Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§300x–51 Opportunity for Public Comment on State Plans
Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER XVII — BLOCK GRANTS › Part B — Block Grants Regarding Mental Health and Substance Use › subpart iii — general provisions › § 300x–51
Summary
When a State accepts one of these grants, it must make the required plan public inside the State and let anyone — including federal or other public agencies — give comments. The State must allow comments while the plan is being written or changed and also after it is sent to the Secretary, and it must do this in a way that makes commenting easy.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §300x–51
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A funding agreement for a grant under section 300x or 300x–21 of this title is that the State involved will make the plan required in section 300x–1 of this title, and the plan required in section 300x–32 of this title, respectively, public within the State in such manner as to facilitate comment from any person (including any Federal or other public agency) during the development of the plan (including any revisions) and after the submission of the plan to the Secretary.
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42 U.S.C. § 300x–51
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102