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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§8628a Technical Assistance, Training, and Compliance Reviews

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Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can set aside up to $300,000 each fiscal year from the program’s appropriated funds to pay for training, technical help, and sharing information about the program and important regional or national issues. That money can be used by giving grants or by making contracts or cooperative agreements with state, public, federal agencies, and private nonprofit groups. It can also be used to do on-site reviews to check whether programs supported under the subchapter are following the rules. The Secretary may award a grant to one or more private nonprofit groups even if they apply together with a business.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §8628a

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

(a)Of the amounts appropriated under section 8621(b) of this title for any fiscal year, not more than $300,000 of such amounts may be reserved by the Secretary—
(1)to—
(A)make grants to State and public agencies and private nonprofit organizations; or
(B)enter into contracts or jointly financed cooperative arrangements or interagency agreements with States and public agencies (including Federal agencies) and private nonprofit organizations;
to provide for training and technical assistance related to the purposes of this subchapter, including collection and dissemination of information about programs and projects assisted under this subchapter, and ongoing matters of regional or national significance that the Secretary finds would assist in the more effective provision of services under this subchapter; or
(2)to conduct onsite compliance reviews of programs supported under this subchapter.
(b)No provision of this section shall be construed to prevent the Secretary from making a grant pursuant to subsection (a) to one or more private nonprofit organizations that apply jointly with a business concern to receive such grant.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subchapter, the first and second time appearing in subsec. (a)(1), was in the original “this subtitle” which was translated as “this title”, meaning title XXVI of Pub. L. 97–35, as the probable intent of Congress.

Amendments

1998—Pub. L. 105–285, § 309(b), substituted “Technical assistance, training, and compliance reviews” for “Technical assistance and training” as section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–285, § 309(a), substituted “$300,000” for “$250,000” in introductory provisions, designated existing provisions as par. (1) and inserted “to—”, redesignated former par. (1) as subpar. (A), realigned margin, and substituted “make grants” for “to make grants”, redesignated former par. (2) as subpar. (B), realigned margin, substituted “enter into” for “to enter into” and inserted “or interagency agreements” after “cooperative arrangements” and “(including Federal agencies)” after “public agencies”, realigned margin of concluding provisions and substituted “; or” for period at end, and added par. (2). 1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–252 substituted “$250,000” for “$500,000” in introductory provisions.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1994 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–252 effective Oct. 1, 1994, see section 314 of Pub. L. 103–252, set out as a note under section 8621 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1986, see section 1001 of Pub. L. 99–425, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1986 Amendment note under section 8621 of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 8628a

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110