Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§9912 Office of Community Services
Title 42 › CHAPTER 106 — COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM › § 9912
Summary
The Secretary must run the chapter’s work through an Office of Community Services set up inside the Department of Health and Human Services, and that office must be led by a Director. The Secretary must use grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to carry out the work.
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Title 42, §9912
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(a)Office
The Secretary shall carry out the functions of this chapter through an Office of Community Services, which shall be established in the Department of Health and Human Services. The Office shall be headed by a Director.
(b)Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements
The Secretary shall carry out functions of this chapter through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 9912, Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 684, formerly § 683, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 519; Pub. L. 98–288, § 31(b),
May 21, 1984, 98 Stat. 198; renumbered § 684, Pub. L. 103–252, title II, § 205(1),
May 18, 1994, 108 Stat. 655, contained provisions repealing certain other statutory provisions, reauthorizing appropriations, and conforming references, prior to general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 105–285. A prior section 678 of Pub. L. 97–35 was classified to section 9907 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 105–285.
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42 U.S.C. § 9912
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110