§ 701 Authorization of appropriations; purposes; definitions
§ 702 Allotment to States and Federal set-aside
§ 703 Payments to States
§ 704 Use of allotment funds
§ 704b Nonavailability of allotments after close of fiscal year
§ 705 Application for block grant funds
§ 706 Administrative and fiscal accountability
§ 707 Criminal penalty for false statements
§ 708 Nondiscrimination provisions
§ 709 Administration of Federal and State programs
§ 710 Sexual risk avoidance education
§ 711 Maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting programs
§ 711a Emergency assistance to families through home visiting programs
§ 712 Services to individuals with a postpartum condition and their families
§ 713 Personal responsibility education

Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 7 > Subchapter V - Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant

  • Administration: means the Social Security Administration, except where the context requires otherwise. See 42 USC 1301
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • county: includes a parish, or any other equivalent subdivision of a State or Territory of the United States. See 1 USC 2
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • including: when used in a definition contained in this chapter shall not be deemed to exclude other things otherwise within the meaning of the term defined. See 42 USC 1301
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: means an individual, a trust or estate, a partnership, or a corporation. See 42 USC 1301
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • State: when used in such subchapters (but not in subchapter XVI as in effect pursuant to such amendment after December 31, 1973) includes Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. See 42 USC 1301
  • United States: means (but only for purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph) the fifty States and the District of Columbia. See 42 USC 1301