42 U.S.C. § 5 : THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE — THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE — GENERALLY — Omitted TEXT PDF 42 U.S.C. § 5 EDITORIAL NOTES CODIFICATIONSection, act Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 167, §4, 38 Stat. 1191, provided for appointment to higher grade of officers of Public Health Service detailed with the former Isthmian Canal Commission.