Title 42The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§1320 Approval of certain projects

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - SOCIAL SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XI— - GENERAL PROVISIONS, PEER REVIEW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION › Part Part A— - General Provisions › § 1320

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Certain projects paid only with federal funds under this chapter must be personally approved by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services before any payment.

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Title 42, §1320

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No payment shall be made under this chapter with respect to any experimental, pilot, demonstration, or other project all or any part of which is wholly financed with Federal funds made available under this chapter (without any State, local, or other non-Federal financial participation) unless such project shall have been personally approved by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

1990—Pub. L. 101–509 substituted “Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services” for “Under Secretary of Health and Human Services”. 1984—Pub. L. 98–369 substituted “Health and Human Services” for “Health, Education, and Welfare”. 1982—Pub. L. 97–375 struck out subsec. (b) which directed the Secretary to submit an annual report to Congress describing each project approved under former subsec. (a) of this section during the preceding year, including the purpose, probable cost, and expected duration of each project, and struck out “(a)” before “No payment”. 1975—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93–608 substituted provisions relating to an annual submission of the required report to the Congress by the Secretary for each approved project, for provisions relating to submission of the report as soon as possible after approval.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1990 Amendment; Continued Service by IncumbentsAmendment by Pub. L. 101–509 effective on the first day of the first pay period that begins on or after Nov. 5, 1990, with continued service by incumbent Under Secretary of Health and Human Services, see section 529 [title I, § 112(e)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out as a note under section 3404 of Title 20, Education.

Effective Date

of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–369 effective July 18, 1984, but not to be construed as changing or affecting any right, liability, status, or interpretation which existed (under the provisions of law involved) before that date, see section 2664(b) of Pub. L. 98–369, set out as a note under section 401 of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 1320

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73