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# 38 U.S.C. § 1751 - Screening, counseling, and medical treatment
## Text
The Secretary is authorized to carry out a comprehensive program of providing sickle cell anemia screening, counseling, treatment, and information under the provisions of this chapter.
(Added Pub. L. 9382, title I, § 109(a), Aug. 2, 1973, 87 Stat. 186, § 651; renumbered § 1751 and amended Pub. L. 10283, §§ 4(b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404406.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1991—Pub. L. 10283 renumbered section 651 of this title as this section and substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection effective Sept. 1, 1973, see section 501 of Pub. L. 9382, set out as an Effective Date of 1973 Amendment note under section 1701 of this title.