38 USC § 8156 - Coordination with health services development activities carried out under the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974

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section_name: "Coordination with health services development activities carried out under the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974"
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chapter_name: "ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY FACILITIES; PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY; ENHANCED-USE LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 89–785, title II, § 203, Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1375, § 5056; amended Pub. L. 94–581, title I, § 115(a)(2), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2853; Pub. L. 97–295, § 4(93), (95)(A), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1313; renumbered § 8156, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404, 405.)"
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# § 8156. Coordination with health services development activities carried out under the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974

42 U.S.C. 300t

The Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate programs carried out under this subchapter and programs carried out under part F of title XVI of the Public Health Service Act ( et seq.).

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 89–785, title II, § 203, Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1375, § 5056; amended Pub. L. 94–581, title I, § 115(a)(2), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2853; Pub. L. 97–295, § 4(93), (95)(A), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1313; renumbered § 8156, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404, 405.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974, referred to in section catchline, is , , , which is classified generally to subchapters XIII (§ 300k et seq.) and XIV (§ 300 et seq.) of chapter 6A of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1975 Amendment note set out under  and Tables.

The Public Health Service Act, referred to in text, is , . Part F of title XVI of the Public Health Service Act was added by act , , , and was redesignated as Part D by , , . Part D of that Act is classified generally to Part D (§ 300t) of subchapter XIV of chapter 6A of Title 42. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Amendments

1991— renumbered  as this section.

substituted “The Secretary” for “The Administrator”.

1982—, substituted “Health and Human Services” for “Health, Education, and Welfare”.

, inserted “( et seq.)” after “part F of title XVI of the Public Health Service Act”.

1976— substituted “health services development activities carried out under the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974” for “programs carried out under the Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke Amendments of 1965” in section catchline and “part F of title XVI” for “title IX” in text.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .