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title: "42 U.S.C. § 17616"
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title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
chapter_number: "154"
chapter_name: "COMBATING CHILD EXPLOITATION"
section: "17616"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 17616"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 17616 - Transferred

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification Section 17616 was editorially reclassified as section 21116 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement.