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Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE > CHAPTER 7—SOCIAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER XI—GENERAL PROVISIONS, PEER REVIEW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION > Part A—General Provisions

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This chapter may be cited as the “Social Security Act”.

( Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531 , title XI, § 1105, 49 Stat. 648 .)

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