# 42 U.S.C. § 204: Commissioned Corps and Ready Reserve Corps

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s204

## Section

- **Citation:** 42 U.S.C. § 204
- **Heading:** Commissioned Corps and Ready Reserve Corps
- **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 6A—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER I—ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS > Part A—Administration

## Text

There shall be in the Service a commissioned Regular Corps and, for service in time of a public health or national emergency, a Ready Reserve Corps.

( July 1, 1944, ch. 373 , title II, § 203, 58 Stat. 683 ; Feb. 28, 1948, ch. 83, § 2 , 62 Stat. 39 ; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782 , title XI, § 1106(a), 63 Stat. 972 ; Pub. L. 96–76, title III, § 302(a) , Sept. 29, 1979 , 93 Stat. 584 ; Pub. L. 111–148, title V, § 5210 , Mar. 23, 2010 , 124 Stat. 614 ; Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(ff)(1) , Aug. 10, 2012 , 126 Stat. 1290 ; Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title III, § 3214(a) , Mar. 27, 2020 , 134 Stat. 372 .)

## Nearby sections

- [42 U.S.C. § 202 Administration and supervision of Service](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s202.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 203 Organization of Service](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s203.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 204 Commissioned Corps and Ready Reserve Corps](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s204.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 204a Deployment readiness](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s204a.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 205 Appointment and tenure of office of Surgeon General; reversion in rank](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s205.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 206 Assignment of officers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s206.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 207 Grades, ranks, and titles of commissioned corps](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s207.md)
- [42 U.S.C. § 208 Repealed. Feb. 28, 1948, ch. 83, § 5(a) , 62 Stat. 40](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s208.md)
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- [42 U.S.C. § 209a, 209b Omitted](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t42_s209a%20_us_usc_t42_s209b.md)
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