42 USC 669b - Grants to States for access and visitation programs

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 08, 2024

§ 669b.

Grants to States for access and visitation programs

(a)

In general

(b)

Amount of grant

The amount of the grant to be made to a State under this section for a fiscal year shall be an amount equal to the lesser of—

(1)

90 percent of State expenditures during the fiscal year for activities described in subsection (a); or

(2)

the allotment of the State under subsection (c) for the fiscal year.

(c)

Allotments to States

(1)

In general

(2)

Minimum allotment

The Administration for Children and Families shall adjust allotments to States under paragraph (1) as necessary to ensure that no State is allotted less than—

(A)

$50,000 for fiscal year 1997 or 1998; or

(B)

$100,000 for any succeeding fiscal year.

(d)

No supplantation of State expenditures for similar activities

(e)

State administration

Each State to which a grant is made under this section—

(1)

may administer State programs funded with the grant, directly or through grants to or contracts with courts, local public agencies, or nonprofit private entities;

(2)

shall not be required to operate such programs on a statewide basis; and

(3)

shall monitor, evaluate, and report on such programs in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.

(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 469B, as added Pub. L. 104–193, title III, § 391, Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2258.)

cite as: 42 USC 669b