Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§1397n–8 No Federal Funding for Credit Enhancements
Title 42 › CHAPTER 7 — SOCIAL SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER XX — BLOCK GRANTS AND PROGRAMS FOR SOCIAL SERVICES AND ELDER JUSTICE › § 1397n–8
Summary
No money from this part can be used to give insurance, guarantees, or other credit help to a state or local government if that support would cause the federal government to pay them when they fail to meet a promised result in an agreement.
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Title 42, §1397n–8
The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
No amount made available to carry out this division may be used to provide any insurance, guarantee, or other credit enhancement to a State or local government under which a Federal payment would be made to a State or local government as the result of a State or local government failing to achieve an outcome specified in an agreement.
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42 U.S.C. § 1397n–8
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102