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42 U.S.C. § 707 — Criminal penalty for false statements
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**(a)** Whoever—
(1) knowingly and willfully makes or causes to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact in connection with the furnishing of items or services for which payment may be made by a State from funds allotted to the State under this subchapter, or
(2) having knowledge of the occurrence of any event affecting his initial or continued right to any such payment conceals or fails to disclose such event with an intent fraudulently to secure such payment either in a greater amount than is due or when no such payment is authorized,
shall be fined not more than $25,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.
**(b)** For civil monetary penalties for certain submissions of false claims, see [section 1320a–7a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1320a-7a&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** Whoever—
(1) knowingly and willfully makes or causes to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact in connection with the furnishing of items or services for which payment may be made by a State from funds allotted to the State under this subchapter, or
(2) having knowledge of the occurrence of any event affecting his initial or continued right to any such payment conceals or fails to disclose such event with an intent fraudulently to secure such payment either in a greater amount than is due or when no such payment is authorized,
shall be fined not more than $25,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.
**(b)** For civil monetary penalties for certain submissions of false claims, see [section 1320a–7a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1320a-7a&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** To improve the health of all mothers and children consistent with the applicable health status goals and national health objectives established by the Secretary under the Public Health Service Act [[42 U.S.C. 201](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section201&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] for the year 2000, there are authorized to be appropriated $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal year thereafter—
(1) for the purpose of enabling each State—
(A) to provide and to assure mothers and children (in particular those with low income or with limited availability of health services) access to quality maternal and child health services;
(B) to reduce infant mortality and the incidence of preventable diseases and handicapping conditions among children, to reduce the incidence of stillbirth, to reduce the need for inpatient and long-term care services, to increase the number of children (especially preschool children) appropriately immunized against disease and the number of low income children receiving health assessments and follow-up diagnostic and treatment services, and otherwise to promote the health of mothers and infants by providing prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care for low income, at-risk pregnant women, and to promote the health of children by providing preventive and primary care services for low income children;
(C) to provide rehabilitation services for blind and disabled individuals under the age of 16 receiving benefits under subchapter XVI, to the extent medical assistance for such services is not provided under subchapter XIX; and
(D) to provide and to promote family-centered, community-based, coordinated care (including care coordination services, as defined in subsection (b)(3)) for chi
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**(a) Annual reporting requirements; form, etc.**
(1) Each State shall prepare and submit to the Secretary annual reports on its activities under this subchapter. Each such report shall be prepared by, or in consultation with, the State maternal and child health agency. In order properly to evaluate and to compare the performance of different States assisted under this subchapter and to assure the proper expenditure of funds under this subchapter, such reports shall be in such standardized form and contain such information (including information described in paragraph (2)) as the Secretary determines (after consultation with the States) to be necessary (A) to secure an accurate description of those activities, (B) to secure a complete record of the purposes for which funds were spent, of the recipients of such funds,,11 So in original. (C) to describe the extent to which the State has met the goals and objectives it set forth under [section 705(a)(2)(B)(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section705/a/2/B/i&num=0&edition=prelim) and the national health objectives referred to in [section 701(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section701/a&num=0&edition=prelim), and (D) to determine the extent to which funds were expended consistent with the State’s application transmitted under [section 705(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section705/a&num=0&edition=prelim). Copies of the report shall be provided, upon request, to any interested public agency, and each such agency may provide its views on these reports to the Congress.
(2) Each annual report under paragraph (1) shall include the following information:
(A)
(
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**(a)** In order to be entitled to payments for allotments under [section 702 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section702&num=0&edition=prelim) for a fiscal year, a State must prepare and transmit to the Secretary an application (in a standardized form specified by the Secretary) that—
(1) contains a statewide needs assessment (to be conducted every 5 years) that shall identify (consistent with the health status goals and national health objectives referred to in [section 701(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section701/a&num=0&edition=prelim)) the need for—
(A) preventive and primary care services for pregnant women, mothers, and infants up to age one;
(B) preventive and primary care services for children; and
(C) services for children with special health care needs (as specified in [section 701(a)(1)(D) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section701/a/1/D&num=0&edition=prelim));
(2) includes for each fiscal year—
(A) a plan for meeting the needs identified by the statewide needs assessment under paragraph (1); and
(B) a description of how the funds allotted to the State under [section 702(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section702/c&num=0&edition=prelim) will be used for the provision and coordination of services to carry out such plan that shall include—
(i) subject to paragraph (3), a statement of the goals and objectives consistent with the health status goals and national health objectives referred to in [section 701(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section701/a&num=0&edition=prelim) fo
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**(a) Purposes** The purposes of this section are—
(1) to strengthen and improve the programs and activities carried out under this subchapter;
(2) to improve coordination of services for at risk communities; and
(3) to identify and provide comprehensive services to improve outcomes for families who reside in at risk communities.
**(b) Requirement for all States to assess statewide needs and identify at risk communities**
(1) **In general** — Each State shall, as a condition of receiving payments from an allotment for the State under [section 702 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section702&num=0&edition=prelim), conduct a statewide needs assessment (which may be separate from but in coordination with the statewide needs assessment required under [section 705(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section705/a&num=0&edition=prelim) and which shall be reviewed and updated by the State not later than October 1, 2020) that identifies—
(A) communities with concentrations of—
(i) premature birth, low-birth weight infants, and infant mortality, including infant death due to neglect, or other indicators of at-risk prenatal, maternal, newborn, or child health;
(ii) poverty;
(iii) crime;
(iv) domestic violence;
(v) high rates of high-school drop-outs;
(vi) substance abuse;
(vii) unemployment; or
(viii) child maltreatment;
(B) the quality and capacity of existing programs or initiatives for early childhood home visitation in the State including—
(i) the number and types of individuals and families who are receiving services under such programs or initiatives;
(ii) the gaps in early childhood home visitation in the State; an
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**(a) In general** In addition to any other payments made under this subchapter to a State, the Secretary may make grants to eligible entities for projects for the establishment, operation, and coordination of effective and cost-efficient systems for the delivery of essential services to individuals with or at risk for postpartum conditions and their families.
**(b) Certain activities** To the extent practicable and appropriate, the Secretary shall ensure that projects funded under subsection (a) provide education and services with respect to the diagnosis and management of postpartum conditions for individuals with or at risk for postpartum conditions and their families. The Secretary may allow such projects to include the following:
(1) Delivering or enhancing outpatient and home-based health and support services, including case management and comprehensive treatment services.
(2) Delivering or enhancing inpatient care management services that ensure the well-being of the mother and family and the future development of the infant.
(3) Improving the quality, availability, and organization of health care and support services (including transportation services, attendant care, homemaker services, day or respite care, and providing counseling on financial assistance and insurance).
(4) Providing education about postpartum conditions to promote earlier diagnosis and treatment. Such education may include—
(A) providing complete information on postpartum conditions, symptoms, methods of coping with the illness, and treatment resources; and
(B) in the case of a grantee that is a State, hospital, or birthing facility—
(i) providing education to new mothers and fathers, and other family members as appropriate, concerning postpartum conditions before new mothers
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**(a) Allotments to States**
(1) **Amount**
(A) *In general* — For the purpose described in subsection (b), subject to the succeeding provisions of this section, for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2025, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending on January 30, 2026, the Secretary shall allot to each State an amount equal to the product of—
(i) the amount appropriated under subsection (f) for the fiscal year or period and available for allotments to States after the application of subsection (c); and
(ii) the State youth population percentage determined under paragraph (2).
(B) *Minimum allotment*
(i) *In general* — Each State allotment under this paragraph for a fiscal year shall be at least $250,000. The previous sentence shall not apply with respect to State allotments under this paragraph for fiscal years 2024 and 2025, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending on January 30, 2026.
(ii) *Pro rata adjustments* — The Secretary shall adjust on a pro rata basis the amount of the State allotments determined under this paragraph for a fiscal year to the extent necessary to comply with clause (i).
(C) *Application required to access allotments*
(i) *In general* — A State shall not be paid from its allotment for a fiscal year or period described in subparagraph (A) unless the State submits an application to the Secretary for the fiscal year or period and the Secretary approves the application (or requires changes to the application that the State satisfies) and meets such additional requirements as the Secretary may specify.
(ii) *Requirements* — The State application shall contain an assurance that the State has complied with the requirements of this section in preparing and submitting the applica
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Sections 714 to 716 were omitted in the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 97–35, title XXI, § 2192(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 818. For effective date, savings, and transitional provisions, see section 2194 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under [section 701 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section701&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 714, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title V, § 514, as added Jan. 2, 1968, Pub. L. 90–248, title III, § 301, 81 Stat. 928, defined “crippled child”.
Another prior section 714, acts Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title V, § 514, 49 Stat. 632; Aug. 10, 1939, ch. 666, title V, § 507(a), (b), 53 Stat. 1381; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. III, § 1(a)(1), eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2107, 54 Stat. 1231; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 1, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7873, 60 Stat. 1095; Aug. 28, 1950, ch. 809, title III, pt. 6, § 361(e), 64 Stat. 558; Sept. 13, 1960, Pub. L. 86–778, title VII, § 707(b)(2)(B), 74 Stat. 996; July 30, 1965, Pub. L. 89–97, title II, §§ 202(b), 203(b), 79 Stat. 353, 354, provided for payment to States with an approved plan for services for crippled children, computation of amounts, and prescribed general availability of services by July 1, 1975, as requisite for payments for any period after June 30, 1966 prior to the general amendment of title V of the Social Security Act by Pub. L. 90–248, § 301, and was covered by former [section 706 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section706&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 715, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title V, § 515, as added Jan. 2, 1968, Pub. L. 90–248, title III, § 301, 81 Stat. 928, related to observance of religious beliefs.
Another prior sect
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 708
nal and child health agency.’’, substituted ‘‘be in such
standardized form and contain such information (in-
cluding information described in paragraph (2))’’ for
‘‘be in such form and contain such information’’, and
substituted ‘‘, (C) to describe the extent to which the
State has met the goals and objectives it set forth
under section 705(a)(2)(B)(i) of this title and the na-
tional health objectives referred to in section 701(a) of
this title, and (D)’’ for ‘‘and of the progress made to-
ward achieving the purposes of this subchapter, and
(C)’’.
Pub. L. 101–239, § 6503(c)(3), (4), substituted ‘‘applica-
tion transmitted under section 705(a) of this title’’ for
‘‘description and statement transmitted under section
705 of this title’’ in subpar. (C).
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 101–239, § 6504(a)(3), added par.
(2). Former par. (2) redesignated (3).
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 101–239, § 6504(b), amended par.
(3) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as fol-
lows: ‘‘The Secretary shall annually report to the Con-
gress on activities funded under section 702(a) of this
title and shall provide for transmittal of a copy of such
report to each State.’’
Pub. L. 101–239, § 6504(a)(2), redesignated former par.
(2) as (3).
1984—Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 98–369 substituted ‘‘sec-
tion 6503(b) of title 31’’ for ‘‘section 202 of the Intergov-
ernmental Cooperation Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4212)’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of
Representatives treated as referring to Committee on
Commerce of House of Representatives by section 1(a)
of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21
of Title 2, The Congress. Committee on Commerce of
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