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.
- § 6507 — Authorization of appropriations; Federal financial assistance for increased municipal services and facilities in communities located on or near reserve resulting from authorized exploration and study activities
- § 6508 — Transferred
- § 651 — Authorization of appropriations
- § 652 — Duties of Secretary
- § 653 — Federal Parent Locator Service
- § 653a — State Directory of New Hires
- § 654 — State plan for child and spousal support
- § 654a — Automated data processing
- § 654b — Collection and disbursement of support payments
- § 655 — Payments to States
- § 655a — Provision for reimbursement of expenses
- § 656 — Support obligation as obligation to State; amount; discharge in bankruptcy
- § 657 — Distribution of collected support
- § 658 — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–200, title II, § 201(f)(1) , July 16, 1998 , 112 Stat. 657
- § 658a — Incentive payments to States
- § 659 — Consent by United States to income withholding, garnishment, and similar proceedings for enforcement of child support and alimony obligations
- § 659a — International support enforcement
- § 66 to 69 — Repealed. July 1, 1944, ch. 373 , title XIII, § 1313, 58 Stat. 714
- § 660 — Civil action to enforce child support obligations; jurisdiction of district courts
- § 6601 — Congressional findings; priority goals
- § 6602 — Congressional declaration of policy
- § 6603 — Sense of Congress on innovation acceleration research
- § 6604 — Interagency working group on research regulation
- § 6605 — Disclosure of funding sources in applications for Federal research and development awards
- § 661, 662 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–193, title III, § 362(b)(1) , Aug. 22, 1996 , 110 Stat. 2246
- § 6611 — Establishment of Office
- § 6612 — Director; Associate Directors
- § 6613 — Functions of the Director
- § 6614 — Policy planning; analysis; advice; establishment of advisory panel
- § 6615 — National science and technology strategy
- § 6615b — Quadrennial science and technology review
- § 6616 — Additional functions of Director
- § 6617 — Coordination with other organizations
- § 6618 — Major science and technology proposals
- § 6619 — National coordination of research infrastructure
- § 6620 — Release of scientific research results
- § 6621 — Coordination of Federal STEM education
- § 6622 — Coordination of advanced manufacturing research and development
- § 6623 — Interagency public access committee
- § 6624 — Federal scientific collections
- § 6625 — Coordination of international science and technology partnerships
- § 6626 — Working group on inclusion in STEM fields
- § 6627 — Federally-funded research with enhanced pathogens of pandemic potential
- § 663 — Use of Federal Parent Locator Service in connection with enforcement or determination of child custody in cases of parental kidnaping of child
- § 6631 — Establishment of Committee
- § 6632 — Membership of Committee
- § 6633 — Federal science, engineering, and technology survey; reports
- § 6634 — Continuation of Committee
- § 6635 — Staff and consultant support
- § 664 — Collection of past-due support from Federal tax refunds
- § 665 — Allotments from pay for child and spousal support owed by members of uniformed services on active duty
- § 6651 — Establishment, membership, and functions of Council
- § 666 — Requirement of statutorily prescribed procedures to improve effectiveness of child support enforcement
- § 667 — State guidelines for child support awards
- § 6671 — Authorization of appropriations
- § 668 — Encouragement of States to adopt civil procedure for establishing paternity in contested cases
- § 6681 to 6685 — Omitted
- § 6686 — Science and Technology Policy Institute
- § 6687 — Critical technology strategies
- § 669 — Collection and reporting of child support enforcement data
- § 669a — Nonliability for financial institutions providing financial records to State child support enforcement agencies in child support cases
- § 669b — Grants to States for access and visitation programs
- § 670 — Congressional declaration of purpose; authorization of appropriations
- § 6701 — Definitions
- § 6702 — Direct grants; Federal share
- § 6703 — Grants supplementing Federal contributions under other Federal laws; Federal share
- § 6704 — Grants providing State or local contributions required under State or local law
- § 6705 — Limitations on use of grants
- § 6706 — Implementing rules, regulations, and procedures; criteria; employment of disabled and Vietnam-era veterans; determination of applications for grants
- § 6707 — Priority and amounts of projects
- § 6708 — Wage standards for laborers and mechanics; enforcement
- § 6709 — Sex discrimination; prohibition; enforcement
- § 671 — State plan for foster care and adoption assistance
- § 6710 — Authorization of appropriations
- § 672 — Foster care maintenance payments program
- § 6721 — Congressional findings of fact and declaration of policy
- § 6722 — Financial assistance
- § 6723 — Allocation of amounts
- § 6724 — Uses of payments
- § 6725 — Statement of assurances as prerequisite for payments; rules governing time and manner of filing; contents of statement
- § 6726 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–30, title VI, § 603(i) , May 23, 1977 , 91 Stat 166
- § 6727 — Nondiscrimination
- § 6728 — Wage standards for laborers and mechanics; enforcement
- § 6729 — Reports to Secretary by States and local governments; contents
- § 673 — Adoption and guardianship assistance program
- § 6730 — Payments
- § 6731 — Economization by State and local governments; statement of assurances, etc., required
- § 6732 — Withholding of payments for failure to comply with statement of assurances; procedures applicable
- § 6733 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1131(b) , Dec. 21, 1995 , 109 Stat. 725
- § 6734 — Administration; rules; authorization of appropriations
- § 6735 — Program studies and recommendations; evaluation; countercyclical study
- § 6736 — Authorization of appropriations for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and Virgin Islands
- § 673a — Interstate compacts
- § 673b — Adoption and legal guardianship incentive payments
- § 673c — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–239, § 4(c) , July 3, 2006 , 120 Stat. 512
- § 674 — Payments to States
- § 675 — Definitions
- § 675a — Additional case plan and case review system requirements
- § 676 — Administration
- § 677 — John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood
- § 678 — Rule of construction
- § 679 — Collection of data relating to adoption and foster care
- § 679a — National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
- § 679b — Annual report
- § 679c — Programs operated by Indian tribal organizations
- § 6801 — Congressional findings and purpose
- § 6802 — Definitions
- § 6803 — Development of electric utility rate design proposals by Secretary; contents; submission to Congress; supporting analysis
- § 6804 — Funding, administrative, and judicial authorities of Secretary
- § 6805 — Grants for State consumer protection offices by Secretary
- § 6806 — Statement in annual report
- § 6807 — State utility regulatory assistance
- § 6807a — Energy efficiency grants to State regulatory authorities
- § 6808 — Authorization of appropriations
- § 681 to 687 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–193, title I, § 108(e) , Aug. 22, 1996 , 110 Stat. 2167
- § 6831 — Congressional findings and purpose
- § 6832 — Definitions
- § 6833 — Updating State building energy efficiency codes
- § 6834 — Federal building energy efficiency standards
- § 6835 — Federal compliance
- § 6836 — Support for voluntary building energy codes
- § 6837 — Omitted
- § 6838 — Cost-effective codes implementation for efficiency and resilience
- § 6839, 6840 — Repealed. Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 101(a)(2) , Oct. 24, 1992 , 106 Stat. 2783
- § 6851 — Congressional findings and purpose
- § 6861 — Congressional findings and purpose
- § 6862 — Definitions
- § 6863 — Weatherization program
- § 6864 — Financial assistance
- § 6864a — Private sector investments
- § 6864b — Technical transfer grants
- § 6864c — Contractor optimization
- § 6864d — Financial assistance for WAP enhancement and innovation
- § 6864e — Hiring
- § 6865 — Limitations on financial assistance
- § 6866 — Monitoring and evaluation of funded projects; technical assistance; limitation on assistance
- § 6867 — Administration of projects receiving financial assistance
- § 6868 — Approval of application or amendment for financial assistance; administrative procedures applicable
- § 6869 — Judicial review of final action by Secretary on application
- § 6870 — Prohibition against discrimination; notification to funded project of violation; penalties for failure to comply
- § 6871 — Annual report by Secretary and Director to President and Congress on weatherization program
- § 6872 — Authorization of appropriations
- § 6873 — Availability of labor
- § 6881 — Energy resource and renewable-resource obligation guarantee program
- § 6891 — Exchange of energy information among the States
- § 6892 — Annual report to Congress by Comptroller General
- § 6901 — Congressional findings
- § 6901a — Congressional findings: used oil recycling
- § 6902 — Objectives and national policy
- § 6903 — Definitions
- § 6904 — Governmental cooperation
- § 6905 — Application of chapter and integration with other Acts
- § 6906 — Financial disclosure
- § 6907 — Solid waste management information and guidelines
- § 6908 — Small town environmental planning
- § 6908a — Agreements with Indian tribes
- § 6911 — Office of Solid Waste and Interagency Coordinating Committee
- § 6911a — Assistant Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency; appointment, etc.
- § 6912 — Authorities of Administrator
- § 6913 — Resource Recovery and Conservation Panels
- § 6914 — Grants for discarded tire disposal
- § 6914a — Labeling of lubricating oil
- § 6914b — Degradable plastic ring carriers; definitions
- § 6914b–1 — Regulation of plastic ring carriers
- § 6915 — Annual report
- § 6916 — General authorization
- § 6917 — Office of Ombudsman
- § 6921 — Identification and listing of hazardous waste
- § 6922 — Standards applicable to generators of hazardous waste
- § 6923 — Standards applicable to transporters of hazardous waste
- § 6924 — Standards applicable to owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities
- § 6925 — Permits for treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste
- § 6926 — Authorized State hazardous waste programs
- § 6927 — Inspections
- § 6928 — Federal enforcement
- § 6929 — Retention of State authority
- § 6930 — Effective date
- § 6931 — Authorization of assistance to States
- § 6932 — Transferred
- § 6933 — Hazardous waste site inventory
- § 6934 — Monitoring, analysis, and testing
- § 6935 — Restrictions on recycled oil
- § 6936 — Expansion during interim status
- § 6937 — Inventory of Federal agency hazardous waste facilities
- § 6938 — Export of hazardous wastes
- § 6939 — Domestic sewage
- § 6939a — Exposure information and health assessments
- § 6939b — Interim control of hazardous waste injection
- § 6939c — Mixed waste inventory reports and plan
- § 6939d — Public vessels
- § 6939e — Federally owned treatment works
- § 6939f — Long-term storage
- § 6939g — Hazardous waste electronic manifest system
- § 6941 — Objectives of subchapter
- § 6941a — Energy and materials conservation and recovery; Congressional findings
- § 6942 — Federal guidelines for plans
- § 6943 — Requirements for approval of plans
- § 6944 — Criteria for sanitary landfills; sanitary landfills required for all disposal
- § 6945 — Upgrading of open dumps
- § 6946 — Procedure for development and implementation of State plan