Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§300x–54 Disposition of certain funds appropriated for allotments

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XVII— - BLOCK GRANTS › Part Part B— - Block Grants Regarding Mental Health and Substance Use › Subpart subpart iii— - general provisions › § 300x–54

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must take any extra money available for a fiscal year and give it to the states that already get grants for that program. States that caused the money to be left over do not get it. The extra money must be split the same way the original allotments were split. “Extra money” means funds not paid because a state didn’t apply, filed a bad application, or said it won’t spend its full allotment; funds ended, repaid, or offset under section 300x–55; and funds freed when allotments were cut under sections 300x–1(d) or 300x–4(b) for the program in section 300x, or under sections 300x–26 or 300x–30 for the program in section 300x–21.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §300x–54

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(a)Amounts described in subsection (b) and available for a fiscal year pursuant to section 300x or 300x–21 of this title, as the case may be, shall be allotted by the Secretary and paid to the States receiving a grant under the program involved, other than any State referred to in subsection (b) with respect to such program. Such amounts shall be allotted in a manner equivalent to the manner in which the allotment under the program involved was determined.

(b)The amounts referred to in subsection (a) are any amounts that—

(1)are not paid to States under the program involved as a result of—

(A)the failure of any State to submit an application in accordance with the program;

(B)the failure of any State to prepare such application in compliance with the program; or

(C)any State informing the Secretary that the State does not intend to expend the full amount of the allotment made to the State under the program;

(2)are terminated, repaid, or offset under section 300x–55 of this title;

(3)in the case of the program established in section 300x of this title, are available as a result of reductions in allotments under such section pursuant to section 300x–1(d) or 300x–4(b) of this title; or

(4)in the case of the program established in section 300x–21 of this title, are available as a result of reductions in allotments under such section pursuant to section 300x–26 or 300x–30 of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 300x–54

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73