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[CITE: 42USC1201]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 7--SOCIAL SECURITY
 
             SUBCHAPTER X--GRANTS TO STATES FOR AID TO BLIND
 
Sec. 1201. Authorization of appropriations

    For the purpose of enabling each State to furnish financial 
assistance, as far as practicable under the conditions in such State, to 
needy individuals who are blind, there is hereby authorized to be 
appropriated for each fiscal year a sum sufficient to carry out the 
purposes of this subchapter. The sums made available under this section 
shall be used for making payments to States which have submitted, and 
had approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, State plans 
for aid to the blind.

(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title X, Sec. 1001, 49 Stat. 645; Aug. 28, 
1950, ch. 809, title III, pt. 6, Sec. 361(b), 64 Stat. 558; 1953 Reorg. 
Plan No. 1, Secs. 5, 8, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631; 
Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 836, title III, Sec. 313(a), 70 Stat. 849; Pub. L. 87-
543, title I, Sec. 104(c)(3), July 25, 1962, 76 Stat. 186; Pub. L. 96-
88, title V, Sec. 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695; Pub. L. 97-35, 
title XXI, Sec. 2184(c)(1), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 817.)

                            Repeal of Section

        Pub. L. 92-603, title III, Sec. 303(a), (b), Oct. 30, 1972, 86 
    Stat. 1484, provided that this section is repealed effective Jan. 1, 
    1974, except with respect to Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin 
    Islands.


                               Amendments

    1981--Pub. L. 97-35 struck out ``and of encouraging each State, as 
far as practicable under such conditions, to furnish rehabilitation and 
other services to help such individuals attain or retain capability for 
self-support and self-care'' after ``who are blind''.
    1962--Pub. L. 87-543 inserted ``to furnish rehabilitation and other 
services'' before ``to help such individuals'' and ``or retain 
capability for'' after ``attain''.
    1956--Act Aug. 1, 1956, restated purpose to include assistance to 
individuals to attain self-support or self-care.
    1950--Act Aug. 28, 1950, substituted ``Federal Security 
Administrator'' for ``Social Security Board''.

                          Transfer of Functions

    Functions of Federal Security Administrator transferred to Secretary 
of Health, Education, and Welfare and all agencies of Federal Security 
Agency transferred to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by 
section 5 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, set out as a note under section 
3501 of this title. Federal Security Agency and office of Administrator 
abolished by section 8 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953. Secretary and 
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare redesignated Secretary and 
Department of Health and Human Services by section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96-
88 which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
