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42 U.S.C. 9858m: Amounts reserved; allotments

Created in 1990 by Public Law 97-35. Changed by 6 later laws. 2 bills in this Congress would change it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 9858d, 42 U.S.C. 9858h.

This Congress

  • H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change (b)
  • H.R. 10421 Transforming Education for the Future Act · introduced · would change (b)

How it got here

2014

  • Pub. L. 113–186, §9(1)(A), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted heading, substituted "2 percent" for "1 percent, and not more than 2 percent,", and added subpar. (B). (Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 113–186, §9(1)(B), added pars. (3) to (5). (Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 113–186, §9(2)(A), added subpar. (D). (Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 113–186, §9(2)(B), added subpar. (C) and struck out former subpar. (C). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Secretary may not permit an Indian tribe or tribal organization to use amounts provided under this subsection for construction or renovation if such use … (Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014) Law text · (c)

1999

  • Pub. L. 106–78 substituted "Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act" for "National School Lunch Act". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000) Law text · (b)

1997

  • Pub. L. 105–33 substituted "subparagraph (B)" for "subparagraph (A)". (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (c)

1996

  • Pub. L. 104–193, §613(1)(A), made technical amendment to heading, inserted "and" before "the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands", and struck out ", and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands" before "to be allotted in accordance". (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–193, §613(1)(B), substituted "less than 1 percent, and not more than 2 percent," for "more than 3 percent". (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–193, §613(2)(A), substituted "activities carried out" for "activities carried our". (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 104–193, §613(2)(B), added par. (6). (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 104–193, §613(3), added par. (4). (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (e)

1992

  • Pub. L. 102–401 and Pub. L. 102–586 made identical technical corrections to directory language of Pub. L. 101–508, §5082(2), which added this section.

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.