Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§1397m–3 Provision of Information Regarding, and Evaluations Of, Elder Justice Programs

Title 42 › CHAPTER 7 — SOCIAL SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER XX — BLOCK GRANTS AND PROGRAMS FOR SOCIAL SERVICES AND ELDER JUSTICE › Part II — Programs To Promote Elder Justice › § 1397m–3

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

People who apply for a grant must agree to share information for reviews. For most grants, applicants must give the group doing the review the data it needs. For the special electronic health records grant, applicants must give the Secretary the information needed for an evaluation or audit. The Secretary must set aside at least 2 percent of each program’s money to pay qualified groups to do evaluations, except for the electronic health records grant. Those groups must apply to the Secretary with a proposal and use the funds to do a verified study of how well the funded activities work. The groups must send a report with results and any recommendations to the Secretary, the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees, and the Senate Finance Committee by a deadline the Secretary sets. The Secretary will do the evaluations and audits for the electronic health records grant and check that the money was spent for its intended purpose.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §1397m–3

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(a)Provision of information

To be eligible to receive a grant under this part, an applicant shall agree—

(1)except as provided in paragraph (2), to provide the eligible entity conducting an evaluation under subsection (b) of the activities funded through the grant with such information as the eligible entity may require in order to conduct such evaluation; or

(2)in the case of an applicant for a grant under section 1397m(b) of this title, to provide the Secretary with such information as the Secretary may require to conduct an evaluation or audit under subsection (c).

(b)Use of eligible entities to conduct evaluations

(1)Evaluations required

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall—

(A)reserve a portion (not less than 2 percent) of the funds appropriated with respect to each program carried out under this part; and

(B)use the funds reserved under subparagraph (A) to provide assistance to eligible entities to conduct evaluations of the activities funded under each program carried out under this part.

(2)Certified EHR technology grant program not included

The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the certified EHR technology grant program under section 1397m(b) of this title.

(3)Authorized activities

A recipient of assistance described in paragraph (1)(B) shall use the funds made available through the assistance to conduct a validated evaluation of the effectiveness of the activities funded under a program carried out under this part.

(4)Applications

To be eligible to receive assistance under paragraph (1)(B), an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a proposal for the evaluation.

(5)Reports

Not later than a date specified by the Secretary, an eligible entity receiving assistance under paragraph (1)(B) shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report containing the results of the evaluation conducted using such assistance together with such recommendations as the entity determines to be appropriate.

(c)Evaluations and audits of certified EHR technology grant program by the Secretary

(1)Evaluations

The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the activities funded under the certified EHR technology grant program under section 1397m(b) of this title. Such evaluation shall include an evaluation of whether the funding provided under the grant is expended only for the purposes for which it is made.

(2)Audits

The Secretary shall conduct appropriate audits of grants made under section 1397m(b) of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 1397m–3

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110