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§3505b Functions and Duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs

Title 42 › CHAPTER 43 — DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 3505b

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must have the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs manage federal programs and grants for population research and family planning. That person must run and oversee HHS-funded research and projects, collect and share information on U.S. and international programs, work with other federal agencies, support training for program staff, and coordinate and evaluate related HHS programs, giving periodic recommendations to the Secretary.

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Title 42, §3505b

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The Secretary shall utilize the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs—
(1)to administer all Federal laws for which the Secretary has administrative responsibility and which provide for or authorize the making of grants or contracts related to population research and family planning programs;
(2)to administer and be responsible for all population and family planning research carried on directly by the Department of Health and Human Services or supported by the Department through grants to, or contracts with, entities and individuals;
(3)to act as a clearinghouse for information pertaining to domestic and international population research and family planning programs for use by all interested persons and public and private entities;
(4)to provide a liaison with the activities carried on by other agencies and instrumentalities of the Federal Government relating to population research and family planning;
(5)to provide or support training for necessary manpower for domestic programs of population research and family planning programs of service and research; and
(6)to coordinate and be responsible for the evaluation of the other Department of Health and Human Services programs related to population research and family planning and to make periodic recommendations to the Secretary.

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Change of Name

“Department of Health and Human Services” substituted for “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare” in pars. (2) and (6) 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. § 3505b

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102