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[CITE: 42USC9901]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
           CHAPTER 106--COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
 
Sec. 9901. Purposes and goals

    The purposes of this chapter are--
        (1) to provide assistance to States and local communities, 
    working through a network of community action agencies and other 
    neighborhood-based organizations, for the reduction of poverty, the 
    revitalization of low-income communities, and the empowerment of 
    low-income families and individuals in rural and urban areas to 
    become fully self-sufficient (particularly families who are 
    attempting to transition off a State program carried out under part 
    A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)); 
    and
        (2) to accomplish the goals described in paragraph (1) through--
            (A) the strengthening of community capabilities for planning 
        and coordinating the use of a broad range of Federal, State, 
        local, and other assistance (including private resources) 
        related to the elimination of poverty, so that this assistance 
        can be used in a manner responsive to local needs and 
        conditions;
            (B) the organization of a range of services related to the 
        needs of low-income families and individuals, so that these 
        services may have a measurable and potentially major impact on 
        the causes of poverty in the community and may help the families 
        and individuals to achieve self-sufficiency;
            (C) the greater use of innovative and effective community-
        based approaches to attacking the causes and effects of poverty 
        and of community breakdown;
            (D) the maximum participation of residents of the low-income 
        communities and members of the groups served by programs 
        assisted through the block grants made under this chapter to 
        empower such residents and members to respond to the unique 
        problems and needs within their communities; and
            (E) the broadening of the resource base of programs directed 
        to the elimination of poverty so as to secure a more active role 
        in the provision of services for--
                (i) private, religious, charitable, and neighborhood-
            based organizations; and
                (ii) individual citizens, and business, labor, and 
            professional groups, who are able to influence the quantity 
            and quality of opportunities and services for the poor.

(Pub. L. 97-35, title VI, Sec. 672, as added Pub. L. 105-285, title II, 
Sec. 201, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2728.)

                       References in Text

    The Social Security Act, referred to in par. (1), is act Aug. 14, 
1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, as amended. Part A of title IV of the Act 
is classified generally to part A (Sec. 601 et seq.) of subchapter IV of 
chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the 
Code, see section 1305 of this title and Tables.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 9901, Pub. L. 97-35, title VI, Sec. 672, Aug. 13, 
1981, 95 Stat. 511; Pub. L. 98-558, title II, Sec. 201, Oct. 30, 1984, 
98 Stat. 2884; Pub. L. 99-425, title IV, Sec. 401, Sept. 30, 1986, 100 
Stat. 968; Pub. L. 101-501, title IV, Sec. 401(a), Nov. 3, 1990, 104 
Stat. 1251; Pub. L. 103-252, title II, Sec. 202(a), May 18, 1994, 108 
Stat. 651, authorized the Secretary to make community service grants, 
prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 105-285.


                      Short Title of 1994 Amendment

    Section 201(a) of title II of Pub. L. 103-252 provided that: ``This 
title [enacting section 9910c of this title, amending this section and 
sections 9903, 9904, 9910, 9910a, 9910b, 9911, 9912, and 11464 of this 
title, and enacting provisions set out as a note under this section] may 
be cited as the `Community Services Block Grant Amendments of 1994'.''


                               Short Title

    Pub. L. 97-35, title VI, Sec. 671, as added by Pub. L. 105-285, 
title II, Sec. 201, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2728, provided that: ``This 
subtitle [subtitle B (Secs. 671-683) of title VI of Pub. L. 97-35, 
enacting this chapter] may be cited as the `Community Services Block 
Grant Act'.''
    A prior section 671 of Pub. L. 97-35 provided that subtitle B 
(Secs. 671-683) of title VI of Pub. L. 97-35, which enacted prior 
chapter and repealed sections 2701, 2706, 2711 to 2716, 2771, 2781, 
2790, 2791, 2795 to 2797, 2808 to 2815, 2823 to 2825, 2827, 2828, 2830, 
2833 to 2837, 2841, 2851 to 2856, 2881, 2901 to 2906, 2921 to 2923, 2928 
to 2928g, 2928h to 2928n, 2929 to 2929c, 2930 to 2930f, 2931 to 2933, 
2941 to 2948, 2950, 2951, 2961 to 2970, 2971a to 2971g, 2972 to 2980, 
2981 to 2981c, 2982 to 2982c, 2983 to 2983b, 2984, 2984a, 2985 to 2985c, 
2985d to 2985g, and 2995 to 2995c of this title and provisions set out 
as a note under section 2701 of this title, could be cited as the 
``Community Services Block Grant Act'', prior to the general amendment 
of this chapter by Pub. L. 105-285.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 9907 of this title.
