Federal
Title 42 — Public Health and Welfare
8,465 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 1996 — Protection and preservation of traditional religions of Native Americans
- § 1996a — Traditional Indian religious use of peyote
- § 1996b — Interethnic adoption
- § 1997 — Definitions
- § 1997a — Initiation of civil actions
- § 1997a–1 — Subpoena authority
- § 1997b — Certification requirements; Attorney General to personally sign certification
- § 1997c — Intervention in actions
- § 1997d — Prohibition of retaliation
- § 1997e — Suits by prisoners
- § 1997f — Report to Congress
- § 1997g — Priorities for use of funds
- § 1997h — Notice to Federal departments
- § 1997i — Disclaimer respecting standards of care
- § 1997j — Disclaimer respecting private litigation
- § 2 — Omitted
- § 2000a — Prohibition against discrimination or segregation in places of public accommodation
- § 2000a–1 — Prohibition against discrimination or segregation required by any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, rule or order of a State or State agency
- § 2000a–2 — Prohibition against deprivation of, interference with, and punishment for exercising rights and privileges secured by section 2000a or 2000a–1 of this title
- § 2000a–3 — Civil actions for injunctive relief
- § 2000a–4 — Community Relations Service; investigations and hearings; executive session; release of testimony; duty to bring about voluntary settlements
- § 2000a–5 — Civil actions by the Attorney General
- § 2000a–6 — Jurisdiction; exhaustion of other remedies; exclusiveness of remedies; assertion of rights based on other Federal or State laws and pursuit of remedies for enforcement of such rights
- § 2000aa — Searches and seizures by government officers and employees in connection with investigation or prosecution of criminal offenses
- § 2000aa–11 — Guidelines for Federal officers and employees
- § 2000aa–12 — Binding nature of guidelines; disciplinary actions for violations; legal proceedings for non-compliance prohibited
- § 2000aa–5 — Border and customs searches
- § 2000aa–6 — Civil actions by aggrieved persons
- § 2000aa–7 — Definitions
- § 2000b — Civil actions by the Attorney General
- § 2000b–1 — Liability of United States for costs and attorney’s fee
- § 2000b–2 — Personal suits for relief against discrimination in public facilities
- § 2000b–3 — “Complaint” defined
- § 2000bb — Congressional findings and declaration of purposes
- § 2000bb–1 — Free exercise of religion protected
- § 2000bb–2 — Definitions
- § 2000bb–3 — Applicability
- § 2000bb–4 — Establishment clause unaffected
- § 2000c — Definitions
- § 2000c–1 — Omitted
- § 2000c–2 — Technical assistance in preparation, adoption, and implementation of plans for desegregation of public schools
- § 2000c–3 — Training institutes; stipends; travel allowances
- § 2000c–4 — Grants for inservice training in dealing with and for employment of specialists to advise in problems incident to desegregation; factors for consideration in making grants and fixing amounts, terms, and conditions
- § 2000c–5 — Payments; adjustments; advances or reimbursement; installments
- § 2000c–6 — Civil actions by the Attorney General
- § 2000c–7 — Liability of United States for costs
- § 2000c–8 — Personal suits for relief against discrimination in public education
- § 2000c–9 — Classification and assignment
- § 2000cc — Protection of land use as religious exercise
- § 2000cc–1 — Protection of religious exercise of institutionalized persons
- § 2000cc–2 — Judicial relief
- § 2000cc–3 — Rules of construction
- § 2000cc–4 — Establishment Clause unaffected
- § 2000cc–5 — Definitions
- § 2000d — Prohibition against exclusion from participation in, denial of benefits of, and discrimination under federally assisted programs on ground of race, color, or national origin
- § 2000d–1 — Federal authority and financial assistance to programs or activities by way of grant, loan, or contract other than contract of insurance or guaranty; rules and regulations; approval by President; compliance with requirements; reports to Congressional committees; effective date of administrative action
- § 2000d–2 — Judicial review; administrative procedure provisions
- § 2000d–3 — Construction of provisions not to authorize administrative action with respect to employment practices except where primary objective of Federal financial assistance is to provide employment
- § 2000d–4 — Federal authority and financial assistance to programs or activities by way of contract of insurance or guaranty
- § 2000d–4a — “Program or activity” and “program” defined
- § 2000d–5 — Prohibited deferral of action on applications by local educational agencies seeking Federal funds for alleged noncompliance with Civil Rights Act
- § 2000d–6 — Policy of United States as to application of nondiscrimination provisions in schools of local educational agencies
- § 2000d–7 — Civil rights remedies equalization
- § 2000dd — Prohibition on cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment of persons under custody or control of the United States Government
- § 2000dd–0 — Additional prohibition on cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment
- § 2000dd–1 — Protection of United States Government personnel engaged in authorized interrogations
- § 2000dd–2 — Limitation on interrogation techniques
- § 2000e — Definitions
- § 2000e–1 — Exemption
- § 2000e–10 — Posting of notices; penalties
- § 2000e–11 — Veterans’ special rights or preference
- § 2000e–12 — Regulations; conformity of regulations with administrative procedure provisions; reliance on interpretations and instructions of Commission
- § 2000e–13 — Application to personnel of Commission of sections 111 and 1114 of title 18; punishment for violation of section 1114 of title 18
- § 2000e–14 — Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinating Council; establishment; composition; duties; report to President and Congress
- § 2000e–15 — Presidential conferences; acquaintance of leadership with provisions for employment rights and obligations; plans for fair administration; membership
- § 2000e–16 — Employment by Federal Government
- § 2000e–16a — Short title; purpose; definition
- § 2000e–16b — Discriminatory practices prohibited
- § 2000e–16c — Coverage of previously exempt State employees
- § 2000e–17 — Procedure for denial, withholding, termination, or suspension of Government contract subsequent to acceptance by Government of affirmative action plan of employer; time of acceptance of plan
- § 2000e–2 — Unlawful employment practices
- § 2000e–3 — Other unlawful employment practices
- § 2000e–4 — Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- § 2000e–5 — Enforcement provisions
- § 2000e–6 — Civil actions by the Attorney General
- § 2000e–7 — Effect on State laws
- § 2000e–8 — Investigations
- § 2000e–9 — Conduct of hearings and investigations pursuant to section 161 of title 29
- § 2000ee — Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
- § 2000ee–1 — Privacy and civil liberties officers
- § 2000ee–2 — Privacy and data protection policies and procedures
- § 2000ee–3 — Federal agency data mining reporting
- § 2000f — Survey for compilation of registration and voting statistics; geographical areas; scope; application of census provisions; voluntary disclosure; advising of right not to furnish information
- § 2000ff — Definitions
- § 2000ff–1 — Employer practices
- § 2000ff–10 — Regulations
- § 2000ff–11 — Authorization of appropriations
- § 2000ff–2 — Employment agency practices
- § 2000ff–3 — Labor organization practices
- § 2000ff–4 — Training programs
- § 2000ff–5 — Confidentiality of genetic information
- § 2000ff–6 — Remedies and enforcement
- § 2000ff–7 — Disparate impact
- § 2000ff–8 — Construction
- § 2000ff–9 — Medical information that is not genetic information
- § 2000g — Establishment of Service; Director of Service: appointment, term; personnel
- § 2000g–1 — Functions of Service
- § 2000g–2 — Cooperation with other agencies; conciliation assistance in confidence and without publicity; information as confidential; restriction on performance of investigative or prosecuting functions; violations and penalties
- § 2000g–3 — Reports to Congress
- § 2000gg — Definitions
- § 2000gg–1 — Nondiscrimination with regard to reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy
- § 2000gg–2 — Remedies and enforcement
- § 2000gg–3 — Rulemaking
- § 2000gg–4 — Waiver of State immunity
- § 2000gg–5 — Relationship to other laws
- § 2000gg–6 — Severability
- § 2000h — Criminal contempt proceedings: trial by jury, criminal practice, penalties, exceptions, intent; civil contempt proceedings
- § 2000h–1 — Double jeopardy; specific crimes and criminal contempts
- § 2000h–2 — Intervention by Attorney General; denial of equal protection on account of race, color, religion, sex or national origin
- § 2000h–3 — Construction of provisions not to affect authority of Attorney General, etc., to institute or intervene in actions or proceedings
- § 2000h–4 — Construction of provisions not to exclude operation of State laws and not to invalidate consistent State laws
- § 2000h–5 — Authorization of appropriations
- § 2000h–6 — Separability
- § 2001 — Hospitals and health facilities transferred to Public Health Service; restriction on closing hospitals
- § 2002 — Transfer of hospitals and facilities to State or private institutions; conditions and restrictions; failure to meet requirements
- § 2003 — Regulations
- § 2004 — Transfer of personnel, property, records, monies
- § 2004a — Sanitation facilities
- § 2004b — Implementation of education, hospital and health facility, etc., contracts and grants by Public Health Service personnel; request for detail of personnel
- § 2005 — Financial assistance by Surgeon General
- § 2005a — Amount of assistance; determination of costs
- § 2005b — Conditions of assistance
- § 2005c — Payments
- § 2005d — Eligibility of assisted project for aid under other acts; excluded costs
- § 2005e — Definitions
- § 2005f — Supervision or control of assisted hospitals
- § 201 — Definitions
- § 2011 — Congressional declaration of policy
- § 2012 — Congressional findings
- § 2013 — Purpose of chapter
- § 2014 — Definitions
- § 2015 — Transfer of property
- § 2015a — Cold standby
- § 2015b — Scholarship and fellowship program
- § 2015c — Partnership program with institutions of higher education
- § 2016 — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–85, div. C, title XXXI, § 3152(a)(1) , Nov. 18, 1997 , 111 Stat. 2042
- § 2017 — Authorization of appropriations
- § 2017a — Omitted
- § 2017a–1 — Omitted
- § 2017b — Omitted
- § 2018 — Agency jurisdiction
- § 2019 — Applicability of Federal Power Act
- § 202 — Administration and supervision of Service
- § 2020 — Licensing of Government agencies
- § 2021 — Cooperation with States
- § 2021a — Storage or disposal facility planning
- § 2021b — Definitions
- § 2021c — Responsibilities for disposal of low-level radioactive waste
- § 2021d — Regional compacts for disposal of low-level radioactive waste
- § 2021e — Limited availability of certain regional disposal facilities during transition and licensing periods
- § 2021f — Emergency access
- § 2021g — Responsibilities of Department of Energy
- § 2021h — Alternative disposal methods
- § 2021i — Licensing review and approval
- § 2021j — Radioactive waste below regulatory concern
- § 2022 — Health and environmental standards for uranium mill tailings
- § 2023 — State authority to regulate radiation below level of regulatory concern of Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- § 203 — Organization of Service
- § 2031, 2032 — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–438, title I, § 104(a) , Oct. 11, 1974 , 88 Stat. 1237
- § 2033 — Principal office
- § 2034 — General Manager, Deputy and Assistant General Managers
- § 2035 — Divisions, offices, and positions
- § 2036 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–91, title VII, § 709(c)(1) , Aug. 4, 1977 , 91 Stat. 608
- § 2037 — Repealed. Pub. L. 99–661, div. C, title I, § 3137(c) , Nov. 14, 1986 , 100 Stat. 4066
- § 2038 — Appointment of Army, Navy, or Air Force officer as Assistant General Manager for Military Application; Chairman of Military Liaison Committee; compensation
- § 2039 — Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; composition; tenure; duties; compensation
- § 204 — Commissioned Corps and Ready Reserve Corps
- § 2040 — Fellowship program of Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; selection of fellowships
- § 204a — Deployment readiness
- § 205 — Appointment and tenure of office of Surgeon General; reversion in rank
- § 2051 — Research and development assistance
- § 2052 — Research by Commission
- § 2053 — Research for others; charges
- § 206 — Assignment of officers
- § 2061 — Production facilities
- § 2062 — Irradiation of materials
- § 2063 — Acquisition of production facilities
- § 2064 — Disposition of energy; regulation on sale
- § 2065 — Improving the reliability of domestic medical isotope supply
- § 207 — Grades, ranks, and titles of commissioned corps
- § 2071 — Determination of other material as special nuclear material; Presidential assent; effective date
- § 2072 — Repealed. Pub. L. 88–489, § 4 , Aug. 26, 1964 , 78 Stat. 603
- § 2073 — Domestic distribution of special nuclear material
- § 2074 — Foreign distribution of special nuclear material
- § 2075 — Acquisition of special nuclear material; payments; just compensation
- § 2076 — Guaranteed purchase prices
- § 2077 — Unauthorized dealings in special nuclear material
- § 2077a — Interagency review of applications for the transfer of United States civil nuclear technology
- § 2078 — Congressional review of guaranteed purchase price, guaranteed purchase price period, and criteria for waiver of charges
- § 208 — Repealed. Feb. 28, 1948, ch. 83, § 5(a) , 62 Stat. 40