---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 247d–7c"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "247d–7c"
heading: "Supplies and services in lieu of award funds"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/247d-7c"
units:
  - "Chapter 6A — Public Health Service"
  - "Subchapter II — General Powers and Duties"
  - "Part B — Federal-State Cooperation"
---

# §247d–7c. Supplies and services in lieu of award funds

- (a) **In general—** Upon the request of a recipient of an award under any of sections [247d](/usc/42/247d.md) through [247d–7b](/usc/42/247d–7b.md) of this title or [section 247d–7d of this title](/usc/42/247d–7d.md), the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) may, subject to [subsection (b)](#b), provide supplies, equipment, and [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) for the purpose of aiding the recipient in carrying out the purposes for which the award is made and, for such purposes, may detail to the recipient any officer or [employee](/usc/42/300gg–91.md?p=d-5) of the Department of Health and Human [Services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a).
- (b) **Corresponding reduction in payments—** With respect to a request described in [subsection (a)](#a), the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) shall reduce the amount of payments under the award involved by an amount equal to the costs of detailing personnel and the fair market value of any supplies, equipment, or [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) provided by the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c). The [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) shall, for the payment of expenses incurred in complying with such request, expend the amounts withheld.

## Source credit

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 319J, as added Pub. L. 107–188, title I, § 110, June 12, 2002, 116 Stat. 611.)