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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§290cc–28 Requirement of reports by States

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III–A— - SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION › Part Part C— - Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness › § 290cc–28

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

To get federal grant payments, a State must send a report by January 31 of each fiscal year. The report must follow the format and include the information the federal agency decides (after talking with the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use). It must show how the prior year’s funds were used, who received the money, and whether spending followed the program rules. States must make these reports available for the public to see. The Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use must review grant spending at least once every 3 years and include recommendations for needed program or operational changes.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §290cc–28

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Secretary may not make payments under section 290cc–21 of this title unless the State involved agrees that, by not later than January 31 of each fiscal year, the State will prepare and submit to the Secretary a report in such form and containing such information as the Secretary determines (after consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use) to be necessary for—
(1)securing a record and a description of the purposes for which amounts received under section 290cc–21 of this title were expended during the preceding fiscal year and of the recipients of such amounts; and
(2)determining whether such amounts were expended in accordance with the provisions of this part.
(b)The Secretary may not make payments under section 290cc–21 of this title unless the State involved agrees to make copies of the reports described in subsection (a) available for public inspection.
(c)The Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use shall evaluate at least once every 3 years the expenditures of grants under this part by eligible entities in order to ensure that expenditures are consistent with the provisions of this part, and shall include in such evaluation recommendations regarding changes needed in program design or operations.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2016—Subsecs. (a), (c). Pub. L. 114–255 substituted “Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use” for “Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration”. 1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–316, § 122(c)(1), struck out “the Comptroller General of the United States, and” after “(after consultation with”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–316, § 122(c)(2), struck out “Comptroller General of the United States in cooperation with the” before “Administrator” and struck out comma after “Administration”. 1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–321, § 163(a)(1)(A), as renumbered by Pub. L. 102–352, substituted “and the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration” for “the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–321, § 163(a)(1)(B), as renumbered by Pub. L. 102–352, substituted “Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration” for “National Institute of Mental Health”. 1990—Pub. L. 101–645 amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to requirement of reports by States for provisions relating to determination of amount of allotments. 1989—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 101–93 directed that subsec. (a)(1) of this section as similarly amended by title VIII of Pub. L. 100–607 and title VI of Pub. L. 100–628 be amended to read as if the

Amendments

made by title VI of Pub. L. 100–628 had not been enacted. See 1988 Amendment note below. 1988—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100–690 substituted “the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands” for “the Northern Mariana Islands”. Pub. L. 100–607 and Pub. L. 100–628 made identical

Amendments

, amending par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: “$275,000; and”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1992 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 102–321 effective Oct. 1, 1992, with provision for programs providing financial assistance, see section 801(c), (d) of Pub. L. 102–321, set out as a note under section 236 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1988

Amendments

Amendment by Pub. L. 100–690 effective immediately after enactment of Pub. L. 100–607, which was approved Nov. 4, 1988, see section 2600 of Pub. L. 100–690, set out as a note under section 242m of this title. Amendment by Pub. L. 100–628 effective Nov. 7, 1988, see section 631 of Pub. L. 100–628, set out as a note under section 254e of this title. Amendment by Pub. L. 100–607 effective Nov. 4, 1988, see section 831 of Pub. L. 100–607, set out as a note under section 254e of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 290cc–28

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73