# 42 U.S.C. § 1305: Short title of chapter

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## Section

- **Citation:** 42 U.S.C. § 1305
- **Heading:** Short title of chapter
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE > CHAPTER 7—SOCIAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER XI—GENERAL PROVISIONS, PEER REVIEW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION > Part A—General Provisions

## Text

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

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

## Nearby sections

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- [42 U.S.C. § 1301–1 Omitted](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1301%E2%80%931.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1301a Omitted](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1301a.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1302 Rules and regulations; impact analyses of Medicare and Medicaid rules and regulations on small rural hospitals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1302.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1303 Separability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1303.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1304 Reservation of right to amend or repeal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1304.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1305 Short title of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1305.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1306 Disclosure of information in possession of Social Security Administration or Department of Health and Human Services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1306.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1306a Public access to State disbursement records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1306a.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1306b State data exchanges](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1306b.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1306c Restriction on access to the Death Master File](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1306c.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1307 Penalty for fraud](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1307.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1308 Additional grants to Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa; limitation on total payments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1308.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 1309 Amounts disregarded not to be taken into account in determining eligibility of other individuals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s1309.md)

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