{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-3501","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 3501","heading":"Establishment of Department; effective date","body":"The provisions of Reorganization Plan Numbered 1 of 1953, submitted to the Congress on March 12, 1953, shall take effect ten days after April 1, 1953, and its approval by the President, notwithstanding the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1949, as amended, except that section 9 of such Act shall apply to such reorganization plan and to the reorganization made thereby.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 43—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"],"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":"5ac186055da887a35d60c8d887f0dfe84960b6fb8739f473dab40e5f44a01df6","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-3442","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-3501a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}