---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch144/schI"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter I"
heading: "Programs for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch144-schI"
sections_count: 32
---

# Subchapter I — Programs for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 144 — Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights

## Contents

- [Part A — General Provisions](/usc/42/ch144-schI-ptA.md)
- [Part B — Federal Assistance to State Councils on Developmental Disabilities](/usc/42/ch144-schI-ptB.md)
- [Part C — Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights](/usc/42/ch144-schI-ptC.md)
- [Part D — National Network of University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service](/usc/42/ch144-schI-ptD.md)
- [Part E — Projects of National Significance](/usc/42/ch144-schI-ptE.md)