{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-209d","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 209d","heading":"Appointment of osteopaths as commissioned officers","body":"Graduates of colleges of osteopathy whose graduates are eligible for licensure to practice medicine or osteopathy in a majority of the States of the United States, or approved by a body or bodies acceptable to the Secretary, shall be eligible, subject to the other provisions of this Act, for appointment as commissioned medical officers in the Public Health Service.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 6A—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"2826ee7a29029568c70db3347bf43d9f8f18ed35c5e898fdcbc855be808b09db","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-209c","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}