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42 U.S.C. 711: Maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting programs

Created in 2010 by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148). Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 711a, 42 U.S.C. 5106.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2022

    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(f)(2)(A)(i), substituted "subsection (l)(2)" for "subsection (k)(2)". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(c)(1)(A), amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Secretary shall determine the period of years for which a grant is made to an eligible entity under paragraph (1)." (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(b)(1), substituted "benchmark areas related to individual family outcomes" for "benchmark areas" in heading. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(b)(3), added subpar. (B) and redesignated former subpar. (B) as (C). Former subpar. (C) redesignated (D). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (d), (C)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(b)(3), redesignated subpar. (C) as (D). Former par. (D) redesignated (E). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(b)(2), substituted "(C)" for "(B)". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(b)(3), redesignated subpar. (D) as (E). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(d), added subpar. (B). Former subpar. (B) redesignated (C). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(d), redesignated subpar. (B) as (C). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(h)(1)(C), added cl. (vii). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(h)(1)(B), added par. (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (5). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(h)(1)(B), redesignated par. (4) as (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (6). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(e)(1), added par. (5). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(h)(1)(B), redesignated par. (5) as (6). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(h)(1)(D), inserted ", including the number of virtual home visits conducted under the program in the year covered by the report, disaggregated with respect to each home visiting model under which the virtual home visits are conducted" before semicolon. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(h)(1)(A), added par. (10) and redesignated former par. (10) as (11). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (e), (11)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(c)(1)(B), amended subsec. (f) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Funds provided to an eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall supplement, and not supplant, funds from other sources for early childhood home visitation programs… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(f)(2)(A)(ii), substituted "subsection (k)" for "subsection (j)" and "subsection (l)(1)(B)" for "subsection (k)(1)(B)" in introductory provisions. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (h)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(g), added par. (6). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (h)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(e)(2), redesignated subpars. (D) to (G) as (C) to (F), respectively, and struck out former subpar. (C) which read as follows: "Section 704(d) of this title (relating to a limitation on administrative expenditures)." (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (i)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(f)(1), added subsec. (j). Former subsec. (j) redesignated (k). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(c)(3)(A), added subpars. (A) to (E) and struck out former subpars. (A) to (H) which read as follows: (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(c)(2)(A), substituted "each amount made available for base grants and each amount made available for matching grants" for "the amount" in introductory provisions. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(c)(2)(B), substituted "6" for "3", inserted "and administering" before "grants", and struck out "and" at end. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(c)(2)(C), added subpars. (B) to (D) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: "3 percent of such amount for purposes of carrying out subsections (d)(1)(B)(iii), (g), and (h)(3)." (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(c)(4), added par. (5). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 117–328, §6101(f)(1), redesignated subsecs. (j) and (k) as (k) and (l), respectively. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023) Law text · (k), (l)

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–123, §50603, in introductory provisions, substituted "Each State shall, as a condition of receiving payments from an allotment for the State under section 702 of this title, conduct a statewide needs assessment (which may be separate from but in coordination with the sta… (Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 115–123, §50605(a), added par. (3) and redesignated former pars. (3) and (4) as (4) and (5), respectively. (Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 115–123, §50602(a), struck out "each of" before "the following areas" in introductory provisions. (Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 115–123, §50602(b), added subpar. (D). (Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 115–123, §50604, inserted ", taking into account the staffing, community resource, and other requirements to operate at least one approved model of home visiting and demonstrate improvements for eligible families" before period at end. (Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 115–123, §50602(c), inserted "that the service delivery model or models selected by the entity are intended to improve" before period at end. (Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 115–123, §50602(a), struck out "each of" before "the areas". (Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018) Law text · (h)
    • Pub. L. 115–123, §50606(a), added par. (5). (Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018) Law text · (h)
    • Pub. L. 115–123, §50601, substituted "each of fiscal years 2017 through 2022" for "fiscal year 2017". (Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 115–123, §50605(c), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and inserted heading, substituted "Except as provided in subparagraph (B), funds" for "Funds", and added subpar. (B). (Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 115–123, §50607, added par. (4). (Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 115–123, §50605(b), added par. (4). (Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018) Law text · (k)

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–10 substituted "for fiscal year 2015, $400,000,000;" for "for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on March 31, 2015, an amount equal to the amount provided in subparagraph (E)." in subpar. (F) and added subpars. (G) and (H). (Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015) Law text · (j)

    2014

    • Pub. L. 113–93, §209(1), added subpar. (F). (Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014) Law text · (j)
    • Pub. L. 113–93, §209(2), inserted "(or portion of a fiscal year)" after "for a fiscal year". (Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014) Law text · (j), (3)

    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.