---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 300y"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "300y"
heading: "Data infrastructure development"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/300y"
units:
  - "Chapter 6A — Public Health Service"
  - "Subchapter XVII — Block Grants"
  - "Part C — Certain Programs Regarding Mental Health and Substance Use"
  - "Subpart i — data infrastructure development"
---

# §300y. Data infrastructure development

- (a) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) may make grants to, and enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with [States](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) for the purpose of developing and operating mental health or substance use data collection, analysis, and reporting systems with regard to performance measures including capacity, process, and outcomes measures.
- (b) **Projects—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) shall establish criteria to ensure that [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) will be available under this section to [States](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) that have a fundamental basis for the collection, analysis, and reporting of mental health and substance use performance measures and [States](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) that do not have such basis. The [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) will establish criteria for determining whether a [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) has a fundamental basis for the collection, analysis, and reporting of data.
- (c) **Condition of receipt of funds—** As a condition of the receipt of an award under this section a [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) shall agree to collect, analyze, and report to the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) within 2 years of the date of the award on a core set of performance measures to be determined by the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) in conjunction with the [States](/usc/42/201.md?p=f).
- (d) **Matching requirement—**
  - (1) **In general—** With respect to the costs of the [program](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) to be carried out under [subsection (a)](#a) by a [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f), the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) may make an award under such subsection only if the applicant agrees to make available (directly or through donations from public or private entities) non-Federal contributions toward such costs in an amount that is not less than 50 percent of such costs.
  - (2) **Determination of amount contributed—** Non-Federal contributions under [paragraph (1)](#d-1) may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a). Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or [services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) assisted or subsidized to any significant extent by the Federal Government, may not be included in determining the amount of such contributions.
- (e) **Duration of support—** The period during which payments may be made for a [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) under [subsection (a)](#a) may be not less than 3 years nor more than 5 years.
- (f) **Authorization of appropriation—**
  - (1) **In general—** For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001, 2002 and 2003.
  - (2) **Allocation—** Of the amounts appropriated under [paragraph (1)](#f-1) for a fiscal year, 50 percent shall be expended to support data infrastructure development for mental health and 50 percent shall be expended to support data infrastructure development for substance use.

## Source credit

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1971, as added Pub. L. 106–310, div. B, title XXXIV, § 3404(2), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1220; amended Pub. L. 117–328, div. FF, title I, § 1241(b)(2), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5678.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 300y, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1971, as added Pub. L. 102–321, title II, § 204, July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 410; amended Pub. L. 102–352, § 2(a)(13), Aug. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 939, related to categorical grants to States for programs regarding substance abuse, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 106–310, div. B, title XXXIV, § 3404(2), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1220.

Another prior section 300y, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1921, as added Oct. 27, 1986, Pub. L. 99–570, title IV, § 4002, 100 Stat. 3207–103, related to establishment of special alcohol abuse and drug abuse programs, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2038(1), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4203.

Another prior section 300y, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1921, as added Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 901, 95 Stat. 552, related to planning grants, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–280, § 5, Apr. 24, 1986, 100 Stat. 400.

Prior sections 300y–1 and 300y–2 were repealed by Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2038(1), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4203.

Section 300y–1, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1922, as added Oct. 27, 1986, Pub. L. 99–570, title IV, § 4002, 100 Stat. 3207–106, related to transfer of funds to Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs.

Another prior section 300y–1, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1922, as added Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 901, 95 Stat. 552, authorized appropriations, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–280, § 5, Apr. 24, 1986, 100 Stat. 400.

Section 300y–2, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1923, as added Oct. 27, 1986, Pub. L. 99–570, title IV, § 4002, 100 Stat. 3207–106, related to evaluation of treatment programs.

Another prior section 300y–2, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1923, as added Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 901, 95 Stat. 552, provided for grants under section 254c of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–280, § 5, Apr. 24, 1986, 100 Stat. 400.

Prior sections 300y–3 to 300y–10 were repealed by Pub. L. 99–280, § 5, Apr. 24, 1986, 100 Stat. 400.

Section 300y–3, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1924, as added Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 901, 95 Stat. 553, provided that allotments be based upon prior year distributions and provided for direct distributions to Indian tribes.

Section 300y–4, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1925, as added Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 901, 95 Stat. 553, related to payments under allotments to States.

Section 300y–5, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1926, as added Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 901, 95 Stat. 554, related to State grants to community health centers from allotments.

Section 300y–6, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1927, as added Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 901, 95 Stat. 556, related to application requirements and submittal, availability for public comment, and revision of a description of intended use of funds.

Section 300y–7, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1928, as added Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 901, 95 Stat. 557, related to reporting and auditing requirements.

Section 300y–8, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1929, as added Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 901, 95 Stat. 558, related to withholding of funds from a State not in compliance.

Section 300y–9, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1930, as added Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 901, 95 Stat. 558, related to nondiscrimination requirements.

Section 300y–10, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1931, as added Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 901, 95 Stat. 559, provided criminal penalty for false statements.

### Amendments

2022—Subsecs. (a), (b), (f)(2). Pub. L. 117–328 substituted “substance use” for “substance abuse”.