# 42 U.S.C. § 3011: Establishment of Administration on Aging

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## Section

- **Citation:** 42 U.S.C. § 3011
- **Heading:** Establishment of Administration on Aging
- **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 35—PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS > SUBCHAPTER II—ADMINISTRATION ON AGING

## Text

There is established in the Office of the Secretary an Administration on Aging which shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary for Aging. Except for subchapter IX, the Administration shall be the agency for carrying out this chapter. There shall be a direct reporting relationship between the Assistant Secretary and the Secretary. In the performance of the functions of the Assistant Secretary, the Assistant Secretary shall be directly responsible to the Secretary. The Secretary shall not approve or require any delegation of the functions of the Assistant Secretary (including the functions of the Assistant Secretary carried out through regional offices) to any other officer not directly responsible to the Assistant Secretary.

( Pub. L. 89–73, title II, § 201 , July 14, 1965 , 79 Stat. 220 ; Pub. L. 93–29, title II, § 201(a) , May 3, 1973 , 87 Stat. 30 ; Pub. L. 93–351, § 2(a) , July 12, 1974 , 88 Stat. 357 ; Pub. L. 95–478, title V, § 503(b)(1) , Oct. 18, 1978 , 92 Stat. 1559 ; Pub. L. 98–459, title II, § 201 , Oct. 9, 1984 , 98 Stat. 1767 ; Pub. L. 100–175, title I , §§ 102, 107(a), 182(c), Nov. 29, 1987 , 101 Stat. 928 , 931, 964; Pub. L. 102–375, title I, § 102(b)(1)(A) , (2), title II, § 201, title IX, § 904(a)(3), Sept. 30, 1992 , 106 Stat. 1200 , 1201, 1202, 1306; Pub. L. 103–171, § 3(a)(2) , Dec. 2, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1989 ; Pub. L. 106–501, title VIII, § 801(b)(1) , Nov. 13, 2000 , 114 Stat. 2291 ; Pub. L. 109–365, title II, § 201 , Oct. 17, 2006 , 120 Stat. 2527 ; Pub. L. 114–144 , §§ 3(a), 9(2), Apr. 19, 2016 , 130 Stat. 335 , 352; Pub. L. 116–131, title I, § 127(a) , Mar. 25, 2020 , 134 Stat. 252 .)

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