US Code

Public Law 119-102 (07/12/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 280h–4

Grants for the establishment of school-based health centers

Section text and notes

(1)

Program

The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall establish a program to award grants to eligible entities to support the operation of school-based health centers.

(2)

Eligibility

To be eligible for a grant under this section, an entity shall—
(A)
be a school-based health center or a sponsoring facility of a school-based health center; and
(B)
submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including at a minimum an assurance that funds awarded under the grant shall not be used to provide any service that is not authorized or allowed by Federal, State, or local law.
(3)

Preference

1

1 See References in Text note below.
42 U.S.C. 139642 U.S.C. 1397aaIn awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to awarding grants for school-based health centers that serve a large population of children eligible for medical assistance under the State Medicaid plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act [ et seq.] or under a waiver of such plan or children eligible for child health assistance under the State child health plan under title XXI of that Act ( et seq.).

(4)

Limitation on use of funds

1An eligible entity shall use funds provided under a grant awarded under this section only for expenditures for facilities (including the acquisition or improvement of land, or the acquisition, construction, expansion, replacement, or other improvement of any building or other facility), equipment, or similar expenditures, as specified by the Secretary. No funds provided under a grant awarded under this section  shall be used for expenditures for personnel or to provide health services.

(5)

Appropriations

Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2013, $50,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out this section. Funds appropriated under this paragraph shall remain available until expended.

(6)

Definitions

42 U.S.C. 1397jj(c)(9)In this section, the terms “school-based health center” and “sponsoring facility” have the meanings given those terms in section 2110(c)(9) of the Social Security Act ().

Pub. L. 111–148, title IV, § 4101(a)124 Stat. 546 (, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 4101 of Pub. L. 111–148section 280h–5 of this titleThis section, referred to in par. (3) and in par. (4) the second place it appears, was in the original “this section”, meaning , which enacted this section and .

act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531 49 Stat. 620 section 1305 of this titleThe Social Security Act, referred to in par. (3), is , . Titles XIX and XXI of the Act are classified generally to subchapters XIX (§ 1396 et seq.) and XXI (§ 1397aa et seq.), respectively, of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter.