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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 6A— PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE · SUBCHAPTER II— GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES · § 252

§ 252. Medical examination of aliens

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The Surgeon General shall provide for making, at places within the United States or in other countries, such physical and mental examinations of aliens as are required by the immigration laws, subject to administrative regulations prescribed by the Attorney General and medical regulations prescribed by the Surgeon General with the approval of the Secretary.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 325, 58 Stat. 697; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631.)
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  • July 1, 1944, ch. 373
  • 58 Stat. 697
  • 67 Stat. 631
  • section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88
  • 80 Stat. 1610
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§ 252
Medical examination of aliens
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ActJuly 1, 1944, ch. 373
Stat.58 Stat. 697
Stat.67 Stat. 631
Pub. L.section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88
Stat.80 Stat. 1610
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