# § 728. Expenditure of certain amounts
**(a)** **Expenditure** Amounts described in subsection (b) may not be expended by a State for any purpose other than carrying out programs for which the State receives financial assistance under this subchapter, under subchapter VI, or under subchapter VII.
**(b)** **Amounts** 42 U.S.C. 301section 730 of this title
The amounts referred to in subsection (a) are amounts provided to a State under the Social Security Act ( et seq.) as reimbursement for the expenditure of payments received by the State from allotments under .
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–112, title I, § 108, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 404, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1160; amended Pub. L. 113–128, title IV, § 417(b), July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1655.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is , , which is classified generally to chapter 7 (§ 301 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.
### Prior Provisions
A prior section 728, , as added , , , related to expenditure of certain amounts, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .
### Amendments
2014—Subsec. (a). substituted “under subchapter VI” for “under part B of subchapter VI”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Definitions of Terms in Pub. L. 113–128
Except as otherwise provided, definitions in , which is classified to , apply to this section.