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# 42 U.S.C. § 1900a - Rules and regulations

## Text

The Secretary shall prescribe such rules and regulations as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(Pub. L. 89–672, § 2, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 951.)