20 U.S.C. § 3508 — Department of Health and Human Services

(a) Redesignation of Department^* of Health, Education, and Welfare The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is hereby redesignated the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary^* of Health, Education, and Welfare or any other official of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is hereby redesignated the Secretary or official, as appropriate, of Health and Human Services. (b) Reference to Department, Secretary, etc., of Health, Education, and Welfare deemed reference to Department, Secretary, etc., of Health and Human Services Any reference to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, or any other official of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on May 4, 1980 , must be treated as refer and apply to the Department of Health and Human Services or the Secretary of Health and Human Services, respectively, except to the extent such reference is to a function^* or office^* transferred to the Secretary or the Department under this chapter.