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Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 1—THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

§2. Omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section, acts Feb. 3, 1905, ch. 297, 33 Stat. 650; Aug. 14, 1912, ch. 288, § 1, 37 Stat. 309; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, eff. July 1, 1939, § 201, 4 F.R. 2728, 53 Stat. 1424, which provided for jurisdiction of Federal Security Agency over the Service, was superseded by section 202 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Repeals

Act Aug. 14, 1912, ch. 288, § 1, 37 Stat. 309, which changed name of Public Health and Marine Hospital Service of the United States to Public Health Service was repealed by act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIII, § 1313, formerly title VI, § 611, 58 Stat. 714, as renumbered by act Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 958, § 5, 60 Stat. 1049; act Feb. 28, 1948, ch. 83, § 9(b), 62 Stat. 47; act July 30, 1956, ch. 779, § 3(b), 70 Stat. 721; Pub. L. 88–581, § 4(b), Sept. 4, 1964, 78 Stat. 919; Pub. L. 89–239, § 3(b), Oct. 6, 1965, 79 Stat. 931; Pub. L. 91–572, § 6(b), Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1506; Pub. L. 92–294, § 3(b), May 16, 1972, 86 Stat. 137; Pub. L. 93–154, § 2(b)(2), Nov. 16, 1973, 87 Stat. 604; and repealed by Pub. L. 93–222, § 7(b), Dec. 29, 1973, 87 Stat. 936. Act July 1, 1944, retained the name Public Health Service.