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[CITE: 42USC217a-1]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
        SUBCHAPTER I--ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
                         Part A--Administration
 
Sec. 217a-1. Advisory committees; prohibition of consideration 
        of political affiliations
        
    All appointments to advisory committees established to assist in 
implementing the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.], the 
Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers 
Construction Act of 1963 [42 U.S.C. 2689 et seq., 6000 et seq.], and the 
Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and 
Rehabilitation Act of 1970 [42 U.S.C. 4541 et seq.], shall be made 
without regard to political affiliation.

(Pub. L. 94-278, title X, Sec. 1001, Apr. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 415.)

                       References in Text

    The Public Health Service Act, referred to in text, is act July 1, 
1944, ch. 373, 58 Stat. 682, as amended, which is classified generally 
to this chapter (Sec. 201 et seq.). For complete classification of this 
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 201 of this 
title and Tables.
    The Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health 
Centers Construction Act of 1963, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 88-
164, Oct. 31, 1963, 77 Stat. 284, as amended, which is classified 
principally to chapter 75 (Sec. 6000 et seq.) of this title. Title II of 
that Act, which was also known as the Community Mental Health Centers 
Act and was classified principally to subchapter III (Sec. 2689 et seq.) 
of chapter 33 of this title, was repealed by Pub. L. 97-35, title IX, 
Sec. 902(e)(2)(B), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 560. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 6000 of this title and Tables.
    The Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, 
Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970, referred to in text, is Pub. 
L. 91-616, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1848, as amended, which is classified 
principally to chapter 60 (Sec. 4541 et seq.) of this title. For 
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note 
set out under section 4541 of this title and Tables.

                          Codification

    Section was not enacted as a part of the Public Health Service Act 
which comprises this chapter.
