Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§1397n–8 No Federal funding for credit enhancements
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - SOCIAL SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XX— - BLOCK GRANTS AND PROGRAMS FOR SOCIAL SERVICES AND ELDER JUSTICE › § 1397n–8
Summary
Funds here cannot insure or guarantee states or localities if that would trigger federal payments when they fail to meet agreed goals.
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Title 42, §1397n–8
The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
No amount made available to carry out this division may be used to provide any insurance, guarantee, or other credit enhancement to a State or local government under which a Federal payment would be made to a State or local government as the result of a State or local government failing to achieve an outcome specified in an agreement.
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42 U.S.C. § 1397n–8
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73