Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 238h

Biennial report

The Surgeon General shall transmit to the Secretary, for submission to the Congress, on , and on January 1, every 2 years thereafter, a full report of the administration of the functions of the Service under this chapter, including a detailed statement of receipts and disbursements.

July 1, 1944, ch. 37358 Stat. 71167 Stat. 631Pub. L. 98–24, § 2(a)(1)97 Stat. 176Pub. L. 99–660, title III, § 311(a)100 Stat. 3755Pub. L. 100–607, title II, § 201(1)102 Stat. 3062Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2620(a)102 Stat. 4244Pub. L. 101–381, title I, § 101(1)104 Stat. 576Pub. L. 103–43, title XX, § 2010(a)(1)107 Stat. 213Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1062(a)109 Stat. 720(, title II, § 239, formerly title V, § 511, ; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. , 18 F.R. 2053, ; renumbered title XXI, § 2111, , , ; renumbered title XXIII, § 2311, , , ; renumbered title XXV, § 2509, , (3), , , 3063; renumbered title XXVI, § 2609, , , ; renumbered title XXVII, § 2709, , (2), , ; renumbered title II, § 239, –(3), , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 300aaa–8 of this titlePub. L. 103–43section 300cc–10 of this titlePub. L. 100–607section 300aa–10 of this titlePub. L. 99–660section 229 of this titlePub. L. 98–24Section was formerly classified to prior to renumbering by , to prior to renumbering by , to prior to renumbering by , and to prior to renumbering by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 104–661995— amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Surgeon General shall transmit to the Secretary, for submission to the Congress at the beginning of each regular session, a full report of the administration of the functions of the Service under this chapter, including a detailed statement of receipts and disbursements.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88section 3508(b) of Title 20“Secretary of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to , which is classified to , Education.

Termination of Reporting Requirements

section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66Pub. L. 106–554section 1113 of Title 31For termination, effective , of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which item 3 on page 101 identifies a reporting provision which, as subsequently amended, is contained in this section), see , as amended, and section 1(a)(4) [div. A, § 1402(1)] of , set out as notes under , Money and Finance.

Agency Reporting Requirements; Report by Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to Congressional Committees Relating to Requirements, Termination, etc.

Pub. L. 93–641, § 788 Stat. 2275, , , provided that by , the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare report to specific committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the identity, due date, etc., of certain reports required under the Public Health Service Act, the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963, or the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

80 Stat. 1610section 202 of this titleOffice of Surgeon General abolished by section 3 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1966, eff. , 31 F.R. 8855, , and functions thereof transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 1 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1966, set out as a note under . Office of Surgeon General reestablished within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, see Notice of Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, , 52 F.R. 11754.

section 202 of this titleFunctions of Federal Security Administrator transferred 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 . Federal Security Agency and office of Administrator abolished by section 8 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953.