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

42 U.S.C. § 678

Rule of construction

section 671(a)(15)(D) of this titleNothing in this part shall be construed as precluding State courts from exercising their discretion to protect the health and safety of children in individual cases, including cases other than those described in .

Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531Pub. L. 105–89, title I, § 101(d)111 Stat. 2117(, title IV, § 478, as added , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 478Pub. L. 99–514, title XVIII, § 1883(b)(10)(A)100 Stat. 2917Pub. L. 101–508, title V, § 5052(b)104 Stat. 1388–228A prior section 678, , as added , , , excluded from AFDC unit child for whom foster care maintenance payments are made, prior to repeal by , (c), , , applicable with respect to benefits for months beginning on or after the first day of the sixth calendar month following November 1990.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 501 of Pub. L. 105–89section 622 of this titleSection effective , except as otherwise provided, with delay permitted if State legislation is required, see , set out as an Effective Date of 1997 Amendments note under .