Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§290aa–18 Limitations on Authority
Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER III–A — SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION › Part A — Organization and General Authorities › § 290aa–18
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The Secretary must not give out SAMHSA funds or require spending without considering how common mental health and substance use problems are and what causes them, unless federal law allows it.
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Title 42, §290aa–18
The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In carrying out any program of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration whose statutory authorization is enacted or amended by this title, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not allocate funding, or require award recipients to prioritize, dedicate, or allocate funding, without consideration of the incidence, prevalence, or determinants of mental health or substance use issues, unless such allocation or requirement is consistent with statute, regulation, or other Federal law.
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This title, referred to in text, is title I of div. FF of Pub. L. 117–328, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5634. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022 and also as part of the Health Extenders, Improving Access to Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, and Strengthening Public Health Act of 2022, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter.
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42 U.S.C. § 290aa–18
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102