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title: "42 U.S.C. § 10250"
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 10250 - Termination of Office

## Text

The Office shall cease to exist not later than 30 days after the date 7 years after December 22, 1987.

(Pub. L. 97–425, title IV, § 410, as added Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(d) [title III], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–104, 1329–121; Pub. L. 100–203, title V, § 5041, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–247; amended Pub. L. 102–486, title VIII, § 802(a), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2923.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 100–202 and Pub. L. 100–203 added identical sections.

Amendments1992—Pub. L. 102–486 substituted “7 years” for “5 years”.