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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Part A · Chapter 114 — Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness

§ 10803. Allotments

Statutory text

The Secretary shall make allotments under this subchapter to eligible systems to establish and administer systems—

(1)

which meet the requirements of section 10805 of this title; and

(2)

which are designed to—

(A)

protect and advocate the rights of individuals with mental illness; and

(B)

investigate incidents of abuse and neglect of individuals with mental illness if the incidents are reported to the system or if there is probable cause to believe that the incidents occurred.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986

    Pub. L. 99–319 title I § 103 · 100 Stat. 478

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 10803

    Pub. L. 99–319, title I, § 103, May 23, 1986, 100 Stat. 479

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 99–319, title I, § 103, May 23, 1986, 100 Stat. 479

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 103. allotments The Secretary shall make allotments under this title to 42 USC 10803. eligible systems to establish and administer systems— (1) which meet the requirements of section 105; and (2) which are designed to— (A) protect and advocate the rights of mentally ill individuals; and (B) investigate incidents of abuse and neglect of mentally ill individuals if the incidents are reported to the system or if there is probable cause to believe that the incidents occurred.

  2. Pub. L. 102–173 § 10(2) · 105 Stat. 1217

    Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 10803(2)

    Pub. L. 102–173 substituted “individuals with mental illness” for “mentally ill individuals” in two places

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (2). Pub. L. 102–173 substituted “individuals with mental illness” for “mentally ill individuals” in two places.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) by striking out “mentally ill individuals” each place that such occurs and inserting in lieu thereof “individuals with mental illness”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1991—Par. (2). Pub. L. 102–173 substituted “individuals with mental illness” for “mentally ill individuals” in two places.

Credits

1986–1991 · 2 acts
  1. 1986Pub. L. 99–319, title I, § 103, , 100 Stat. 479
  2. 1991Pub. L. 102–173, § 10(2), , 105 Stat. 1219.
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(Pub. L. 99–319, title I, § 103, , 100 Stat. 479; Pub. L. 102–173, § 10(2), , 105 Stat. 1219.)

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