42 USC § 11708 - Assignment of personnel

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title: "42 USC § 11708 - Assignment of personnel"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "11708"
section_name: "Assignment of personnel"
chapter_number: 122
chapter_name: "NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH CARE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 100–579, § 9, Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2923; Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2309, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4229; Pub. L. 102–396, title IX, § 9168, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1948.)"
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# § 11708. Assignment of personnel

**(a)** **In general** The Secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement with any entity under which the Secretary is authorized to assign personnel of the Department of Health and Human Services with expertise identified by such entity to such entity on detail for the purposes of providing comprehensive health promotion and disease prevention services to Native Hawaiians.

**(b)** **Applicable Federal personnel provisions** Any assignment of personnel made by the Secretary under any agreement entered into under the authority of subsection (a) shall be treated as an assignment of Federal personnel to a local government that is made in accordance with subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 100–579, § 9, Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2923; Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2309, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4229; Pub. L. 102–396, title IX, § 9168, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1948.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

The 1992 amendment is based on section 1 of S. 2681, One Hundred Second Congress, as passed by the Senate on , and enacted into law by . Section 9168, which referred to S. 2681, as passed by the Senate on “”, has been treated as referring to S. 2681, as passed by the Senate on , to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

and  enacted substantially identical sections. The text of this section is based on , as subsequently amended.

### Amendments

1992— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to rule of construction.