# 42 U.S.C. § 291: Congressional declaration of purpose

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## Section

- **Citation:** 42 U.S.C. § 291
- **Heading:** Congressional declaration of purpose
- **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 IV—CONSTRUCTION AND MODERNIZATION OF HOSPITALS AND OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES

## Text

to assist the several States in the carrying out of their programs for the construction and modernization of such public or other nonprofit community hospitals and other medical facilities as may be necessary, in conjunction with existing facilities, to furnish adequate hospital, clinic, or similar services to all their people;

( July 1, 1944, ch. 373 , title VI, § 600, as added Pub. L. 88–443, § 3(a) , Aug. 18, 1964 , 78 Stat. 447 .)

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