Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare is a title of the United States Code. It contains 8461 sections organized into 195 chapters. This title has been enacted into positive law, meaning its text constitutes legal evidence of the law.

Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, public health, civil rights, environmental health, housing, and social services. The largest non-military title, covering the welfare state.

Chapter Index

Chapter	Sections	Description
001	THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE	21 sections
002	SANITATION AND QUARANTINE	14 sections
003	LEPROSY	2 sections
004	‘VIRUSES, SERUMS, TOXINS, ANTITOXINS, ETC.’	1 sections
005	MATERNITY AND INFANCY WELFARE AND HYGIENE	1 sections
006	THE CHILDREN’S BUREAU	4 sections
007	SOCIAL SECURITY	641 sections
008	LOW-INCOME HOUSING	88 sections
009	HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE	80 sections
010	FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY	2 sections
011	>-	5 sections
012	>-	13 sections
013	SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS	37 sections
014	DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY	1 sections
015	DISASTER RELIEF	4 sections
016	NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION	113 sections
017	FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE	1 sections
018	YOUTH MEDALS	6 sections
019	SALINE AND SALT WATERS	4 sections
020	ELECTIVE FRANCHISE	69 sections
021	CIVIL RIGHTS	94 sections
022	INDIAN HOSPITALS AND HEALTH FACILITIES	13 sections
023	DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGY	257 sections
024	DISPOSAL OF ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITIES	54 sections
025	FEDERAL FLOOD INSURANCE	3 sections
026	NATIONAL SPACE PROGRAM	25 sections
027	LOAN SERVICE OF CAPTIONED FILMS AND EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOR HANDICAPPED	2 sections
028	AREA REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM	3 sections
029	JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND YOUTH OFFENSES CONTROL	1 sections
030	MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM	10 sections
031	PUBLIC WORKS ACCELERATION PROGRAM	3 sections
032	THIRD PARTY LIABILITY FOR HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CARE	3 sections
033	COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS	22 sections
034	ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM	112 sections
035	PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS	127 sections
036	COMPENSATION OF CONDEMNEES IN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS	1 sections
037	COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND ADVANCE LAND ACQUISITION	7 sections
038	PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT	61 sections
039	SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL	3 sections
040	SOIL INFORMATION ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT	4 sections
041	DEMONSTRATION CITIES AND METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM	14 sections
042	NARCOTIC ADDICT REHABILITATION	5 sections
043	DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES	30 sections
044	DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT	28 sections
045	FAIR HOUSING	24 sections
046	JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT	251 sections
047	JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION AND CONTROL	8 sections
048	GUARANTEES FOR FINANCING NEW COMMUNITY LAND DEVELOPMENT	7 sections
049	NATIONAL HOUSING PARTNERSHIPS	11 sections
050	NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE	77 sections
051	>-	8 sections
052	INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION	7 sections
053	ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS	9 sections
054	CABINET COMMITTEE ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPANISH-SPEAKING PEOPLE	1 sections
055	NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY	64 sections
056	ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT	5 sections
057	ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION STUDY	5 sections
058	DISASTER RELIEF	10 sections
059	NATIONAL URBAN POLICY AND NEW COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT	8 sections
060	>-	19 sections
061	>-	28 sections
062	INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL PROGRAM	29 sections
063	LEAD-BASED PAINT POISONING PREVENTION	10 sections
064	PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS	1 sections
065	NOISE CONTROL	18 sections
066	DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICES	65 sections
067	CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT AND ADOPTION REFORM	42 sections
068	DISASTER RELIEF	113 sections
069	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT	24 sections
070	MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS	26 sections
071	SOLAR ENERGY	23 sections
072	JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION	91 sections
073	DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY SOURCES	39 sections
074	NONNUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT	25 sections
075	PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES	13 sections
076	AGE DISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS	8 sections
077	ENERGY CONSERVATION	146 sections
078	NATIONAL PETROLEUM RESERVE IN ALASKA	9 sections
079	‘SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY, ORGANIZATION AND PRIORITIES’	33 sections
080	PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT	26 sections
081	ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE RENEWAL	40 sections
082	SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL	118 sections
083	ENERGY EXTENSION SERVICE	1 sections
084	DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY	236 sections
085	AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL	185 sections
086	EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION	14 sections
087	WATER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT	6 sections
088	URANIUM MILL TAILINGS RADIATION CONTROL	18 sections
089	CONGREGATE HOUSING SERVICES	13 sections
090	‘NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITY REINVESTMENT, SELF-HELP AND REVITALIZATION’	15 sections
091	NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY	73 sections
092	POWERPLANT AND INDUSTRIAL FUEL USE	49 sections
093	EMERGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION	12 sections
094	LOW-INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE	14 sections
095	UNITED STATES SYNTHETIC FUELS CORPORATION	12 sections
096	BIOMASS ENERGY AND ALCOHOL FUELS	31 sections
097	ACID PRECIPITATION PROGRAM AND CARBON DIOXIDE STUDY	8 sections
098	OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT	9 sections
099	OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION	31 sections
100	WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS	13 sections
101	MAGNETIC FUSION ENERGY ENGINEERING	12 sections
102	MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS	17 sections
103	‘COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY’	48 sections
104	‘NUCLEAR SAFETY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION’	8 sections
105	COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS	93 sections
106	COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM	26 sections
107	CONSUMER-PATIENT RADIATION HEALTH AND SAFETY	8 sections
108	NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY	92 sections
109	WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH	10 sections
110	FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES	20 sections
111	EMERGENCY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE	13 sections
112	VICTIM COMPENSATION AND ASSISTANCE	15 sections
113	STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE	13 sections
114	PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS	16 sections
115	CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM	5 sections
116	EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW	18 sections
117	ENCOURAGING GOOD FAITH PROFESSIONAL REVIEW ACTIVITIES	15 sections
118	ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS RESEARCH	23 sections
119	HOMELESS ASSISTANCE	77 sections
120	ENTERPRISE ZONE DEVELOPMENT	5 sections
121	INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION REMEDIES	2 sections
122	NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH CARE	14 sections
123	DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION	14 sections
124	PUBLIC HOUSING DRUG ELIMINATION	15 sections
125	RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVENESS	7 sections
126	EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES	52 sections
127	‘COORDINATED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES’	29 sections
128	‘HYDROGEN RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM’	8 sections
129	NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE	127 sections
130	NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING	99 sections
131	HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS	12 sections
132	VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE	20 sections
133	POLLUTION PREVENTION	9 sections
134	ENERGY POLICY	150 sections
135	RESIDENCY AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING	23 sections
136	VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT	235 sections
137	MANAGEMENT OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND BATTERIES CONTAINING MERCURY	16 sections
138	ASSISTED SUICIDE FUNDING RESTRICTION	8 sections
139	VOLUNTEER PROTECTION	5 sections
140	‘CRIMINAL JUSTICE IDENTIFICATION, INFORMATION, AND COMMUNICATION’	7 sections
141	COMMERCIAL SPACE OPPORTUNITIES AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES	7 sections
142	POISON CONTROL CENTER ENHANCEMENT AND AWARENESS	1 sections
143	INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS	21 sections
144	DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ASSISTANCE AND BILL OF RIGHTS	48 sections
145	PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER MEDAL OF VALOR AND TRIBUTES	8 sections
146	ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENT	76 sections
147	PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION	9 sections
148	WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION	7 sections
149	NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS	285 sections
150	‘NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAMS, 2005’	41 sections
151	CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY	53 sections
152	ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY	145 sections
153	COMMUNITY SAFETY THROUGH RECIDIVISM PREVENTION	16 sections
154	COMBATING CHILD EXPLOITATION	9 sections
155	AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ACTIVITIES	28 sections
156	HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	20 sections
157	‘QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AMERICANS’	45 sections
158	SUPPORT FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING TEENS AND WOMEN	4 sections
159	‘SPACE EXPLORATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE’	45 sections
160	TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS IN EUGENICS COMPENSATION	1 sections
161	DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESEARCH AND INNOVATION	23 sections
162	ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE	48 sections
163	‘RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITION, AND INNOVATION’	145 sections
164	SPEAK OUT ACT	4 sections

Scope and Organization

Title 42 covers the subject area of the public health and welfare. The title is organized into 195 chapters, each addressing a specific aspect of the subject. The title contains 8461 individual sections of codified law.

Legal Status

This title has been enacted into positive law, meaning its text constitutes legal evidence of the law. The Office of the Law Revision Counsel maintains the official text of the United States Code.

Source

View the official text: Title 42 on uscode.house.gov

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