20 USC 3508 – Department of Health and Human Services
(a) Redesignation of Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is hereby redesignated the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare or any other official of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is hereby redesignated the Secretary or official, as appropriate, of Health and Human Services.
(b) Reference to Department, Secretary, etc., of Health, Education, and Welfare deemed reference to Department, Secretary, etc., of Health and Human Services
Terms Used In 20 USC 3508
- Department: means the Department of Education or any component thereof. See 20 USC 3404
- function: includes any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, or program. See 20 USC 3404
- office: includes any office, institute, council, unit, organizational entity, or component thereof. See 20 USC 3404
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Education. See 20 USC 3404
Any reference to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, or any other official of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on May 4, 1980, shall be deemed to refer and apply to the Department of Health and Human Services or the Secretary of Health and Human Services, respectively, except to the extent such reference is to a function or office transferred to the Secretary or the Department under this chapter.