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

42 U.S.C. § 1351

Authorization of appropriations

For the purpose of enabling each State to furnish financial assistance, as far as practicable under the conditions in such State, to needy individuals eighteen years of age and older who are permanently and totally disabled, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year a sum sufficient to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. The sums made available under this section shall be used for making payments to States which have submitted, and had approved by the Secretary, State plans for aid to the permanently and totally disabled.

Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531Aug. 28, 1950, ch. 80964 Stat. 55567 Stat. 631Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 83670 Stat. 849Pub. L. 87–543, title I, § 104(c)(4)76 Stat. 186Pub. L. 97–35, title XXI, § 2184(c)(1)95 Stat. 817(, title XIV, § 1401, as added , title III, pt. 5, § 351, ; amended 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. , 18 F.R. 2053, ; , title III, § 314(a), ; , , ; , , .)

Repeal of Section

Pub. L. 92–603, title III, § 303(a)86 Stat. 1484, (b), , , provided that this section is repealed effective , except with respect to Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 97–351981— struck out “and of encouraging each State, as far as practicable under such conditions, to furnish rehabilitation and other services to help such individuals attain and retain capability for self-support or self-care” after “and totally disabled”.

Pub. L. 87–5431962— inserted “to furnish rehabilitation and other services” before “to help such individuals” and “or retain capability for” after “attain”.

1956—Act , restated purpose to include assistance to individuals to attain self-support of self-care.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88section 3508(b) of Title 20“Secretary of Health and Human Services” substituted in text for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to , which is classified to , Education.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

section 3501 of this titleFunctions of Federal Security Administrator transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and all agencies of Federal Security Agency transferred to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 5 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, set out as a note under . Federal Security Agency and office of Administrator abolished by section 8 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953.