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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 7 — Social Security

§ 1351. Authorization of appropriations

Statutory text

For the purpose of enabling each State to furnish financial assistance, as far as practicable under the conditions in such State, to needy individuals eighteen years of age and older who are permanently and totally disabled, 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, State plans for aid to the permanently and totally disabled.

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. Pub. L. 81–531 · 64 Stat. 404

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 1351

    Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XIV, § 1401, as added Aug. 28, 1950, ch. 809, title III, pt. 5, § 351, 64 Stat. 555

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XIV, § 1401, as added Aug. 28, 1950, ch. 809, title III, pt. 5, § 351, 64 Stat. 555

  2. Pub. L. 87–543 title I § 104(c)(4) · 76 Stat. 172

    Inserted · 42 U.S.C. § 1351

    Pub. L. 87–543 inserted “to furnish rehabilitation and other services” before “to help such individuals” and “or retain capability for” after “attain”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 87–543 inserted “to furnish rehabilitation and other services” before “to help such individuals” and “or retain capability for” after “attain”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) The first, sentence of section 1401 of such Act is amended (A) by inserting “to furnish rehabilitation and other services” before “to help such individuals”, and (B) by inserting “or retain capability for” after “attain”.

  3. Medicare and Medicaid Amendments of 1981

    Pub. L. 97–35 title XXI § 2184(c)(1) · 95 Stat. 357

    Struck · 42 U.S.C. § 1351

    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 and retain capability for self-support or self-care” after “and totally disabled”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    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 and retain capability for self-support or self-care” after “and totally disabled”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Sections 1001 and 1401 of such Act are each amended by 42 USC 1201, 1351. striking out “and of encouraging each State” and all that follows through “self-care”.

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

Repeal of Section

Pub. L. 92–603, title III, § 303(a), (b), , 86 Stat. 1484, provided that this section is repealed effective , except with respect to Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

Editorial Notes

Amendments1956–1981 · 3 rounds

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 and retain capability for self-support or self-care” after “and totally disabled”.

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 , restated purpose to include assistance to individuals to attain self-support of self-care.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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.

Executive Documents

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.

Credits

1935–1981 · 5 acts
  1. 1935Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XIV, § 1401, as added Aug. 28, 1950, ch. 809, title III, pt. 5, § 351, 64 Stat. 555
  2. 1953amended 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. , 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631
  3. 1956Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 836, title III, § 314(a), 70 Stat. 849
  4. 1962Pub. L. 87–543, title I, § 104(c)(4), , 76 Stat. 186
  5. 1981Pub. L. 97–35, title XXI, § 2184(c)(1), , 95 Stat. 817.
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(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XIV, § 1401, as added Aug. 28, 1950, ch. 809, title III, pt. 5, § 351, 64 Stat. 555; amended 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. , 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 836, title III, § 314(a), 70 Stat. 849; Pub. L. 87–543, title I, § 104(c)(4), , 76 Stat. 186; Pub. L. 97–35, title XXI, § 2184(c)(1), , 95 Stat. 817.)

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