Title 42 of the United States Code
Encyclopedia
Title 42 of the United States Code is the title of the United States Code
dealing with public health
, social welfare, and civil rights
.
—The Public Health Service—The Public Health Service, Supplemental Provisions—Sanitation
and Quarantine
—Leprosy
—Cancer—Viruses, Serums, Toxins, Antitoxins, Etc.
—Maternity
and Infancy Welfare and Hygiene
—The Children's Bureau
—Public Health Service
(Public Health Service Act
)—Social Security
—Temporary Unemployment Compensation Program—Low-Income Housing—Slum Clearance, Urban Renewal, and Farm Housing
—Public Works or Facilities—Open-Space Land—Housing of Persons Engaged in National Defense—Federal Security Agency
—Compensation for Disability or Death to Persons Employed at Military, Air, and Naval Bases Outside United States
—Compensation for Injury, Death, or Detention of Employees of Contractors with United States Outside United States
—School Lunch Programs—Child Nutrition
—Development and Control of Atomic Energy
—Disaster Relief—Reciprocal Fire Protection Agreements—Air Pollution Control
—National Science Foundation
—Grants for Support of Scientific Research—Contracts for Scientific and Technological Research—Federal Employment Service—Youth Medals—Saline and Salt Waters—Water Resources Research Program—Water Resources Planning—Elective Franchise—Civil Rights Commission—Civil Rights
—Privacy Protection—Religious Freedom Restoration
—Protection of Religious Exercise in Land Use and by Institutionalized Persons
—Indian Hospitals and Health Facilities—Development and Control of Atomic Energy
—Disposal of Atomic Energy Communities—Federal Flood Insurance
—National Space Program—National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program—Biomedical Research in Space—Loan Service of Captioned Films and Educational Media for Handicapped—Area Redevelopment Program—Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Offenses Control—Manpower Development and Training Program—Public Works Acceleration Program—Third Party Liability for Hospital and Medical Care—Community Mental Health Centers
—Economic Opportunity Program—Programs for Older Americans—Community Service Employment for Older Americans—Compensation of Condemnees in Development Programs—Community Facilities and Advance Land Acquisition—Public Works and Economic Development—Solid Waste Disposal—Soil Information Assistance for Community Planning and Resource Development—Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Program—Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation—Department of Health and Human Services
—Department of Housing and Urban Development
—Fair Housing—Justice System Improvement—Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Control—Guarantees for Financing New Community Land Development—National Housing Partnerships—National Flood Insurance
—Design and Construction of Public Buildings to Accommodate Physically Handicapped—Intergovernmental Cooperation—Joint Funding Simplification—Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations—Cabinet Committee on Opportunities for Spanish-Speaking People—National Environmental Policy
—Environmental Quality Improvement
—Environmental Pollution Study—Disaster Relief
—National Urban Policy and New Community Development
—Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Program—Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies for Federal and Federally Assisted Programs—Intergovernmental Personnel Program—Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention—Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction—Public Service Employment Programs—Noise Control
—Domestic Volunteer Services—Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment
and Adoption Reform—Disaster Relief
—Community Development
—Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards—Solar Energy—Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
—Development of Energy Sources—Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development—Programs for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities—Age Discrimination in Federally Assisted Programs—Energy Conservation—National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
—Science and Technology Policy, Organization and Priorities—Public Works Employment—Energy Conservation and Resource Renewal—Solid Waste Disposal—Energy Extension Service—Department of Energy
—Air Pollution Prevention and Control—Earthquake Hazards Reduction—Water Research And Development—Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control—Congregate Housing Services—Neighborhood and City Reinvestment, Self-Help and Revitalization—National Energy Conservation Policy
—Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use—Emergency Energy Conservation—Low-Income Energy Assistance—United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation
—Biomass Energy And Alcohol Fuels—Acid Precipitation Program And Carbon Dioxide Study—Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Research And Development—Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion—Wind Energy Systems—Magnetic Fusion Energy Engineering—Mental Health Systems—Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, And Liability
—Nuclear Safety Research, Development, And Demonstration—Community Services Programs—Community Services Block Grant Program—Consumer-Patient Radiation Health And Safety—Nuclear Waste Policy—Water Resources Research—Membrane Processes Research—Family Violence Prevention And Services—Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance—Victim Compensation And Assistance—State Justice Institute—Protection And Advocacy For Mentally Ill Individuals—Child Development Associate Scholarship Assistance Program—Emergency Planning And Community Right-To-Know—Encouraging Good Faith Professional Review Activities—Alzheimers Disease And Related Dementias Research—Homeless Assistance—Enterprise Zone Development—International Child Abduction Remedies
—Native Hawaiian Health Care—Drug Abuse Education and Prevention—Public Housing Drug Elimination—Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness—Equal Opportunity For Individuals With Disabilities—Coordinated Services For Children, Youth, And Families—Hydrogen Research, Development, And Demonstration Program—National and Community Service—National Affordable Housing—Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS—Victims of Child Abuse—Pollution Prevention—Energy Policy—Residency and Service Requirements in Federally Assisted Housing—Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
—Management of Rechargeable Batteries and Batteries Containing Mercury
—Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction—Volunteer Protection
—Criminal Justice Identification, Information, and Communication—Jennifer's Law—Commercial Space Opportunities and Transportation Services—Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness—Intercountry Adoptions—Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights—Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor
and Tributes—Election Administration Improvement
—Prison Rape Elimination
—Windstorm Impact Reduction
United States Code
The Code of Laws of the United States of America is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal laws of the United States...
dealing with public health
Public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...
, social welfare, and civil rights
Civil rights
Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from unwarranted infringement by governments and private organizations, and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression.Civil rights include...
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—The Public Health Service—The Public Health Service, Supplemental Provisions—Sanitation
Sanitation
Sanitation is the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with the hazards of wastes. Hazards can be either physical, microbiological, biological or chemical agents of disease. Wastes that can cause health problems are human and animal feces, solid wastes, domestic...
and Quarantine
Quarantine
Quarantine is compulsory isolation, typically to contain the spread of something considered dangerous, often but not always disease. The word comes from the Italian quarantena, meaning forty-day period....
—Leprosy
Leprosy
Leprosy or Hansen's disease is a chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Named after physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen, leprosy is primarily a granulomatous disease of the peripheral nerves and mucosa of the upper respiratory tract; skin lesions...
—Cancer—Viruses, Serums, Toxins, Antitoxins, Etc.
Virus-Serum-Toxin Act
The Virus-Serum-Toxin Act or VST Act was legislation designed to protect farmers and livestock raisers by regulating the quality of vaccines and point-of-care diagnostics for animals...
—Maternity
Prenatal care
Prenatal care refers to the medical and nursing care recommended for women before and during pregnancy. The aim of good prenatal care is to detect any potential problems early, to prevent them if possible , and to direct the woman to appropriate specialists, hospitals, etc...
and Infancy Welfare and Hygiene
Hygiene
Hygiene refers to the set of practices perceived by a community to be associated with the preservation of health and healthy living. While in modern medical sciences there is a set of standards of hygiene recommended for different situations, what is considered hygienic or not can vary between...
—The Children's Bureau
United States Children's Bureau
The United States Children's Bureau is a federal agency organized under the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families. Today, the bureau's operations involve improving child abuse prevention, foster care, and adoption...
—Public Health Service
United States Public Health Service
The Public Health Service Act of 1944 structured the United States Public Health Service as the primary division of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare , which later became the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The PHS comprises all Agency Divisions of Health and...
(Public Health Service Act
Public Health Service Act
The Public Health Service Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1944. The full act is captured under Title 42 of the United States Code "The Public Health and Welfare", Chapter 6A "Public Health Service"....
)—Social Security
Social Security Act of 1965
The Social Security Amendments of 1965 was legislation in the United States whose most important provisions resulted in creation of two programs: Medicare and Medicaid. The legislation initially provided federal health insurance for the elderly and for poor families. While President Lyndon B...
—Temporary Unemployment Compensation Program—Low-Income Housing—Slum Clearance, Urban Renewal, and Farm Housing
Housing Act of 1949
The American Housing Act of 1949 was a landmark, sweeping expansion of the federal role in mortgage insurance and issuance and the construction of public housing...
—Public Works or Facilities—Open-Space Land—Housing of Persons Engaged in National Defense—Federal Security Agency
Federal Security Agency
The Federal Security Agency was an independent agency of the United States government established in 1939 pursuant to the "Reorganization Act of 1939"...
—Compensation for Disability or Death to Persons Employed at Military, Air, and Naval Bases Outside United States
Defense Base Act
The Defense Base Act is an extension of the federal workers' compensation program that covers longshoremen and harbor workers, the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act . The DBA covers persons employed at United States defense bases overseas...
—Compensation for Injury, Death, or Detention of Employees of Contractors with United States Outside United States
Defense Base Act
The Defense Base Act is an extension of the federal workers' compensation program that covers longshoremen and harbor workers, the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act . The DBA covers persons employed at United States defense bases overseas...
—School Lunch Programs—Child Nutrition
Child Nutrition Act
The Child Nutrition Act is a United States federal law signed on October 11, 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The Act was created as a result of the "years of cumulative successful experience under the National School Lunch Program to help meet the nutritional needs of children." The National...
—Development and Control of Atomic Energy
Atomic Energy Act of 1954
The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq., is a United States federal law that is, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, "the fundamental U.S...
—Disaster Relief—Reciprocal Fire Protection Agreements—Air Pollution Control
Air Pollution Control Act
The Air Pollution Control Act of 1955 was the first United States Clean Air Act enacted by Congress to address the national environmental problem of air pollution on July 14, 1955...
—National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
—Grants for Support of Scientific Research—Contracts for Scientific and Technological Research—Federal Employment Service—Youth Medals—Saline and Salt Waters—Water Resources Research Program—Water Resources Planning—Elective Franchise—Civil Rights Commission—Civil Rights
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957, , primarily a voting rights bill, was the first civil rights legislation enacted by Congress in the United States since Reconstruction following the American Civil War.Following the historic US Supreme Court ruling in Brown v...
—Privacy Protection—Religious Freedom Restoration
Religious Freedom Restoration Act
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, Pub. L. No. 103-141, 107 Stat. 1488 , codified at through , is a 1993 United States federal law aimed at preventing laws that substantially burden a person's free exercise of their religion. The bill was introduced by Howard McKeon of California and...
—Protection of Religious Exercise in Land Use and by Institutionalized Persons
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act , , codified as et seq., is a United States federal law that prohibits the imposition of burdens on the ability of prisoners to worship as they please, as well as giving churches and other religious institutions a way to avoid burdensome...
—Indian Hospitals and Health Facilities—Development and Control of Atomic Energy
Atomic Energy Act of 1954
The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq., is a United States federal law that is, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, "the fundamental U.S...
—Disposal of Atomic Energy Communities—Federal Flood Insurance
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968
The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 is a piece of legislation passed in the United States that led to the creation of the National Flood Insurance Program .The NFIP goals are two-fold:...
—National Space Program—National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program—Biomedical Research in Space—Loan Service of Captioned Films and Educational Media for Handicapped—Area Redevelopment Program—Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Offenses Control—Manpower Development and Training Program—Public Works Acceleration Program—Third Party Liability for Hospital and Medical Care—Community Mental Health Centers
Community Mental Health Act
The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 was an act to provide federal funding for community mental health centers in the United States...
—Economic Opportunity Program—Programs for Older Americans—Community Service Employment for Older Americans—Compensation of Condemnees in Development Programs—Community Facilities and Advance Land Acquisition—Public Works and Economic Development—Solid Waste Disposal—Soil Information Assistance for Community Planning and Resource Development—Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Program—Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation—Department of Health and Human Services
United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America"...
—Department of Housing and Urban Development
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, also known as HUD, is a Cabinet department in the Executive branch of the United States federal government...
—Fair Housing—Justice System Improvement—Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Control—Guarantees for Financing New Community Land Development—National Housing Partnerships—National Flood Insurance
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968
The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 is a piece of legislation passed in the United States that led to the creation of the National Flood Insurance Program .The NFIP goals are two-fold:...
—Design and Construction of Public Buildings to Accommodate Physically Handicapped—Intergovernmental Cooperation—Joint Funding Simplification—Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations—Cabinet Committee on Opportunities for Spanish-Speaking People—National Environmental Policy
National Environmental Policy Act
The National Environmental Policy Act is a United States environmental law that established a U.S. national policy promoting the enhancement of the environment and also established the President's Council on Environmental Quality ....
—Environmental Quality Improvement
Environmental Quality Improvement Act
The Environmental Quality Improvement Act is a United States environmental law that amended the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.Among other provisions, the Act added additional responsibilities to the Council on Environmental Quality. The head of this council is appointed by the President...
—Environmental Pollution Study—Disaster Relief
Disaster Relief Act of 1974
The Disaster Relief Act of 1974 is a United States federal law that established the process of presidential disaster declarations. At one point, more than one hundred federal agencies were involved in handling disasters and emergencies...
—National Urban Policy and New Community Development
National Urban Policy and New Community Development Act of 1970
The Urban Growth and New Community Development Act is a statute enacted by the United States Congress in 1970....
—Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Program—Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies for Federal and Federally Assisted Programs—Intergovernmental Personnel Program—Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention—Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction—Public Service Employment Programs—Noise Control
Noise Control Act
The Noise Pollution and Abatement Act of 1972 is a statute of the United States initiating a federal program of regulating noise pollution with the intent of protecting human health and minimizing annoyance of noise to the general public....
—Domestic Volunteer Services—Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act provides federal funding to States in support of prevention, assessment, investigation, prosecution, and treatment activities and also provides grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for demonstration programs and projects...
and Adoption Reform—Disaster Relief
Disaster Relief Act of 1974
The Disaster Relief Act of 1974 is a United States federal law that established the process of presidential disaster declarations. At one point, more than one hundred federal agencies were involved in handling disasters and emergencies...
—Community Development
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 is a United States federal law that, among other provisions, authorizes "Entitlement Communities Grants" to be awarded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the mandated the formation of a National Institute of...
—Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards—Solar Energy—Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 is a United States federal law providing funds to states that follow a series of federal protections, known as the "core protections," on the care and treatment of youth in the justice system...
—Development of Energy Sources—Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development—Programs for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities—Age Discrimination in Federally Assisted Programs—Energy Conservation—National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska
The National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska is an area of land on the Alaska North Slope owned by the United States federal government and managed by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management . It lies to the west of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which as a U.S...
—Science and Technology Policy, Organization and Priorities—Public Works Employment—Energy Conservation and Resource Renewal—Solid Waste Disposal—Energy Extension Service—Department of Energy
United States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...
—Air Pollution Prevention and Control—Earthquake Hazards Reduction—Water Research And Development—Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control—Congregate Housing Services—Neighborhood and City Reinvestment, Self-Help and Revitalization—National Energy Conservation Policy
National Energy Conservation Policy Act
The National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978 is a United States statute which was enacted as part of the National Energy Act....
—Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use—Emergency Energy Conservation—Low-Income Energy Assistance—United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation
Synthetic Fuels Corporation
The Synthetic Fuels Corporation was a U.S. government-funded corporation established in 1980 by the Synthetic Fuels Corporation Act to create a financial bridge for the development and construction of commercial synthetic fuel manufacturing plants that would produce alternatives to imported fossil...
—Biomass Energy And Alcohol Fuels—Acid Precipitation Program And Carbon Dioxide Study—Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Research And Development—Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion—Wind Energy Systems—Magnetic Fusion Energy Engineering—Mental Health Systems—Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, And Liability
Superfund
Superfund is the common name for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 , a United States federal law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances...
—Nuclear Safety Research, Development, And Demonstration—Community Services Programs—Community Services Block Grant Program—Consumer-Patient Radiation Health And Safety—Nuclear Waste Policy—Water Resources Research—Membrane Processes Research—Family Violence Prevention And Services—Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance—Victim Compensation And Assistance—State Justice Institute—Protection And Advocacy For Mentally Ill Individuals—Child Development Associate Scholarship Assistance Program—Emergency Planning And Community Right-To-Know—Encouraging Good Faith Professional Review Activities—Alzheimers Disease And Related Dementias Research—Homeless Assistance—Enterprise Zone Development—International Child Abduction Remedies
International Child Abduction Remedies Act
The International Child Abduction Remedies Act is a United States federal law. H.R. 3971 29 April 1988, was assigned Public law 100-300 in 42 U.S.C...
—Native Hawaiian Health Care—Drug Abuse Education and Prevention—Public Housing Drug Elimination—Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness—Equal Opportunity For Individuals With Disabilities—Coordinated Services For Children, Youth, And Families—Hydrogen Research, Development, And Demonstration Program—National and Community Service—National Affordable Housing—Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS—Victims of Child Abuse—Pollution Prevention—Energy Policy—Residency and Service Requirements in Federally Assisted Housing—Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, , , was an act of Congress dealing with crime and law enforcement that became law in 1994. It is the largest crime bill in the history of the US at 356 pages and will provide for 100,000 new police officers, $9.7 billion in funding for prisons and...
—Management of Rechargeable Batteries and Batteries Containing Mercury
Mercury-containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act
In the United States, the Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act was signed into law on May 13, 1996...
—Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction—Volunteer Protection
Volunteer Protection Act
The federal Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 aims to promote volunteerism by limiting, and in many cases completely eliminating, a volunteer's risk of tort liability when acting for nonprofit organizations or government entities.-Introduction:People who volunteer to assist nonprofit organizations...
—Criminal Justice Identification, Information, and Communication—Jennifer's Law—Commercial Space Opportunities and Transportation Services—Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness—Intercountry Adoptions—Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights—Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor
Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor
The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor is the highest decoration for bravery performed by public safety officers in the United States, comparable to the military's Medal of Honor.- History :...
and Tributes—Election Administration Improvement
Help America Vote Act
The Help America Vote Act , or HAVA, is a United States federal law which passed in the House 357-48 and 92-2 in the Senate and was signed into law by President Bush on October 29, 2002. Drafted in reaction to the controversy surrounding the 2000 U.S...
—Prison Rape Elimination
Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 is the first United States federal law passed dealing with the sexual assault of prisoners. The bill was signed into law on September 4, 2003.-Background:...
—Windstorm Impact Reduction
External links
- U.S. Code Title 42, via United States Government Printing OfficeUnited States Government Printing OfficeThe United States Government Printing Office is an agency of the legislative branch of the United States federal government. The office prints documents produced by and for the federal government, including the Supreme Court, the Congress, the Executive Office of the President, executive...
- U.S. Code Title 42, via Cornell UniversityCornell UniversityCornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...