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42 U.S.C. 3020c: Contracting and grant authority; private pay relationships; appropriate use of funds

Created in 1978 by Public Law 89-73. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 3026.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2006

    • Pub. L. 109–365 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "None of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed to prevent a recipient of a grant or a contract from entering into an agreement, subject to the approval of the State agency (or in the case of a grantee u… (Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006) Law text

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–171 substituted "Director of the Office for" for "Associate Commissioner on" and "Assistant Secretary" for "Commissioner".

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–175 inserted "(or in the case of a grantee under subchapter X of this chapter, subject to the recommendation of the Associate Commissioner on American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian Aging and the approval of the Commissioner)" after "State agency".

    1981

    • Pub. L. 97–35 struck out provisions respecting demonstration of superiority by the organization.

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.