Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§3515c Offset against Federal payments to States for provision of services
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 43— - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 3515c
Summary
HHS can offset a State’s federal payments to recover amounts owed for programs under this Act or later appropriations. Recovered money is credited to that appropriation and stays available until spent.
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Title 42, §3515c
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For any program funded in this Act or subsequent Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts, the Secretary of Health and Human Services is authorized, when providing services or conducting activities for a State with respect to such program for which the Secretary is entitled to reimbursement by the State, to obtain such reimbursement as an offset against Federal payments to which the State would otherwise be entitled under such program from funds appropriated for the same or any subsequent fiscal year. Such offsets shall be credited to the appropriation account which bore the expense of providing the service or conducting the activity, and shall remain available until expended.
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42 U.S.C. § 3515c
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73