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38 U.S.C. 1753: Voluntary participation; confidentiality

Created in 1973 by Public Law 93-82. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 653 of this title as this section.
    • Pub. L. 102–40 substituted "7332" for "4132". · (b)

    1976

    • Pub. L. 94–581 substituted "Patient records prepared or obtained under this subchapter shall be held confidential in the same manner and under the same conditions prescribed in section 4132 of this title" for "The Administrator shall promulgate rules and regulations to insure that all … · (b)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.