§ 10851. Construction of subchapters I and II; “individual with mental illness” defined

Footnotes

1. 1 See References in Text note below.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1986

   Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986

   Pub. L. 99–319 title III § 301 · 100 Stat. 478

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 10851

   Pub. L. 99–319, title III, § 301, May 23, 1986, 100 Stat. 489

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 99–319, title III, § 301, May 23, 1986, 100 Stat. 489

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 301. construction (a) Titles I and II shall not be construed as establishing 42 USC 10851. any new rights for mentally ill individuals. (b) For purposes of this section, the term “mentally ill individual” has the same meaning as in section 102(3).

2. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–173 § 10 · 105 Stat. 1217

   1. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 10851

      Pub. L. 102–173, substituted “individuals with mental illness” for “mentally ill individuals” in subsec. (b)

   2. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 10851

      Pub. L. 102–173, substituted “individual with mental illness” for “mentally ill individual” in subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–173, substituted “individuals with mental illness” for “mentally ill individuals” in subsec. (a) and “individual with mental illness” for “mentally ill individual” in subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 10. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. The Act (42 U.S.C. 10801 et seq.) is amended— (1) by striking out “mentally ill individual” each place that such occurs and inserting in lieu thereof “individual with mental illness”; and (2) by striking out “mentally ill individuals” each place that such occurs and inserting in lieu thereof “individuals with mental illness”.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision