Title 31Money and FinanceRelease 119-73

§7101 Purposes

Title 31 › Subtitle SUBTITLE V— - GENERAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 71— - JOINT FUNDING SIMPLIFICATION › § 7101

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Help state and local governments and private nonprofit groups use federal aid more effectively and efficiently. Let them mix money from more than one federal agency, program, or appropriation so help fits local needs. Support state–federal partnerships that let local governments and nonprofits combine federal and state funds for projects they share.

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Title 31, §7101

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The purposes of this chapter are to—
(1)enable States, local governments, and private nonprofit organizations to use assistance of the United States Government more effectively and efficiently;
(2)adapt the assistance more readily to particular needs through wider use of projects that are supported by more than one executive agency, assistance program, or appropriation of the United States Government; and
(3)encourage Federal-State arrangements under which local governments and private nonprofit organizations may more effectively and efficiently combine Federal and State resources to support projects of common interest to those local governments and those organizations.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 710142:4251.Dec. 5, 1974, Pub. L. 93–510, § 2, 88 Stat. 1604. In the chapter, the words “executive agency” are substituted for “Federal agency” because of the definition in section 102 of the revised title. The words “assistance program” are substituted for “Federal assistance programs” because of the definition in section 7102 of the revised title. In the section, the words “resources available from” and “It is the further purpose of this chapter” are omitted as unnecessary because of the restatement.

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31 U.S.C. § 7101

Title 31Money and Finance

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73