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48 U.S.C. § 31

U.S. CodeFederal
[Public Health Service Act; amendment.]
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Title
48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter
CH2
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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(a) Subsection (f) of section 2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201(f)), relating to definition of State, is amended by striking out ‘Hawaii, Alaska,’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘Hawaii,’ and by striking out ‘, the District of Columbia, or Alaska’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘or the District of Columbia’. “(b)(1) Effective July 1, 1959, section 371 of the Public Health Service Act, as added by the Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act (42 U.S.C., supp. V, sec. 273), is repealed. “(2) Subsection (a) of section 372 of such Act (42 U.S.C., supp. V, sec. 274(a)), is amended by striking out ‘the Territory of’. “(3) Subsections (b), (c), and (e) of such section are each amended by striking out ‘the Territory’ each time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘Alaska’. “(4) Such subsection (e) is further amended by striking out ‘the Territory’s’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘Alaska’s’. “(c)(1) Subsection (a) of section 631 of such Act (42 U.S.C., supp. V, sec. 291i(a)), relating to definition of allotment percentage for purposes of allotments for construction, is amended by striking out ‘(excluding Alaska)’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘(including Alaska)’ and by striking out ‘for Alaska and Hawaii shall be 50 per centum each’ in clause (2) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘for Hawaii shall be 50 per centum’. “(2) Subsection (d) of such section, relating to definition of State, is amended by striking out ‘Alaska,’.

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