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PROPOSED RULECOMMENTS CLOSED OCTOBER 5, 2026

Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden for the Repatriation of Mentally Ill Nationals

Health and Human Services Department / Children and Families Administration

The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families proposes to remove the Care and Treatment of Mentally Ill Nationals of the United States, Returned from Foreign Countries regulations to streamline regulations and to renumber it under a different Part.

Published September 4, 2026Document 2026-18167

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From the Federal Register as of November 3, 2026. Deadlines can change; the official document governs. Not legal advice.

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