---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 300x–54"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "300x–54"
heading: "Disposition of certain funds appropriated for allotments"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/300x-54"
units:
  - "Chapter 6A — Public Health Service"
  - "Subchapter XVII — Block Grants"
  - "Part B — Block Grants Regarding Mental Health and Substance Use"
  - "Subpart iii — general provisions"
---

# §300x–54. Disposition of certain funds appropriated for allotments

- (a) **In general—** Amounts described in [subsection (b)](#b) and available for a fiscal year pursuant to section [300x](/usc/42/300x.md) or [300x–21](/usc/42/300x–21.md) of this title, as the case may be, shall be allotted by the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) and paid to the [States](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) receiving a grant under the [program involved](/usc/42/300x–64.md?p=a-1), other than any [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) referred to in [subsection (b)](#b) with respect to such [program](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4). Such amounts shall be allotted in a manner equivalent to the manner in which the allotment under the [program involved](/usc/42/300x–64.md?p=a-1) was determined.
- (b) **Specification of amounts—** The amounts referred to in [subsection (a)](#a) are any amounts that—
  - (1) are not paid to [States](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) under the [program involved](/usc/42/300x–64.md?p=a-1) as a result of—
    - (A) the failure of any [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) to submit an application in accordance with the [program](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4);
    - (B) the failure of any [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) to prepare such application in compliance with the [program](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4); or
    - (C) any [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) informing the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) that the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) does not intend to expend the full amount of the allotment made to the [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) under the [program](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4);
  - (2) are terminated, repaid, or offset under [section 300x–55 of this title](/usc/42/300x–55.md);
  - (3) in the case of the [program](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) established in [section 300x of this title](/usc/42/300x.md), are available as a result of reductions in allotments under such section pursuant to section [300x–1(d)](/usc/42/300x–1.md?p=d) or [300x–4(b)](/usc/42/300x–4.md?p=b) of this title; or
  - (4) in the case of the [program](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) established in [section 300x–21 of this title](/usc/42/300x–21.md), are available as a result of reductions in allotments under such section pursuant to section [300x–26](/usc/42/300x–26.md) or [300x–30](/usc/42/300x–30.md) of this title.

## Source credit

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1944, as added Pub. L. 102–321, title II, § 203(a), July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 404.)