhood and City Reinvestment, Self-Help and Revitalization§§ 8101–8146
Ch. 91 National Energy Conservation Policy§§ 8201–8287d
Ch. 92 Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use§§ 8301–8484
Ch. 93 Emergency Energy Conservation§§ 8501–8541
Ch. 94 Low-Income Energy Assistance§§ 8601 to 8612–8630
Ch. 95 United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation§§ 8701–8795
Ch. 96 Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels§§ 8801–8871
Ch. 97 Acid Precipitation Program and Carbon Dioxide Study§§ 8901–8912
Ch. 98 Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Research and Development§§ 9001–9009
Ch. 99 Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion§§ 9101–9168
Ch. 100 Wind Energy Systems§§ 9201–9213
Ch. 101 Magnetic Fusion Energy Engineering§§ 9301–9312
Ch. 102 Mental Health Systems§§ 9401–9523
Ch. 103 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability§§ 9601–9675
Ch. 104 Nuclear Safety Research, Development, and Demonstration§§ 9701–9708
Ch. 105 Community Services Programs§§ 9801–9881 to 9887
Ch. 106 Community Services Block Grant Program§§ 9901–9926
Ch. 107 Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety§§ 10001–10008
Ch. 108 Nuclear Waste Policy§§ 10101–10270
Ch. 109 Water Resources Research§§ 10301–10310
Ch. 109A Membrane Processes Research§§ 10341–10345
Ch. 109B Secure Water§§ 10361–10371
Ch. 110 Family Violence Prevention and Services§§ 10401–10421
Ch. 111 Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance§§ 10501–10513
Ch. 112 Victim Compensation and Assistance§§ 10601–10609
Ch. 113 State Justice Institute§§ 10701–10713
Ch. 114 Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness§§ 10801–10851
Ch. 115 Child Development Associate Scholarship Assistance Program§§ 10901–10905
Ch. 116 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know§§ 11001–11050
Ch. 117 Encouraging Good Faith Professional Review Activities§§ 11101–11152
Ch. 118 Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Research§§ 11201–11294
Ch. 119 Homeless Assistance§§ 11301–11481 to 11489
Ch. 120 Enterprise Zone Development§§ 11501–11505
Ch. 121 International Child Abduction Remedies§§ 11601 to 11610–11611
Ch. 122 Native Hawaiian Health Care§§ 11701–11714
Ch. 123 Drug Abuse Education and Prevention§§ 11801–11851
Ch. 124 Public Housing Drug Elimination§§ 11901–11925
Ch. 125 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness§§ 12001–12007
Ch. 126 Equal Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities§§ 12101–12213
Ch. 127 Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families§§ 12301–12377
Ch. 128 Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Program§§ 12401–12408
Ch. 129 National and Community Service§§ 12501–12682
Ch. 130 National Affordable Housing§§ 12701–12899 to 12899i
Ch. 131 Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids§§ 12901–12912
Ch. 132 Victims of Child Abuse§§ 13001–13051 to 13055
Ch. 133 Pollution Prevention§§ 13101–13109
Ch. 134 Energy Policy§§ 13201–13574
Ch. 135 Residency and Service Requirements in Federally Assisted Housing§§ 13601–13664
Ch. 136 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement§§ 13701–14223
Ch. 137 Management of Rechargeable Batteries and Batteries Containing Mercury§§ 14301–14336
Ch. 138 Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction§§ 14401–14408
Ch. 139 Volunteer Protection§§ 14501–14505
Ch. 140 Criminal Justice Identification, Information, and Communication§§ 14601–14616
Ch. 140A Jennifer’s Law§§ 14661–14665
Ch. 141 Commercial Space Opportunities and Transportation Services§§ 14701–14752, 14753
Ch. 142 Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness§ 14801 to 14805
Ch. 143 Intercountry Adoptions§§ 14901–14954
Ch. 144 Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights§§ 15001–15115
Ch. 145 Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor and Tributes§§ 15201–15208
Ch. 145A Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery§§ 15231–15261
Ch. 146 Election Administration Improvement§§ 15301–15545
Ch. 147 Prison Rape Elimination§§ 15601–15609
Ch. 148 Windstorm Impact Reduction§§ 15701–15707
Ch. 149 National Energy Policy and Programs§§ 15801–16539
Ch. 150 National Aeronautics and Space Programs, 2005§§ 16601–16841 to 16850
Ch. 151 Child Protection and Safety§§ 16901–16991
Ch. 152 Energy Independence and Security§§ 17001–17392
Ch. 153 Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention§§ 17501–17555
Ch. 154 Combating Child Exploitation§§ 17601–17631
Ch. 155 Aeronautics and Space Activities§§ 17701, 17702–17827 to 17829
Ch. 156 Health Information Technology§§ 17901–17953
Ch. 157 Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans§§ 18001–18122
Ch. 158 Support for Pregnant and Parenting Teens and Women§§ 18201–18204
Ch. 159 Space Exploration, Technology, and Science§§ 18301–18445
Ch. 160 Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation§ 18501
Ch. 161 Department of Energy Research and Innovation§§ 18601–18655
Ch. 162 Energy Infrastructure§§ 18701–18861
Ch. 163 Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation§§ 18901–19351
Ch. 164 Speak Out Act§§ 19401–19404
Ch. 165 Increasing Housing Supply§§ 19501–19531