42 U.S.C. § 9904

Current through P.L. 118-78 (published on www.congress.gov on 07/30/2024)

Section 9904 - Establishment of block grant program

The Secretary is authorized to establish a community services block grant program and make grants through the program to States to ameliorate the causes of poverty in communities within the States.

42 U.S.C. § 9904

Pub. L. 97-35, title VI, §675, as added Pub. L. 105-285, §201, 112 Stat. 2730.

EDITORIAL NOTES

PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 9904, Pub. L. 97-35, title VI, §675, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 513; Pub. L. 97-115, §17(a)(2), (b), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1609; Pub. L. 98-558, title II, §203(a)-(c), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2885; Pub. L. 99-425, title IV, §§403(a)(1), (b), 404(b), Sept. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 968, 969; Pub. L. 101-501, §404, 104 Stat. 1252; Pub. L. 101-624, §1772, 104 Stat. 3809; Pub. L. 103-94, §6, Oct. 6, 1993, 107 Stat. 1005; Pub. L. 103-252, §202, 108 Stat. 652-654, related to applications and requirements for community block grant program, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 105-285.

Secretary

the term "Secretary" means-(A) the Secretary of Education for purposes of subtitle A (other than section 3201),(B) the Secretary of Agriculture for purposes of the amendments made by section 3201, and(C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes of subtitle B,