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42 U.S.C. § 204 — Organization of Service
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The Service shall consist of (1) the Office of the Surgeon General, (2) the National Institutes of Health, (3) the Bureau of Medical Services, and 11 So in original. The “and” probably should not appear. (4) the Bureau of State Services, and 22 So in original. Probably should be followed by “(5)”. the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The Secretary is authorized and directed to assign to the Office of the Surgeon General,33 See 1993 Amendment note below. to the National Institutes of Health, to the Bureau of Medical Services, and to the Bureau of State Services, respectively, the several functions of the Service, and to establish within them such divisions, sections, and other units as he may find necessary; and from time to time abolish, transfer, and consolidate divisions, sections, and other units and assign their functions and personnel in such manner as he may find necessary for efficient operation of the Service. No division shall be established, abolished, or transferred, and no divisions shall be consolidated, except with the approval of the Secretary. The National Institutes of Health shall be administered as a part of the field service. The Secretary may delegate to any officer or employee of the Service such of his powers and duties under this chapter, except the making of regulations, as he may deem necessary or expedient.
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The Service shall consist of (1) the Office of the Surgeon General, (2) the National Institutes of Health, (3) the Bureau of Medical Services, and 11 So in original. The “and” probably should not appear. (4) the Bureau of State Services, and 22 So in original. Probably should be followed by “(5)”. the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The Secretary is authorized and directed to assign to the Office of the Surgeon General,33 See 1993 Amendment note below. to the National Institutes of Health, to the Bureau of Medical Services, and to the Bureau of State Services, respectively, the several functions of the Service, and to establish within them such divisions, sections, and other units as he may find necessary; and from time to time abolish, transfer, and consolidate divisions, sections, and other units and assign their functions and personnel in such manner as he may find necessary for efficient operation of the Service. No division shall be established, abolished, or transferred, and no divisions shall be consolidated, except with the approval of the Secretary. The National Institutes of Health shall be administered as a part of the field service. The Secretary may delegate to any officer or employee of the Service such of his powers and duties under this chapter, except the making of regulations, as he may deem necessary or expedient.
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When used in this chapter—
**(a)** The term “Service” means the Public Health Service;
**(b)** The term “Surgeon General” means the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service;
**(c)** Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
**(d)** The term “regulations”, except when otherwise specified, means rules and regulations made by the Surgeon General with the approval of the Secretary;
**(e)** The term “executive department” means any executive department, agency, or independent establishment of the United States or any corporation wholly owned by the United States;
**(f)** Except as provided in sections 246(g)(4)(B),11 See References in Text note below. 247c(c)(1),1 254d(h)(3),1 263c(5),1 264(d), 292a(9),1 300a(c), 300f(13), and 300n(1) 1 of this title, the term “State” includes, in addition to the several States, only the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
**(g)** The term “possession” includes, among other possessions, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands;
**(h)** Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 986(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 603.
**(i)** The term “vessel” includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water, exclusive of aircraft and amphibious contrivances;
**(j)** The term “habit-forming narcotic drug” or “narcotic” means opium and coca leaves and the several alkaloids derived therefrom, the best known of these alkaloids being morphia, heroin, and codeine, obtained from opium, and cocaine derived from the coca
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The provisions of Reorganization Plan Numbered 1 of 1953, submitted to the Congress on March 12, 1953, shall take effect ten days after April 1, 1953, and its approval by the President, notwithstanding the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1949, as amended, except that section 9 of such Act shall apply to such reorganization plan and to the reorganization made thereby.
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**(a) Authorization; reimbursement; utilization of facilities of public or private agencies and organizations**
(1) The Secretary is authorized to provide temporary assistance to citizens of the United States and to dependents of citizens of the United States, if they (A) are identified by the Department of State as having returned, or been brought, from a foreign country to the United States because of the destitution of the citizen of the United States or the illness of such citizen or any of his dependents or because of war, threat of war, invasion, or similar crisis, and (B) are without available resources.
(2) Except in such cases or classes of cases as are set forth in regulations of the Secretary, provision shall be made for reimbursement to the United States by the recipients of the temporary assistance to cover the cost thereof.
(3) The Secretary may provide assistance under paragraph (1) directly or through utilization of the services and facilities of appropriate public or private agencies and organizations, in accordance with agreements providing for payment, in advance or by way of reimbursement, as may be determined by the Secretary, of the cost thereof. Such cost shall be determined by such statistical, sampling, or other method as may be provided in the agreement.
**(b) Plans and arrangements for assistance; consultations** The Secretary is authorized to develop plans and make arrangements for provision of temporary assistance within the United States to individuals specified in subsection (a)(1). Such plans shall be developed and such arrangements shall be made after consultation with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Defense. To the extent feasible, assistance provided under subsection (a) shall be provided in accor
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### Statutory Notes
Section 17, act Oct. 1, 1918, ch. 178, 40 Stat. 992, provided for a detail for duty with Department of Agriculture. See [section 215 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section215&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 17a, act Apr. 9, 1930, ch. 125, § 1, 46 Stat. 150, provided for a detail for duty with executive and independent departments carrying on public health activities. See [section 215 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section215&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 17b, act Apr. 9, 1930, ch. 125, § 2(a), 46 Stat. 150, provided for a detail for duty with educational and research institutions. See [section 215 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section215&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 17c, act Apr. 26, 1939, ch. 92, § 1, 53 Stat. 620, provided for a detail for duty on vessels of Coast and Geodetic Survey. See [section 215 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section215&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 18, act Oct. 27, 1918, ch. 196, 40 Stat. 1017, provided for a Reserve of the Public Health Service. See sections 204, 207, 209, and 210 of this title.
Section 18a, act Apr. 9, 1930, ch. 125, § 6, 46 Stat. 151, provided for assignment of Reserve officers to active duty and for such service counting for promotion credits. See [section 204 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section204&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 18b, act Mar. 18, 1943, ch. 17, title I, 57 Stat. 24, provided for distribution of Reserve officers among the several grades. See [section 209 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granule
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The Public Health Service in the Department of Health and Human Services shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Health under the supervision and direction of the Secretary.
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**(a) Commissioned officers of Regular Corps and Ready Reserve Corps; special pay for active duty; incentive special pay for Public Health Service nurses**
(1) Commissioned officers of the Regular Corps and Ready Reserve Corps shall be entitled to receive such pay and allowances as are now or may hereafter be authorized by law.
(2) For provisions relating to the receipt of special pay by commissioned officers of the Regular Corps and Ready Reserve Corps while on active duty, see section 303a(b) or 373 of title 37.
**(b) Purchase of supplies** Commissioned officers on active duty and retired officers entitled to retired pay pursuant to section 211(g)(3), 212, or 213a(a) of this title, shall be permitted to purchase supplies from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps at the same price as is charged officers thereof.
**(c) Members of national advisory or review councils or committees** Members of the National Advisory Health Council and members of other national advisory or review councils or committees established under this chapter, including members of the Technical Electronic Product Radiation Safety Standards Committee and the Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine, but excluding ex officio members, while attending conferences or meetings of their respective councils or committees or while otherwise serving at the request of the Secretary, shall be entitled to receive compensation at rates to be fixed by the Secretary, but at rates not exceeding the daily equivalent of the rate specified at the time of such service for grade GS–18 of the General Schedule, including traveltime; and while away from their homes or regular places of business they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by [section 57
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 204
search Institutes in agency, and Office of Surgeon Gen-
eral abolished by section 3 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1966,
eff. June 25, 1966, 31 F.R. 8855, 80 Stat. 1610, and all func-
tions thereof transferred to Secretary of Health, Edu-
cation, and Welfare by section 1 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of
1966, set out as a note under section 202 of this title. Of-
fice of Surgeon General reestablished within the Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Health, see Notice of De-
partment of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Health, Mar. 30, 1987, 52 F.R.
11754.
Functions of Federal Security Administrator trans-
ferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare,
and all agencies of Federal Security Agency transferred
to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by
section 5 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, set out as a note
under section 3501 of this title. Federal Security Agen-
cy and office of Administrator abolished by section 8 of
Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953.
§ 204. Commissioned Corps and Ready Reserve
Corps
(a) Establishment
(1) In general
There shall be in the Service a commis-
sioned Regular Corps and, for service in time
of a public health or national emergency, a
Ready Reserve Corps.
(2) Requirement
All commissioned officers shall be citizens of
the United States and shall be appointed with-
out regard to the civil-service laws and com-
pensated without regard to the Classification
Act of 1923, as amended.
(3) Appointment
Commissioned officers of the Ready Reserve
Corps shall be appointed by the President and
commissioned officers of the Regular Corps
shall be appointed by the President.
(4) Active duty
Commissioned officers of the Ready Reserve
Corps shall at all tim
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