§5106d — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

Funds for these programs may not be used to build new facilities. The Secretary may allow the money to pay for renting or leasing space if no suitable facilities exist, or to fix or make small changes to buildings already in use. The Secretary must set rules so the money is shared fairly among States, regions, and rural and urban areas, and should try to have at least one project in every State. Money must only be used for the purpose it was approved for. The Secretary should encourage States and other recipients to give materials and services in the right language to children and families with limited English and to provide materials and services that meet the needs of people with disabilities. A State that gets funds under section 5106a(a) must send the Secretary a yearly report explaining how funds from this subchapter and subchapter III, alone or with other Federal funds, were used to meet the goals of section 5106a(a).

Title 42, §5106d

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(a)(1)Assistance provided under this subchapter and subchapter III may not be used for construction of facilities.

(2)The Secretary may authorize the use of funds received under this subchapter and subchapter III—

(A)where adequate facilities are not otherwise available, for the lease or rental of facilities; or

(B)for the repair or minor remodeling or alteration of existing facilities.

(b)The Secretary shall establish criteria designed to achieve equitable distribution of assistance under this subchapter and subchapter III among the States, among geographic areas of the Nation, and among rural and urban areas of the Nation. To the extent possible, the Secretary shall ensure that the citizens of each State receive assistance from at least one project under this subchapter and subchapter III.

(c)No funds appropriated for any grant or contract pursuant to authorizations made in this subchapter and subchapter III may be used for any purpose other than that for which such funds were authorized to be appropriated.

(d)It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should encourage all States and public and private entities that receive assistance under this subchapter to—

(1)ensure that children and families with limited English proficiency who participate in programs under this subchapter are provided with materials and services through such programs in an appropriate language other than English; and

(2)ensure that individuals with disabilities who participate in programs under this subchapter are provided with materials and services through such programs that are appropriate to their disabilities.

(e)A State that receives funds under section 5106a(a) of this title shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report describing the manner in which funds provided under this subchapter and subchapter III, alone or in combination with other Federal funds, were used to address the purposes and achieve the objectives of section 5106a of this title.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 108 of Pub. L. 93–247 was classified to section 5106b of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–235.

Amendments

2010—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–320 amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should encourage all States and public and private agencies or organizations that receive assistance under this subchapter to ensure that children and families with limited English proficiency who participate in programs under this subchapter are provided materials and services under such programs in an appropriate language other than English.” 2003—Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 108–36 added subsecs. (d) and (e). 1996—Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 104–235 redesignated subsec. (d) as (c) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (c). Text read as follows: “The Secretary, in consultation with the task force and the board, shall ensure that a majority share of assistance under this subchapter and subchapters III and V of this chapter is available for discretionary research and demonstration grants.”

§5106d Miscellaneous requirements relating to assistance