Title 42The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§3505a Office of Population Affairs; establishment; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs; appointment; staff and consultants

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 43— - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 3505a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

An Office of Population Affairs is created at HHS, led by a Deputy Assistant Secretary (appointed by the Secretary, reporting to the Assistant Secretary for Health and Scientific Affairs). The Secretary may provide staff and consultants.

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Title 42, §3505a

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(a)There is established within the Department of Health and Human Services an Office of Population Affairs to be directed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs under the direct supervision of the Assistant Secretary for Health and Scientific Affairs. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs shall be appointed by the Secretary.
(b)The Secretary is authorized to provide the Office of Population Affairs with such full-time professional and clerical staff and with the services of such consultants as may be necessary for it to carry out its duties and functions.

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Change of Name

“Department of Health and Human Services” substituted for “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare” in subsec. (a) pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 3505a

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73