42 USC § 291m - State control of operations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s291m"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 291m - State control of operations"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "291m"
section_name: "State control of operations"
chapter_number: 6
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "CONSTRUCTION AND MODERNIZATION OF HOSPITALS AND OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "General Provisions"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VI, § 643, formerly § 623, as added Pub. L. 88–443, § 3(a), Aug. 18, 1964, 78 Stat. 458, and renumbered § 643, Pub. L. 91–296, title II, § 201, June 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 344.)"
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# § 291m. State control of operations

Except as otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as conferring on any Federal officer or employee the right to exercise any supervision or control over the administration, personnel, maintenance, or operation of any facility with respect to which any funds have been or may be expended under this subchapter.

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**Source Credit**: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VI, § 643, formerly § 623, as added Pub. L. 88–443, § 3(a), Aug. 18, 1964, 78 Stat. 458, and renumbered § 643, Pub. L. 91–296, title II, § 201, June 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 344.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 291m, , as added , ; amended , , contained provisions similar to this section, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .