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§238d Availability of appropriations for grants to Federal institutions

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Part Part B— - Miscellaneous Provisions › § 238d

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal institutions can get the same grants for research, training, demonstration projects, and for expanding treatment and research programs and facilities dealing with alcoholism, narcotic addiction, drug abuse, and drug dependence that non‑Federal institutions get. The same appropriations under this chapter and funds under Title VI of the Mental Health Systems Act apply, and grants to Federal institutions may cover 100% of the costs.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §238d

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Appropriations to the Public Health Service available under this chapter for research, training, or demonstration project grants or for grants to expand existing treatment and research programs and facilities for alcoholism, narcotic addiction, drug abuse, and drug dependence and appropriations under title VI of the Mental Health Systems Act [42 U.S.C. 9511 et seq.] shall also be available on the same terms and conditions as apply to non-Federal institutions, for grants for the same purpose to Federal institutions, except that grants to Federal institutions may be funded at 100 per centum of the costs.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Mental Health Systems Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 96–398, Oct. 7, 1980, 94 Stat. 1564. Title VI of the Mental Health Systems Act is classified generally to subchapter V (§ 9511 et seq.) of chapter 102 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 9401 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 300aaa–4 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 103–43, to section 300cc–6 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 100–607, to section 300aa–6 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 99–660, and to section 225a of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 98–24.

Amendments

1981—Pub. L. 97–35 struck out provisions relating to appropriations available under Community Mental Health Centers Act for

Construction

, etc. 1980—Pub. L. 96–398 struck out “and” after “drug dependence,” and inserted reference to title VI of the Mental Health Systems Act. 1976—Pub. L. 94–278 substituted “Federal institutions, except that grants to” for “hospitals of the Service, of the Veterans’ Administration, or of the Bureau of Prisons of the Department of Justice, and to Saint Elizabeths Hospital, except grants to such”. 1970—Pub. L. 91–513 inserted references to appropriations available for grants to expand existing treatment and research programs and facilities for alcoholism, narcotic addiction, drug abuse, and drug dependence, and appropriations available under Community Mental Health Centers Act for

Construction

and staffing of community mental health centers and alcoholism and narcotic addiction, drug abuse, and drug dependence facilities, and inserted provision that grants to specified Federal institutions may be funded at 100 per centum of the costs.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1981 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97–35 effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 902(h) of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 238l of this title.

Effective Date

Pub. L. 90–31, § 5,
June 24, 1967, 81 Stat. 79, provided that this section is effective
July 1, 1968.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 238d

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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