Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§1397n–12 Definitions

Title 42 › CHAPTER 7 — SOCIAL SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER XX — BLOCK GRANTS AND PROGRAMS FOR SOCIAL SERVICES AND ELDER JUSTICE › § 1397n–12

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used for social impact partnerships. Agency: the usual federal meaning for an agency. Intervention: a single service meant to produce an impact in a project. Secretary: the Secretary of the Treasury. Social impact partnership project: a project that pays for social services using a social impact partnership model. Social impact partnership model: federal money goes to a State or local government only if agreed outcomes are met, and the government works with providers, investors, and, if needed, an intermediary to pick the intervention, the provider, and the funding. State: includes every State, the District of Columbia, U.S. commonwealths, territories, possessions, and federally recognized Indian tribes.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §1397n–12

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In this division:

(1)Agency

The term “agency” has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5.

(2)Intervention

The term “intervention” means a specific service delivered to achieve an impact through a social impact partnership project.

(3)Secretary

The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Treasury.

(4)Social impact partnership project

The term “social impact partnership project” means a project that finances social services using a social impact partnership model.

(5)Social impact partnership model

The term “social impact partnership model” means a method of financing social services in which—

(A)Federal funds are awarded to a State or local government only if a State or local government achieves certain outcomes agreed on by the State or local government and the Secretary; and

(B)the State or local government coordinates with service providers, investors (if applicable to the project), and (if necessary) an intermediary to identify—

(i)an intervention expected to produce the outcome;

(ii)a service provider to deliver the intervention to the target population; and

(iii)investors to fund the delivery of the intervention.

(6)State

The term “State” means each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian tribe.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 1397n–12

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110