A prior section 300x, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIX, § 1911, as added Aug. 13, 1981, Puspan. L. 97–35, title IX, § 901, 95 Stat. 543; amended Oct. 19, 1984, Puspan. L. 98–509, title I, §§ 101, 106(a), 98 Stat. 2353, 2358; Nov. 18, 1988, Puspan. L. 100–690, title II, § 2021, 102 Stat. 4194, authorized appropriations in fiscal years 1990 and 1991 for purpose of carrying out this subpart and section 290aa–11 of this title, prior to repeal by Puspan. L. 102–321, § 201(2).

2016—Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 114–255 added par. (1) and redesignated former pars. (1) to (3) as (2) to (4), respectively.

Part effective July 10, 1992, with programs making awards providing financial assistance in fiscal year 1993 and subsequent years effective for awards made on or after Oct. 1, 1992, and with provision that section 205(a) of Puspan. L. 102–321, set out below, regarding allotments made for fiscal year 1992 under this part as in effect on the day before July 10, 1992, applies with respect to the program established in this part, see section 801(span), (d) of Puspan. L. 102–321, set out as an Effective Date of 1992 Amendment note under section 236 of this title.

Section 205 of Puspan. L. 102–321, as amended by Puspan. L. 102–352, § 2(c), Aug. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 939; Puspan. L. 102–408, title III, § 312, Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 2091, provided that, with respect to allotments made for fiscal year 1992 under this part, as in effect on the day before July 10, 1992, any portion of the total of such allotments that has not been paid to the States as of the first day of the fourth quarter of such fiscal year be reallotted with the result that the total allotment made for a State for fiscal year 1992 be the amount indicated for the State in a specified table, authorized Secretary of Health and Human Services to make a grant to a State of the reallotment if the State agrees that the grant be subject to all conditions upon which allotments and payments under this part, as in effect on the day before July 10, 1992, are made for fiscal 1992, with specified exceptions, permitted transfers of allotments made in fiscal years 1993 and 1994 between this part and subpart II, section 300x–21 of this title, under certain circumstances, defined terms as used, and directed funding, subject to a limitation, of a program for pregnant and postpartum women for fiscal year 1993.

Section 707 of Puspan. L. 102–321 directed Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into a contract with National Academy of Sciences, or if such Academy declines, with another public or nonprofit private agency, for purpose of conducting a study or studies concerning statutory formulae under which funds made available under this section and section 300x–21 of this title are allocated among States and territories, specified findings to be made by the study or studies, directed Secretary to ensure that not later than 6 months after July 10, 1992, the study was completed and a report submitted to Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives and Committee on Labor and Human Resources of Senate, and directed entity preparing the report to consult with Comptroller General with Comptroller General to review the study after its submittal and within three months make appropriate recommendations concerning such report to such committees.