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[CITE: 42USC301]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 7--SOCIAL SECURITY
 
          SUBCHAPTER I--GRANTS TO STATES FOR OLD-AGE ASSISTANCE
 
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations

    For the purpose of enabling each State, as far as practicable under 
the conditions in such State, to furnish financial assistance to aged 
needy individuals, 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 (hereinafter referred to as the 
``Secretary''), State plans for old-age assistance.

(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title I, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 620; Aug. 28, 1950, 
ch. 809, title III, pt. 6, Sec. 361(a), 64 Stat. 558; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 
836, title III, Sec. 311(a), 70 Stat. 848; Pub. L. 86-778, title VI, 
Sec. 601(b), Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 987; Pub. L. 87-543, title I, 
Sec. 104(c)(1), July 25, 1962, 76 Stat. 185; Pub. L. 96-88, title V, 
Sec. 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695; Pub. L. 97-35, title XXI, 
Sec. 2184(a)(2), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 816.)

                            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    Stat. 1484, provided that this section is repealed effective Jan. 1, 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 substituted ``purpose of enabling'' for 
``purpose (a) of enabling'', struck out provisions designated as cls. 
(b) and (c) which authorized appropriations for the purpose of enabling 
each State to furnish medical assistance to aged individuals who are not 
recipients of old-age assistance but whose income and resources are 
insufficient to meet the cost of necessary medical care and of 
encouraging each State to furnish rehabilitation and other services to 
individuals to attain and retain capability for self-care, and struck 
out ``, or for medical assistance for the aged, or for old-age 
assistance and medical assistance for the aged'' after ``plans for old-
age assistance''.
    1962--Pub. L. 87-543 amended first sentence generally, striking from 
cl. (a) provision relating to the purpose of encouraging each State, as 
far as practicable under the conditions in the State, to help aged needy 
individuals attain self-care, and adding cl. (c) incorporating the 
struck out provision.
    1960--Pub. L. 86-778 amended section generally, authorizing 
appropriations for the purpose of enabling each State, as far as 
practicable under the conditions in such State, to furnish medical 
assistance on behalf of aged individuals who are not recipients of old-
age assistance but whose income and resources are insufficient to meet 
the costs of necessary medical services.
    1956--Act Aug. 1, 1956, struck out specific appropriation for fiscal 
year ending June 30, 1956, and inserted provisions relating to 
attainment of self-care by individuals.
    1950--Act Aug. 28, 1950, Sec. 361(a), substituted ``Federal Security 
Administrator (hereinafter referred to as the `Administrator')'' for 
``Social Security Board established by subchapter I of this chapter 
(hereinafter referred to as the `Board')''.


                    Effective Date of 1960 Amendment

    Section 604 of Pub. L. 86-778 provided that: ``The amendments made 
by section 601 of this Act [amending this section and sections 302, 303, 
304, and 306 of this title] shall take effect October 1, 1960, and the 
amendments made by section 602 [amending section 1308 of this title] 
shall be effective with respect to fiscal years ending after 1960.''

                         Change of Name

    Secretary of Health and Human Services substituted in text for 
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare pursuant to section 509(b) 
of Pub. L. 96-88 which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, 
Education.


                               Short Title

    For short title of this chapter and of amendments thereto, see 
section 1305 of this title and Short Title notes set out thereunder.


        Declaration of Purpose of Title III of Act August 1, 1956

    Section 300 of act Aug. 1, 1956, provided that: ``It is the purpose 
of this title [enacting sections 906 and 1310 of this title and amending 
this section and sections 302, 303, 601, 602, 603, 606, 1201, 1202, 
1203, 1301, 1308, 1351, 1352, and 1353 of this title] (a) to promote the 
health of the Nation by assisting States to extend and broaden their 
provisions for meeting the costs of medical care for persons eligible 
for public assistance by providing for separate matching of assistance 
expenditures for medical care, (b) to promote the well-being of the 
Nation by encouraging the States to place greater emphasis on helping to 
strengthen family life and helping needy families and individuals attain 
the maximum economic and personal independence of which they are 
capable, (c) to assist in improving the administration of public 
assistance programs (1) through making grants and contracts, and 
entering into jointly financed cooperative arrangements, for research or 
demonstration projects and (2) through Federal-State programs of grants 
to institutions and traineeships and fellowships so as to provide 
training of public welfare personnel, thereby securing more adequately 
trained personnel, and (d) to improve aid to dependent children.''


                Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands

    Pub. L. 92-603, title III, Sec. 303(b), Oct. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 
1484, provided that: ``The amendments made by sections 301 [enacting 
sections 1381 to 1383c of this title] and 302 [enacting sections 801 to 
805 of this title] and the repeals made by subsection (a) [repealing 
this section and sections 302 to 306, 1201 to 1206, and 1351 to 1355 of 
this title] shall not be applicable in the case of Puerto Rico, Guam, 
and the Virgin Islands.''


                            Cross References

    Railway labor, see notes under section 151 of Title 45, Railroads.
