42 U.S.C. § 300ee–20: Technical assistance and…

Summary

The Secretary may give training and technical help to States to plan, develop, and run programs and services under this part. The Secretary can do this directly or by grants or contracts. If a State that gets payments under this part asks, the Secretary can provide supplies, equipment, services, and assign HHS staff to help. The Secretary must reduce the State’s payments under section 300ee–11(a) by the cost of the staff and the fair market value of the items and services, and use the withheld money to pay those expenses.

Title 42, §300ee–20

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(a)Technical assistance

The Secretary may provide training and technical assistance to States with respect to the planning, development, and operation of any program or service carried out pursuant to this part. The Secretary may provide such technical assistance directly or through grants or contracts.

(b)Provision by Secretary of supplies and services in lieu of grant funds

(1)Upon the request of a State receiving payments under this part, the Secretary may, subject to paragraph (2), provide supplies, equipment, and services for the purpose of aiding the State in carrying out such part and, for such purpose, may detail to the State any officer or employee of the Department of Health and Human Services.

(2)With respect to a request described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reduce the amount of payments under section 300ee–11(a) of this title to the State by an amount equal to the costs of detailing personnel and the fair market value of any supplies, equipment, or services provided by the Secretary. The Secretary shall, for the payment of expenses incurred in complying with such request, expend the amounts withheld.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2510 of act July 1, 1944, was successively renumbered by subsequent acts, see section 238i of this title.

Amendments

1988—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 100–690 substituted “section 300ee–11(a) of this title” for “the program involved”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1988 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 100–690 effective immediately after enactment of Pub. L. 100–607, which was approved Nov. 4, 1988, see section 2600 of Pub. L. 100–690, set out as a note under section 242m of this title.

§300ee–20 Technical Assistance and Provision by Secretary of Supplies and Services in Lieu of Grant Funds