42 USC § 9904 - Establishment of block grant program
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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s9904"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 9904 - Establishment of block grant program"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "9904"
section_name: "Establishment of block grant program"
chapter_number: 106
chapter_name: "COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 675, as added Pub. L. 105–285, title II, § 201, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2730.)"
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# § 9904. Establishment of block grant program
The Secretary is authorized to establish a community services block grant program and make grants through the program to States to ameliorate the causes of poverty in communities within the States.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 675, as added Pub. L. 105–285, title II, § 201, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2730.)
## Editorial Notes
### Prior Provisions
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