Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 15027

Withholding of payments for planning, administration, and services

Whenever the Secretary, after providing reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing to the Council and the designated State agency, finds that—
(1)
section 15024 of this titlesection 15024(c) of this titlesection 15025(b)(3) of this title the Council or agency has failed to comply substantially with any of the provisions required by to be included in the State plan, particularly provisions required by paragraphs (4)(A) and (5)(B)(vii) of , or with any of the provisions required by ; or
(2)
the Council or agency has failed to comply substantially with any regulations of the Secretary that are applicable to this part,
section 15022 of this titlesection 15022 of this titlesection 15022 of this titlesection 15022 of this titlethe Secretary shall notify such Council and agency that the Secretary will not make further payments to the State under (or, in the discretion of the Secretary, that further payments to the State under for activities for which there is such failure), until the Secretary is satisfied that there will no longer be such failure. Until the Secretary is so satisfied, the Secretary shall make no further payments to the State under , or shall limit further payments under to such State to activities for which there is no such failure.

Pub. L. 106–402, title I, § 127114 Stat. 1711 (, , .)