Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§704b Nonavailability of Allotments After Close of Fiscal Year
Title 42 › CHAPTER 7 — SOCIAL SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER V — MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT › § 704b
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Funds set aside under Title V for any fiscal year cannot be used after that fiscal year ends. They can only be used after the year ends to pay bills or other obligations that were created during that same year.
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Title 42, §704b
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No allotment for this or any succeeding fiscal year under such title V shall be available after the close of such fiscal year except as may be necessary to liquidate obligations incurred during such year.
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Such title V, referred to in text, means title V of act Aug. 14, 1935, which is classified generally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title V to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section is from act July 5, 1952, popularly known as the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1953, and is not a part of the Social Security Act which comprises this chapter.
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42 U.S.C. § 704b
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102