Attachment A - Authorizing Legislation

Section 238j

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[CITE: 42USC238j]

TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 6A - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
SUBCHAPTER I - ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Part B - Miscellaneous Provisions
-HEADSec. 238j. Evaluation of programs
-STATUTE(a) In general
Such portion as the Secretary shall determine, but not less than
0.2 percent nor more than 1 percent, of any amounts appropriated
for programs authorized under this chapter shall be made available
for the evaluation (directly, or by grants of contracts) of the
implementation and effectiveness of such programs.
(b) Report on evaluations
Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary shall
prepare and submit to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of
the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives a report summarizing the findings of the
evaluations conducted under subsection (a) of this section.
-SOURCE(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title II, Sec. 241, formerly title V, Sec.
513, as added Pub. L. 91-296, title IV, Sec. 401(a), June 30, 1970,
84 Stat. 351; amended Pub. L. 96-398, title VIII, Sec. 804(c), Oct.
7, 1980, 94 Stat. 1608; Pub. L. 97-35, title IX, Sec. 902(g)(3),
Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 560; renumbered title XXI, Sec. 2113, Pub.
L. 98-24, Sec. 2(a)(1), Apr. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 176; renumbered
title XXIII, Sec. 2313, Pub. L. 99-660, title III, Sec. 311(a),
Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3755; renumbered title XXV, Sec. 2511,
Pub. L. 100-607, title II, Sec. 201(1), (3), Nov. 4, 1988, 102
Stat. 3062, 3063; renumbered title XXVI, Sec. 2611, Pub. L.
100-690, title II, Sec. 2620(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4244;
renumbered title XXVII, Sec. 2711, Pub. L. 101-381, title I, Sec.
101(1), (2), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 576; renumbered title II,
Sec. 241, Pub. L. 103-43, title XX, Sec. 2010(a)(1)-(3), June 10,
1993, 107 Stat. 213; Pub. L. 103-183, title VII, Sec. 701, Dec. 14,
1993, 107 Stat. 2239.)
-CODCODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 300aaa-10 of this
title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 103-43, to section 300cc-12
of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 100-607, to section
300aa-12 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 99-660, and
to section 229b of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L.
98-24.

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-MISC3AMENDMENTS
1993 - Pub. L. 103-183 amended section generally. Prior to
amendment, section read as follows: ''Such portion as the Secretary
may determine, but not more than 1 per centum, of any appropriation
for grants, contracts, or other payments under any provision of
this chapter, the Mental Health Systems Act, the Act of August 5,
1954 (Public Law 568, Eighty-third Congress), or the Act of August
16, 1957 (Public Law 85-151), for any fiscal year beginning after
June 30, 1970, shall be available for evaluation (directly, or by
grants or contracts) of any program authorized by this chapter or
any of such other Acts, and, in the case of allotments from any
such appropriation, the amount available for allotment shall be
reduced accordingly.''
1981 - Pub. L. 97-35 struck out references to Mental Retardation
Facilities Construction Act and Community Mental Health Centers
Act.
1980 - Pub. L. 96-398 inserted reference to Mental Health Systems
Act.
-CHANGECHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives
treated as referring to Committee on Commerce of House of
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a
note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
-MISC4EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1993 AMENDMENT
Section 701 of Pub. L. 103-183 provided that the amendment made
by that section is effective Oct. 1, 1994.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-35 effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section
902(h) of Pub. L. 97-35, set out as a note under section 238l of
this title.
-SECREFSECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 299c-5, 300ff-74 of this
title.

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