42 U.S.C. § 620
Section 620 · Repealed. Pub. L. 109288, 6(a), Sept. 28, 2006, 120 Stat. 1244
This is § 420 of the Social Security Act of 1935
Amended 6 times on record
Applied in 60 court decisions — leading case 212 Ill. App. 3d 849 - In Interest of Ashley K. (1991)
Most recently applied in 247 Cal. Rptr. 3d 501 - B.H. v. Manhattan Beach Unified Sch. Dist. (May 2019)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(a) For the purpose of enabling the United States, through the Secretary, to cooperate with State public welfare agencies in establishing, extending, and strengthening child welfare services, there is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year the sum of $325,000,000.
(b) Funds appropriated for any fiscal year pursuant to the authorization contained in subsection (a) of this section shall be included in the appropriation Act (or supplemental appropriation Act) for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which such funds are available for obligation. In order to effect a transition to this method of timing appropriation action, the preceding sentence shall apply notwithstanding the fact that its initial application will result in the enactment in the same year (whether in the same appropriation Act or otherwise) of two separate appropriations, one for the then current fiscal year and one for the succeeding fiscal year.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1989—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–239 substituted “$325,000,000” for “$266,000,000”.
1984—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–369 struck out the comma after “preceding sentence”.
1980—Pub. L. 96–272 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), struck out provisions that had made specific authorization of appropriations for fiscal years 1973, 1974, 1975, and 1976, and added subsec. (b).
1972—Pub. L. 92–603 substituted “$196,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, $211,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, $226,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, $246,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and $266,000,000” for “$55,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, and $110,000,000”.
Effective Date of 1989 Amendment
Section 10401(b) of Pub. L. 101–239 provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section and sections 627 and 674 of this title] shall take effect on October 1, 1989.”
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–369 effective July 18, 1984, but not to be construed as changing or affecting any right, liability, status, or interpretation which existed (under the provisions of law involved) before that date, see section 2664(b) of Pub. L. 98–369, set out as a note under section 401 of this title.
Effective Date of 1972 Amendment
Section 412 of Pub. L. 92–603 provided that the amendment made by that section is effective with respect to fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1972.
Effective Date
Section 240(e)(2) of Pub. L. 90–248 provided that: “Part B of title IV of the Social Security Act (as added by subsection (c) of this section) [this part], and the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) of this section [amending subchapter IV and enacting Part A heading] shall become effective on the date this Act is enacted [Jan. 2, 1968].”
Appropriation of Funds
Section 103(f) of Pub. L. 96–272 provided that:
“(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds which are appropriated for fiscal year 1980 pursuant to section 420 of the Social Security Act [this section], and for which States are eligible for payment under part B of title IV of that Act [this part], shall remain available, to the extent so provided in an appropriation Act hereafter enacted, for payment with respect to expenditures for child welfare services under part B of title IV of that Act until September 30, 1981.
“(2) Section 420(b) of the Social Security Act (as added by subsection (a) of this section) shall apply only with respect to appropriation Acts, which appropriate funds for fiscal years after fiscal year 1981 pursuant to the authorization contained in section 420 of the Social Security Act, enacted after the date of enactment of this Act [June 17, 1980].”
State Plans; Date of Development; Appropriations, Allotments, and Reallotments
Section 240(f)(1), (2) of Pub. L. 90–248 provided that: “In the case of any State which has a plan developed as provided in part 3 of title V of the Social Security Act [part 3 of subchapter V of this chapter] as in effect prior to the enactment of this Act [Jan. 2, 1968]—
“(1) such plan shall be treated as a plan developed, as provided in part B of title IV of such Act [this part], on the date this Act is enacted [Jan. 2, 1968];
“(2) any sums appropriated, allotted, or reallotted pursuant to part 3 of title V; for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, shall be deemed appropriated, allotted, or reallotted (as the case may be) under part B of title IV of such Act [this part] for such fiscal year;”