---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 246a"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "246a"
heading: "Bureau of State Services management fund; establishment; advancements; availability"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/246a"
units:
  - "Chapter 6A — Public Health Service"
  - "Subchapter II — General Powers and Duties"
  - "Part B — Federal-State Cooperation"
---

# §246a. Bureau of State Services management fund; establishment; advancements; availability


For the purpose of facilitating the economical and efficient conduct of operations in the Bureau of [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) [Services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) which are financed by two or more appropriations where the costs of operation are not readily susceptible of distribution as charges to such appropriations, there is established the Bureau of [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) [Services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) management fund. Such amounts as the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) may determine to represent a reasonable distribution of estimated costs among the various appropriations involved may be advanced each year to this fund and shall be available for expenditure for such costs under such [regulations](/usc/42/201.md?p=d) as may be prescribed by the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c): Provided, That funds advanced to this fund shall be available only in the fiscal year in which they are advanced: Provided further, That final adjustments of advances in accordance with actual costs shall be effected wherever practicable with the appropriations from which such funds are advanced.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 86–703, title II, § 201, Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 765; Pub. L. 91–515, title II, § 282, Oct. 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 1308.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was not enacted as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter.

### Amendments

1970—Pub. L. 91–515 substituted “Secretary” for “Surgeon General” wherever appearing.