Title 42 of the United States Code

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title of the United States Code

Title 42 of the United States Code is a major body of U.S. federal law that primarily governs public health, welfare, and environmental policy, including the statutory framework for agencies such as the Council on Environmental Quality.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Title 42 of the United States Code canonical	54
42 U.S. Code	1
42 U.S.C.	1
42 U.S.C. § 12101 note	1
42 U.S.C. § 2000d-4	1
Title 42	1
Title 42 of the United States Code (historically) and related provisions	1
United States Code, Title 42	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T133973 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Title 42 of the United States Code
Context triple: [Council on Environmental Quality, legalBasis, Title 42 of the United States Code]

A. Title 46 of the United States Code
Title 46 of the United States Code is the body of federal statutory law governing shipping and maritime activities in the United States.
B. Title 28 of the United States Code
Title 28 of the United States Code is the portion of federal statutory law that governs the organization, jurisdiction, and procedures of the federal judiciary and related judicial administration.
C. Title 26 of the United States Code
Title 26 of the United States Code is the federal tax code of the United States, establishing the laws that govern the assessment and collection of federal taxes.
D. Title 2 of the United States Code
Title 2 of the United States Code is the portion of federal statutory law that governs the organization and operation of the U.S. Congress and related legislative branch entities.
E. Title 50 of the United States Code
Title 50 of the United States Code is the portion of U.S. federal statutory law that governs national defense, intelligence, and related aspects of national security.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Title 42 of the United States Code
Target entity description: Title 42 of the United States Code is a major body of U.S. federal law that primarily governs public health, welfare, and environmental policy, including the statutory framework for agencies such as the Council on Environmental Quality.

A. Title 46 of the United States Code
Title 46 of the United States Code is the body of federal statutory law governing shipping and maritime activities in the United States.
B. Title 28 of the United States Code
Title 28 of the United States Code is the portion of federal statutory law that governs the organization, jurisdiction, and procedures of the federal judiciary and related judicial administration.
C. Title 26 of the United States Code
Title 26 of the United States Code is the federal tax code of the United States, establishing the laws that govern the assessment and collection of federal taxes.
D. Title 2 of the United States Code
Title 2 of the United States Code is the portion of federal statutory law that governs the organization and operation of the U.S. Congress and related legislative branch entities.
E. Title 50 of the United States Code
Title 50 of the United States Code is the portion of U.S. federal statutory law that governs national defense, intelligence, and related aspects of national security.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	title of the United States Code ⓘ
appliesTo	federal agencies of the United States ⓘ recipients of federal health and welfare funds ⓘ state and local governments when administering certain federal programs ⓘ
citationAbbreviation	Title 42 of the United States Code self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 42 U.S.C.
containsStatutoryFrameworkFor	Council on Environmental Quality ⓘ Department of Health and Human Services programs ⓘ Environmental Protection Agency programs ⓘ Public Health Service ⓘ Social Security-related programs outside Title 42’s cross-references ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
governs	civil rights in certain contexts ⓘ disaster relief and emergency assistance ⓘ energy policy in certain sections ⓘ environmental policy ⓘ housing and urban development programs ⓘ public health ⓘ public health emergency authorities ⓘ public welfare ⓘ social welfare programs ⓘ
hasLegalForm	codified statute ⓘ
hasSubject	the public health and welfare ⓘ
includes	Clean Air Act ⓘ surface form: Clean Air Act codified sections National Environmental Policy Act ⓘ surface form: National Environmental Policy Act codified sections Public Health Service Act ⓘ surface form: Public Health Service Act provisions statutes on Indian health care ⓘ statutes on biomedical research authorities ⓘ statutes on civil rights enforcement in health and welfare programs ⓘ statutes on community development ⓘ statutes on disaster relief and emergency assistance ⓘ statutes on energy conservation programs ⓘ statutes on environmental quality reporting and oversight ⓘ statutes on homelessness assistance ⓘ statutes on low-income energy assistance ⓘ statutes on substance abuse and mental health services ⓘ
isUpdatedBy	subsequent public laws enacted by Congress ⓘ
isUsedFor	authorization of appropriations for health and welfare programs ⓘ legal citation in court decisions ⓘ regulatory authority for federal agencies ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	United States federal law ⓘ
partOf	United States Code ⓘ
regulates	certain environmental review procedures ⓘ federal disaster response mechanisms ⓘ federal public health programs ⓘ federal welfare and assistance programs ⓘ
subjectHeading	The Public Health and Welfare ⓘ

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Referenced by (61)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Council on Environmental Quality → legalBasis → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

United States Secretary of Energy → legalBasis → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Code, Title 42

Civil Rights Act of 1957 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Fair Housing Act of 1968 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

United States Housing Act of 1937 → codifiedAt → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

National Aeronautics and Space Act → originallyCodifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Title IX of the Social Security Act → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

this entity surface form: 42 U.S. Code

Title 42 of the United States Code → citationAbbreviation → Title 42 of the United States Code self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 42 U.S.C.

Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

CFR → hasPart → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

subject surface form: Code of Federal Regulations

this entity surface form: Title 42

Stafford Act → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Public Law 93-438 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 → containsProvision → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

this entity surface form: 42 U.S.C. § 2000d-4

Public Law 94-580 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Public Law 103-141 → codifiedTitle → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Defense Base Act → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

this entity surface form: Title 42 of the United States Code (historically) and related provisions

Public Health Service Act → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Title VIII → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Title II – Public Accommodations → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

PRO-IP Act of 2008 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Public Law 106-274 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Public Law 89-97 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Public Law 85-568 → originallyCodifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Public Law 96-510 → codifiedTitle → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Public Law 109-58 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Public Law 91-190 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

42 U.S.C. § 1983 → partOf → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Energy Policy and Conservation Act → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Public Law 111-148 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Child Nutrition Act of 1966 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Public Law 101-625 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Legal Services Corporation Act → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 → section → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

this entity surface form: 42 U.S.C. § 12101 note

Public Law 93-383 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Public Law 100-707 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

rear admiral lower half → legalBasis → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

subject surface form: rear admiral (lower half)

94-580 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board → subjectOf → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

99-499 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

Public Law 81-507 → codifiedIn → Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ

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