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42 U.S.C. § 300ee–31 — Failure to comply with agreements
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**(a) Repayment of payments**
(1) The Secretary may, subject to subsection (c), require a State to repay any payments received by the State under [section 300ee–11(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300ee–11/a&num=0&edition=prelim) that the Secretary determines were not expended by the State in accordance with the agreements required to be contained in the application submitted by the State pursuant to [section 300ee–13 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300ee-13&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) If a State fails to make a repayment required in paragraph (1), the Secretary may offset the amount of the repayment against the amount of any payment due to be paid to the State under [section 300ee–11(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300ee–11/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Withholding of payments**
(1) The Secretary may, subject to subsection (c), withhold payments due under [section 300ee–11(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300ee–11/a&num=0&edition=prelim) if the Secretary determines that the State involved is not expending amounts received under such section in accordance with the agreements required to be contained in the application submitted by the State pursuant to [section 300ee–13 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300ee-13&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The Secretary shall cease withholding payments from a State under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that there are reasonable assurances that the State will expend amounts received under [section 300ee–11(a) of this title](https
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**(a) Repayment of payments**
(1) The Secretary may, subject to subsection (c), require a State to repay any payments received by the State under [section 300ee–11(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300ee–11/a&num=0&edition=prelim) that the Secretary determines were not expended by the State in accordance with the agreements required to be contained in the application submitted by the State pursuant to [section 300ee–13 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300ee-13&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) If a State fails to make a repayment required in paragraph (1), the Secretary may offset the amount of the repayment against the amount of any payment due to be paid to the State under [section 300ee–11(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300ee–11/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Withholding of payments**
(1) The Secretary may, subject to subsection (c), withhold payments due under [section 300ee–11(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300ee–11/a&num=0&edition=prelim) if the Secretary determines that the State involved is not expending amounts received under such section in accordance with the agreements required to be contained in the application submitted by the State pursuant to [section 300ee–13 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300ee-13&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The Secretary shall cease withholding payments from a State under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that there are reasonable assurances that the State will expend amounts received under [section 300ee–11(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300ee–11/a&num=0&edition=prelim) in accordance with the agreements referred to in such paragraph.
(3) The Secretary may not withhold funds under paragraph (1) from a State for a minor failure to comply with the agreements referred to in such paragraph.
**(c) Opportunity for hearing** Before requiring repayment of payments under subsection (a)(1), or withholding payments under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall provide to the State an opportunity for a hearing conducted within the State.
**(d) Prompt response to serious allegations** The Secretary shall promptly respond to any complaint of a substantial or serious nature that a State has failed to expend amounts received under [section 300ee–11(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300ee–11/a&num=0&edition=prelim) in accordance with the agreements required to be contained in the application submitted by the State pursuant to [section 300ee–13 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300ee-13&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(e) Investigations**
(1) The Secretary shall conduct in several States in each fiscal year investigations of the expenditure of payments received by the States under [section 300ee–11(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300ee–11/a&num=0&edition=prelim) in order to evaluate compliance with the agreements required to be contained in the applications submitted to the Secretary pursuant to [section 300ee–13 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300ee-13&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The Comptroller General of the United States may conduct investigations of the expenditure of funds received under [section 300ee–11(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300ee–11/a&num=0&edition=prelim) by a State in order to ensure compliance with the agreements referred to in paragraph (1).
(3) Each State, and each entity receiving funds from payments made to a State under [section 300ee–11(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300ee–11/a&num=0&edition=prelim), shall make appropriate books, documents, papers, and records available to the Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, for examination, copying, or mechanical reproduction on or off the premises of the appropriate entity upon a reasonable request therefor.
(4)
(A) In conducting any investigation in a State, the Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States may not make a request for any information not readily available to the State, or to an entity receiving funds from payments made to the State under [section 300ee–11(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300ee–11/a&num=0&edition=prelim), or make an unreasonable request for information to be compiled, collected, or transmitted in any form not readily available.
(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the collection, compilation, or transmittal of data in the course of a judicial proceeding.
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**(a) Reports to Congress and President; preparation; review by Office of Management and Budget**
(1) Not later than March 15 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the President and Congress the following reports:
(A) A report on health care costs and financing. Such report shall include a description and analysis of the statistics collected under [section 242k(b)(1)(G) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section242k/b/1/G&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) A report on health resources. Such report shall include a description and analysis, by geographical area, of the statistics collected under [section 242k(b)(1)(E) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section242k/b/1/E&num=0&edition=prelim).
(C) A report on the utilization of health resources. Such report shall include a description and analysis, by age, sex, income, and geographic area, of the statistics collected under [section 242k(b)(1)(F) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section242k/b/1/F&num=0&edition=prelim).
(D) A report on the health of the Nation’s people. Such report shall include a description and analysis, by age, sex, income, and geographic area, of the statistics collected under [section 242k(b)(1)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section242k/b/1/A&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The reports required in paragraph (1) shall be prepared through the National Center for Health Statistics.
(3) The Office of Management and Budget may review any report required by paragraph (1) of this subsection before its submission to Congress, but the Office may not revise any such report or delay its submission beyond
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Appropriations for carrying out the purposes of this chapter shall be available for expenditure for personal services and rent at the seat of Government; books of reference, periodicals, and exhibits; printing and binding; transporting in Government-owned automotive equipment, to and from school, children of personnel who have quarters for themselves and their families at stations determined by the Surgeon General to be isolated stations; expenses incurred in pursuing, identifying, and returning prisoners who escape from any hospital, institution, or station of the Service or from the custody of any officer or employee of the Service, including rewards for the capture of such prisoners; furnishing, repairing, and cleaning such wearing apparel as may be prescribed by the Surgeon General for use by employees in the performance of their official duties; reimbursing officers and employees, subject to regulations of the Secretary, for the cost of repairing or replacing their personal belongings damaged or destroyed by patients while such officers or employees are engaged in the performance of their official duties; and maintenance of buildings of the National Institutes of Health.
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