Title 42The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§3514 Special account for grants of Department; reports

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 43— - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 3514

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Health and Human Services must set up one or more Treasury accounts that do not expire. HHS can put all or part of any grant into those accounts and pay grantees from them as needed, within limits the Secretary sets to avoid excess balances. Grantees must give any reports the Secretary or the awarding official needs to prove the funds were used for the grant’s purposes and follow its terms.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §3514

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There is hereby established on the books of the Treasury an account or accounts without fiscal year limitation. There shall be deposited in such account, to the extent provided by the Secretary of Health and Human Services or his designee, all or part of any grant awarded by the Secretary or any other officer or employee of the Department of Health and Human Services. Payments of any such grant shall from time to time be made to the grantee from such account or accounts, subject to such limitations relating to fund accumulation as the Secretary may prescribe, to the extent needed to carry out the purposes of any such grant. Such reports as the Secretary or other officer awarding the grant may find necessary to assure expenditure of funds for the purpose of and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant shall be made to the Secretary or such officer by any such grantee.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 553 of former Title 31, Money and Finance.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“Secretary of Health and Human Services” and “Department of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” and “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare”, respectively, pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 3514

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73