PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Funds under this subchapter and subchapter III must not be used to build new facilities. The Secretary may allow the money to pay for leasing or renting space if no adequate facilities exist, or for repairs and small remodels. The Secretary must make rules to spread aid fairly among States, different parts of the country, and rural and urban areas, and should try to make sure each State has at least one project. Money given for a specific grant or contract must only be used for the purpose it was approved for. The Secretary should encourage States and other recipients to give materials and services in other languages when needed and to make services accessible for people with disabilities. A State that gets funds under section 5106a(a) must send the Secretary a yearly report saying how the funds, alone or with other federal money, were used to meet the goals of section 5106a.

Title 42, §5106d

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Construction of facilities

(1)Restriction on use of funds

Assistance provided under this subchapter and subchapter III may not be used for construction of facilities.

(2)Lease, rental, or repair

The Secretary may authorize the use of funds received under this subchapter and subchapter III—

(A)where adequate facilities are not otherwise available, for the lease or rental of facilities; or

(B)for the repair or minor remodeling or alteration of existing facilities.

(b)Geographical distribution

The Secretary shall establish criteria designed to achieve equitable distribution of assistance under this subchapter and subchapter III among the States, among geographic areas of the Nation, and among rural and urban areas of the Nation. To the extent possible, the Secretary shall ensure that the citizens of each State receive assistance from at least one project under this subchapter and subchapter III.

(c)Limitation

No funds appropriated for any grant or contract pursuant to authorizations made in this subchapter and subchapter III may be used for any purpose other than that for which such funds were authorized to be appropriated.

(d)Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should encourage all States and public and private entities that receive assistance under this subchapter to—

(1)ensure that children and families with limited English proficiency who participate in programs under this subchapter are provided with materials and services through such programs in an appropriate language other than English; and

(2)ensure that individuals with disabilities who participate in programs under this subchapter are provided with materials and services through such programs that are appropriate to their disabilities.

(e)Annual report

A State that receives funds under section 5106a(a) of this title shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report describing the manner in which funds provided under this subchapter and subchapter III, alone or in combination with other Federal funds, were used to address the purposes and achieve the objectives of section 5106a of this title.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 108 of Pub. L. 93–247 was classified to section 5106b of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–235.

Amendments

2010—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–320 amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should encourage all States and public and private agencies or organizations that receive assistance under this subchapter to ensure that children and families with limited English proficiency who participate in programs under this subchapter are provided materials and services under such programs in an appropriate language other than English.” 2003—Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 108–36 added subsecs. (d) and (e). 1996—Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 104–235 redesignated subsec. (d) as (c) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (c). Text read as follows: “The Secretary, in consultation with the task force and the board, shall ensure that a majority share of assistance under this subchapter and subchapters III and V of this chapter is available for discretionary research and demonstration grants.”

§5106d Miscellaneous Requirements Relating to Assistance