42 U.S.C. § 26 — Isolation of civilians for protection of military, air and naval forces

This is one short, undivided rule. The Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Navy must take action to help the states. Their job is to assist states in caring for civilians who need to be detained, isolated, quarantined, or sent to an institution. This help is allowed only for one purpose: protecting the military, air, and naval forces of the United States against venereal diseases. If a civilian's detention, isolation, quarantine, or commitment isn't found necessary for that protection, this section does not authorize it. The section does not say how states must carry out the detention, isolation, quarantine, or commitment — only that the three Secretaries must adopt measures to assist them in doing so.