Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 1320

Approval of certain projects

No payment shall be made under this chapter with respect to any experimental, pilot, demonstration, or other project all or any part of which is wholly financed with Federal funds made available under this chapter (without any State, local, or other non-Federal financial participation) unless such project shall have been personally approved by the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531Pub. L. 90–248, title II, § 24981 Stat. 919Pub. L. 93–608, § 2(5)88 Stat. 1971Pub. L. 97–375, title I, § 107(a)96 Stat. 1820Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI, § 2663(j)(2)(D)(v)98 Stat. 1170Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title I, § 112(c)]104 Stat. 1427(, title XI, § 1120, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; , , , 1454.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 101–5091990— substituted “Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services” for “Under Secretary of Health and Human Services”.

Pub. L. 98–3691984— substituted “Health and Human Services” for “Health, Education, and Welfare”.

Pub. L. 97–3751982— struck out subsec. (b) which directed the Secretary to submit an annual report to Congress describing each project approved under former subsec. (a) of this section during the preceding year, including the purpose, probable cost, and expected duration of each project, and struck out “(a)” before “No payment”.

Pub. L. 93–6081975—Subsec. (b). substituted provisions relating to an annual submission of the required report to the Congress by the Secretary for each approved project, for provisions relating to submission of the report as soon as possible after approval.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1990 Amendment; Continued Service by Incumbents

Pub. L. 101–509Pub. L. 101–509section 3404 of Title 20Amendment by effective on the first day of the first pay period that begins on or after , with continued service by incumbent Under Secretary of Health and Human Services, see section 529 [title I, § 112(e)] of , set out as a note under , Education.

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Pub. L. 98–369section 2664(b) of Pub. L. 98–369section 401 of this titleAmendment by effective , but not to be construed as changing or affecting any right, liability, status, or interpretation which existed (under the provisions of law involved) before that date, see , set out as a note under .