---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 300ff–139"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "300ff–139"
heading: "Injunctions regarding violation of prohibition"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/300ff-139"
units:
  - "Chapter 6A — Public Health Service"
  - "Subchapter XXIV — Hiv Health Care Services Program"
  - "Part G — Notification of Possible Exposure to Infectious Diseases"
---

# §300ff–139. Injunctions regarding violation of prohibition

- (a) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) may, in any court of competent jurisdiction, commence a civil action for the purpose of obtaining temporary or permanent injunctive relief with respect to any [violation](/usc/42/2000e–16a.md?p=c) of this part.
- (b) **Facilitation of information on violations—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) shall establish an administrative process for encouraging emergency response [employees](/usc/42/300gg–91.md?p=d-5) to provide information to the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) regarding [violations](/usc/42/2000e–16a.md?p=c) of this part. As appropriate, the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) shall investigate alleged such[^1] [violations](/usc/42/2000e–16a.md?p=c) and seek appropriate injunctive relief.

## Footnotes

[^1]: So in original.

## Source credit

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, § 2695H, as added Pub. L. 111–87, § 13, Oct. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 2902.)

## Notes

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective as if enacted on Sept. 30, 2009, see section 2(a)(3)(B) of Pub. L. 111–87, set out as an Effective Date of 2009 Amendment; Revival of Section note under section 300ff–11 of this title.