42 USC § 10803 - Allotments

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s10803"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 10803 - Allotments"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "10803"
section_name: "Allotments"
chapter_number: 114
chapter_name: "PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEMS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Establishment of Systems"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 99–319, title I, § 103, May 23, 1986, 100 Stat. 479; Pub. L. 102–173, § 10(2), Nov. 27, 1991, 105 Stat. 1219.)"
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# § 10803. Allotments

The Secretary shall make allotments under this subchapter to eligible systems to establish and administer systems—

**(1)** which meet the requirements of section 10805 of this title; and

**(2)** which are designed to—

**(A)** protect and advocate the rights of individuals with mental illness; and

**(B)** investigate incidents of abuse and neglect of individuals with mental illness if the incidents are reported to the system or if there is probable cause to believe that the incidents occurred.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–319, title I, § 103, May 23, 1986, 100 Stat. 479; Pub. L. 102–173, § 10(2), Nov. 27, 1991, 105 Stat. 1219.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1991—Par. (2).  substituted “individuals with mental illness” for “mentally ill individuals” in two places.