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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

6791 sections across 161 chapters.

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Ch. 1 — Isolation of civilians for protection of military 23 inactive 2 sections
Ch. 2 — Discharge of cargo of vessel in quarantine 7 inactive 7 sections
Ch. 3 3 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 4 1 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 5 1 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 6 — National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory 66 inactive 549 sections
Ch. 7 — Social impact partnership application 43 inactive 436 sections
Ch. 8 — Flexible grant program 46 inactive 94 sections
Ch. 9 — Cooperation between departments 19 inactive 61 sections
Ch. 10 2 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 11 — Compensation authorized 5 sections
Ch. 12 — Compensation for injury or death resulting from war-risk haz 13 sections
Ch. 13 — Training 8 inactive 53 sections
Ch. 14 1 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 15 — Reciprocal agreements with liability coverage 14 inactive 10 sections
Ch. 16 — Transparency and accountability 7 inactive 72 sections
Ch. 17 1 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 18 — Names of medals 1 inactive 5 sections
Ch. 19 — Rules and regulations 8 inactive 34 sections
Ch. 20 — Duties of Commission 47 inactive 5 sections
Ch. 21 — Additional prohibition on cruel 2 inactive 94 sections
Ch. 22 — Hospitals and health facilities transferred to Public Health 13 sections
Ch. 23 — Sale of Corporation 17 inactive 216 sections
Ch. 24 — Powers of Atomic Energy Commission 2 inactive 52 sections
Ch. 25 — Issuance of notes by Administrator of Federal Emergency Mana 2 inactive 1 section
Ch. 26 33 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 27 — National Advisory Committee on Education of the Deaf 1 inactive 1 section
Ch. 28 3 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 29 1 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 30 10 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 31 — Acceleration of public works 3 sections
Ch. 32 — Recovery by United States 3 sections
Ch. 33 22 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 34 — Additional requirements applicable to rulemaking 75 inactive 31 sections
Ch. 35 — Grants to promote comprehensive State elder justice systems 11 inactive 108 sections
Ch. 36 1 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 37 — Advance acquisition of land for public purposes 1 inactive 6 sections
Ch. 38 — Discrimination on basis of sex prohibited in federally assis 3 inactive 51 sections
Ch. 39 3 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 40 — Availability of soil surveys under soil survey program 4 sections
Ch. 41 — Cooperation between Federal agencies 3 inactive 11 sections
Ch. 42 — Declaration of policy 3 inactive 2 sections
Ch. 43 — Additional Assistant Secretaries 6 inactive 24 sections
Ch. 44 — Officers of Department 3 inactive 24 sections
Ch. 45 — Incentives for self-testing and self-correction 24 sections
Ch. 46 142 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 47 8 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 48 7 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 49 — Creation of corporations 11 sections
Ch. 50 — Scientific Resolution Panel 3 inactive 74 sections
Ch. 51 — “Building” defined 1 inactive 7 sections
Ch. 52 8 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 53 — Declaration of purpose 9 sections
Ch. 54 1 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 55 — Federal Permitting Improvement Council 4 inactive 53 sections
Ch. 56 — Office of Environmental Quality 5 sections
Ch. 57 — Presidential study 1 inactive 4 sections
Ch. 58 10 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 59 — National Urban Policy Report 2 inactive 6 sections
Ch. 60 — Grants and contracts for demonstration of new and more effec 11 inactive 8 sections
Ch. 61 — Effect upon property acquisition 1 inactive 27 sections
Ch. 62 — Administration of authorities 1 inactive 28 sections
Ch. 63 — Development of program 3 inactive 22 sections
Ch. 64 1 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 65 — Federal programs 1 inactive 17 sections
Ch. 66 — Volunteerism policy 14 inactive 51 sections
Ch. 67 — Report concerning voluntary reporting system 12 inactive 29 sections
Ch. 68 — References 7 inactive 103 sections
Ch. 69 — Grants to States 24 sections
Ch. 70 — Construction and safety standards 1 inactive 25 sections
Ch. 71 — Development and demonstration of solar heating systems for u 2 inactive 48 sections
Ch. 72 90 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 73 — Officers of Administration 2 inactive 37 sections
Ch. 74 — Duties and authorities of the Secretary 5 inactive 20 sections
Ch. 75 13 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 76 — Statement of purpose 8 sections
Ch. 77 — Energy sustainability and efficiency grants and loans for in 18 inactive 127 sections
Ch. 78 — “Petroleum” defined 1 inactive 8 sections
Ch. 79 — Sense of Congress on innovation acceleration research 1 inactive 29 sections
Ch. 80 — Direct grants 2 inactive 24 sections
Ch. 81 — Development of electric utility rate design proposals by Sec 2 inactive 34 sections
Ch. 82 — Regulation of plastic ring carriers 3 inactive 113 sections
Ch. 83 1 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 84 — Compensation to be provided 38 inactive 189 sections
Ch. 85 — Exemptions for certain territories 5 inactive 172 sections
Ch. 86 — National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program 2 inactive 12 sections
Ch. 87 6 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 88 — Processing site designations 18 sections
Ch. 89 — Contracts to provide congregate services programs 13 sections
Ch. 90 — Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation 1 inactive 14 sections
Ch. 91 — Grants for energy conserving improvements 7 inactive 66 sections
Ch. 92 — Territorial application 9 inactive 40 sections
Ch. 93 — National and State emergency conservation targets 12 sections
Ch. 94 — Home energy grants 1 inactive 13 sections
Ch. 95 12 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 96 — Funding 31 sections
Ch. 97 — Introductory provisions 8 sections
Ch. 98 — Comprehensive program management plan 9 sections
Ch. 99 — License for ownership 1 inactive 30 sections
Ch. 100 — Comprehensive program management plan 13 sections
Ch. 101 — Program activities 2 inactive 10 sections
Ch. 102 — Bill of Rights 12 inactive 5 sections
Ch. 103 — Designation of additional hazardous substances and establish 3 inactive 45 sections
Ch. 104 — Research 8 sections
Ch. 105 — Statement of purpose 9 inactive 84 sections
Ch. 106 — Distribution to territories 26 sections
Ch. 107 — Statement of findings 8 sections
Ch. 108 — Separability 91 sections
Ch. 109 — Water resources research and technology institutes 24 sections
Ch. 110 — Authority of Secretary 6 inactive 14 sections
Ch. 111 13 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 112 15 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 113 — Board of Directors 13 sections
Ch. 114 — Allotments 16 sections
Ch. 115 — Authority of Secretary to make grants 5 sections
Ch. 116 — Substances and facilities covered and notification 18 sections
Ch. 117 — Professional review 15 sections
Ch. 118 — The National Alzheimer’s Project 8 inactive 15 sections
Ch. 119 — General definition of homeless individual 9 inactive 68 sections
Ch. 120 — Designation of enterprise zones 5 sections
Ch. 121 2 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 122 — Declaration of policy 14 sections
Ch. 123 — Application for grants and contracts 14 sections
Ch. 124 — Authority to make grants 2 inactive 13 sections
Ch. 125 — Finding 7 sections
Ch. 126 — Definition of disability 52 sections
Ch. 127 — Functions of Commissioner 2 inactive 27 sections
Ch. 128 — Finding 8 sections
Ch. 129 — Study of program effectiveness 9 inactive 118 sections
Ch. 130 — National housing goal 3 inactive 96 sections
Ch. 131 — General authority 12 sections
Ch. 132 20 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 133 — EPA activities 9 sections
Ch. 134 — “Secretary” defined 5 inactive 144 sections
Ch. 135 — Compliance by owners as condition of Federal assistance 23 sections
Ch. 136 220 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 137 — Information dissemination 16 sections
Ch. 138 — Restriction on use of Federal funds under health care progra 8 sections
Ch. 139 — Preemption and election of State nonapplicability 5 sections
Ch. 140 12 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 141 7 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 142 1 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 143 — Designation of central authority 21 sections
Ch. 144 — Records and audits 48 sections
Ch. 145 — Medal of Valor Board 10 inactive 8 sections
Ch. 146 76 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 147 9 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 148 — National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program 7 sections
Ch. 149 — Voluntary commitments to reduce industrial energy intensity 2 inactive 249 sections
Ch. 150 41 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 151 53 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 152 — Relationship to other law 1 inactive 122 sections
Ch. 153 16 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 154 9 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 155 28 inactive 0 sections
Ch. 156 — Coordination of Federal activities with adopted standards an 19 sections
Ch. 157 — Immediate access to insurance for uninsured individuals with 1 inactive 44 sections
Ch. 158 — Permissible uses of Fund 4 sections
Ch. 159 — United States human space flight policy 1 inactive 44 sections
Ch. 160 — Exclusion of payments from State eugenics compensation progr 1 section
Ch. 161 — Sense of Congress on accelerating energy innovation 15 sections