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title: "42 U.S.C. § 10826"
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title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_name: "PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 10826 - Administration

## Text

(a) In general The Secretary shall carry out this subchapter through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

(b) Regulations Not later than 6 months after November 27, 1991, the Secretary shall promulgate final regulations to carry out this subchapter and subchapter III.

(Pub. L. 99–319, title I, § 116, May 23, 1986, 100 Stat. 485; Pub. L. 102–173, § 9, Nov. 27, 1991, 105 Stat. 1219; Pub. L. 102–321, title I, § 163(c)(3)(B), July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 377.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–321 substituted “the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration” for “the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration”. 1991—Pub. L. 102–173 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1992 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 102–321 effective Oct. 1, 1992, see section 801(c) of Pub. L. 102–321, set out as a note under section 236 of this title.