Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§3505a Office of Population Affairs; Establishment; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs; Appointment; Staff and Consultants
Title 42 › CHAPTER 43 — DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 3505a
Summary
Creates an Office of Population Affairs inside the Department of Health and Human Services. A Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs will lead the office, appointed by the Secretary, and will work under the Assistant Secretary for Health and Scientific Affairs. The Secretary can provide the office with full-time professional and clerical staff and hire consultants as needed to help it do its work.
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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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42 U.S.C. § 3505a
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102