Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§300x–64 Definitions

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–64

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used for the grant programs under sections 300x and 300x–21. It explains which program applies, what counts as a funding agreement, who counts as a State, which places are U.S. territories, who the Comptroller General is, and what interim services mean. "Program involved" — says whether the State is applying for or getting grants under section 300x, section 300x–21, or both. "Funding agreement" — means the funding contract described in section 300x–8 for 300x grants and in section 300x–34 for 300x–21 grants. "Comptroller General" — means the Comptroller General of the United States. "State" — means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the listed U.S. territories, except where sections 300x–7(c)(5) and 300x–33(c)(5) limit that meaning. "Territories of the United States" — names Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia. "Interim services" — short-term care given to someone denied immediate substance use treatment because the program is full, to reduce harm and disease risk until they can enter treatment.

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Title 42, §300x–64

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(a)Definitions for this subpart
For purposes of this subpart:
(1)The term “program involved” means the program of grants established in section 300x or 300x–21 of this title, or both, as indicated by whether the State involved is receiving or is applying to receive a grant under section 300x or 300x–21 of this title, or both.
(2)(A)The term “funding agreement”, with respect to a grant under section 300x of this title, has the meaning given such term in section 300x–8 of this title.
(B)The term “funding agreement”, with respect to a grant under section 300x–21 of this title, has the meaning given such term in section 300x–34 of this title.
(b)Definitions for this part
For purposes of this part:
(1)The term “Comptroller General” means the Comptroller General of the United States.
(2)The term “State”, except as provided in section 300x–7(c)(5) of this title and 300x–33(c)(5) of this title, means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each of the territories of the United States.
(3)The term “territories of the United States” means each of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia.
(4)The term “interim services”, in the case of an individual in need of treatment for substance use disorders who has been denied admission to a program of such treatment on the basis of the lack of the capacity of the program to admit the individual, means services for reducing the adverse health effects of such disorders, for promoting the health of the individual, and for reducing the risk of transmission of disease, which services are provided until the individual is admitted to such a program.

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2022—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 117–328 substituted “substance use disorders” for “substance abuse” and “such disorders” for “such abuse”.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 300x–64

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110