Title 42The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60

§1306a Public Access to State Disbursement Records

Title 42 › Chapter 7— SOCIAL SECURITY › Subchapter XI— GENERAL PROVISIONS, PEER REVIEW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION › Part A— General Provisions › § 1306a

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

States cannot be denied any grant or payment they otherwise qualify for under subchapter I (except section 303(a)(3)), IV, X, XIV, or XVI (except section 1383(a)(3)). This applies even if the State lets the public see records showing how the money was spent, as long as the State’s law forbids using any lists or names from those records for commercial or political purposes.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §1306a

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

No State or any agency or political subdivision thereof shall be deprived of any grant-in-aid or other payment to which it otherwise is or has become entitled pursuant to subchapter I (other than section 303(a)(3) thereof), IV, X, XIV, or XVI (other than section 1383(a)(3) thereof) of this chapter, by reason of the enactment or enforcement by such State of any legislation prescribing any conditions under which public access may be had to records of the disbursement of any such funds or payments within such State, if such legislation prohibits the use of any list or names obtained through such access to such records for commercial or political purposes.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 303(a)(3), referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. L. 97–35, title XXI, § 2184(a)(4)(A), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 816. section 1383(a)(3), referred to in text, was in the original a reference to section 1603(a)(3) of the Social Security Act as added July 25, 1962, Pub. L. 87–543, title I, § 141(a), 76 Stat. 200, and amended. That section was amended generally by Pub. L. 92–603, § 301, Oct. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 1478. However, the amendment by Pub. L. 92–603 was inapplicable to Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, so that the prior section (which is set out as a note under section 1383 of this title) continues in effect for Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. Codification Section was enacted as part of act Oct. 20, 1951, popularly known as the Revenue Act of 1951, and not as part of the Social Security Act which comprises this chapter.

Amendments

1962—Pub. L. 87–543 substituted “XIV, or XVI (other than section 1383(a)(3) thereof)” for “or XIV”. 1960—Pub. L. 86–778 inserted “(other than section 303(a)(3) thereof)” after “pursuant to subchapter I”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1960 Amendment Pub. L. 86–778, title VI, § 603(b), Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 992, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect October 1, 1960.”

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 1306a

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60