42 U.S.C. § 703

Payments to States

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(a) Statutory provisions applicable

From the sums appropriated therefor and the allotments available under section 702(c) of this title, the Secretary shall make payments as provided by section 6503(a) of title 31 to each State provided such an allotment under section 702(c) of this title, for each quarter, of an amount equal to four-sevenths of the total of the sums expended by the State during such quarter in carrying out the provisions of this subchapter.

(b) Unobligated allotments

Any amount payable to a State under this subchapter from allotments for a fiscal year which remains unobligated at the end of such year shall remain available to such State for obligation during the next fiscal year. No payment may be made to a State under this subchapter from allotments for a fiscal year for expenditures made after the following fiscal year.

(c) Reduction of payments; fair market value of supplies or equipment, value of salaries, travel expenses, etc.The Secretary, at the request of a State, may reduce the amount of payments under subsection (a) by—(1) the fair market value of any supplies or equipment furnished the State, and(2) the amount of the pay, allowances, and travel expenses of any officer or employee of the Government when detailed to the State and the amount of any other costs incurred in connection with the detail of such officer or employee,when the furnishing of supplies or equipment or the detail of an officer or employee is for the convenience of and at the request of the State and for the purpose of conducting activities described in section 705(a) of this title on a temporary basis. The amount by which any payment is so reduced shall be available for payment by the Secretary of the costs incurred in furnishing the supplies or equipment or in detailing the personnel, on which the reduction of the payment is based, and the amount shall be deemed to be part of the payment and shall be deemed to have been paid to the State.(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title V, § 503, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title XXI, § 2192(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 821; amended Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title III, § 2373(a)(1), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1111; Pub. L. 101–239, title VI, §§ 6502(b), 6503(c)(4), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2276, 2278.)Editorial NotesPrior Provisions

A prior section 703, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title V, § 503, as added Jan. 2, 1968, Pub. L. 90–248, title III, § 301, 81 Stat. 922, related to allotments to States for maternal and child health services, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by section 2192(a) of Pub. L. 97–35. See section 702 of this title. For effective date, savings, and transitional provisions, see section 2194 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 701 of this title.

Another prior section 703, acts Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title V, § 503, 49 Stat. 630; Aug. 10, 1939, ch. 666, title V, § 503, 53 Stat. 1380; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 2, §§ 1, 4, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7873, 60 Stat. 1095; Aug. 28, 1950, ch. 809 title III, pt. 6, § 361(e), 64 Stat. 558; July 30, 1965, Pub. L. 89–97, title II, § 204(a), 79 Stat. 354, related to contents of State plans for maternal and child health services and their approval by the Administrator, prior to the general amendment of title V of the Social Security Act by Pub. L. 90–248, § 301, and was covered by former section 705 of this title.

Provisions similar to those comprising former section 703 were contained in section 502 of act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title V, 49 Stat. 629, as amended (formerly classified to section 702 of this title), prior to the general amendment and renumbering of title V of act Aug. 14, 1935, by Pub. L. 90–248, § 301.

Amendments

1989—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–239, § 6502(b), substituted “702(c)” for “702(b)” in two places.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–239, § 6503(c)(4), substituted “705(a)” for “705” in penultimate sentence.

1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–369 substituted “section 6503(a) of title 31” for “section 203 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4213)”.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date of 1989 Amendment

Amendment by section 6502(b) of Pub. L. 101–239 applicable to appropriations for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1990, and amendment by section 6503(c)(4) of Pub. L. 101–239 applicable to payments for allotments for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1991, see section 6510(a), (b)(1) of Pub. L. 101–239, set out as a note under section 701 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1968–2025 · leading case: Texas Parks & Wildlife Dep't v. Dearing, 240 S.W.3d 330 (Tex. App.—Austin 2007).
Texas Parks & Wildlife Dep't v. Dearing, 240 S.W.3d 330 (Tex. App.—Austin 2007). · cites it 2× “yer: (1) fails or refuses to hire an individual, discharges an individual, or discriminates in any other manner against an individual in connection with compensation or the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment; or (2) limits, segregates, or classifies an employee or…”
McFarland Ex Rel. McFarland v. Jefferson Cnty. Pub. Schs., 330 F. Supp. 2d 834 (W.D. Ky. 2004). “Plaintiffs offer a litany of federal laws under which federal jurisdiction is appropriate and under which they request that the Court find their civil rights have been violated: Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 703 (a)(1), the Civil Rights Act of…”
Equal Emp. Opportunity Comm'n v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 628 F. Supp. 1264 (N.D. Ill. 1986). “However, in the final pretrial order, EEOC specifically stipulated that it alleged that Sears discriminated against women under Section 703(a)(1) of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 703 (a)(1). Final Pre-Trial Order, Tab III.”
Wilson v. Sw. Airlines Co., 517 F. Supp. 292 (N.D. Tex. 1981). “Southwest contends, however, that the BFOQ exception to Title VIPs ban on sex discrimination, 42 U.S.C. § 703 (e), justifies its hiring only females for the public contact positions of flight attendant and ticket agent.”
Atl. States Legal Found. v. Babbitt, 140 F. Supp. 2d 185 (N.D.N.Y. 2001). “Plaintiff filed its original complaint roughly one month later, alleging that the federal defendants — Bruce Babbitt and USDI — violated the MBTA, National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 703 , et seq., and the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.”
Norton v. Blaylock, 285 F. Supp. 659 (W.D. Ark. 1968). “§ 602 (a) (5), for maternal and child welfare, 42 U.S.C.A. § 703 (a) (3), and for aid to the blind, 42 U.”
Atl. Legal States Found. v. Babbit, 83 F. Supp. 2d 344 (N.D.N.Y. 2000). “Plaintiff filed its complaint roughly a month later, alleging that the federal defendants — Bruce Babbitt and USDI — violated the MBTA, National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 703 , et seq., and the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.”
Perry v. Clement, No. 1:23-cv-01573 (N.D.N.Y. Sept. 8, 2025). “§ 1981 (“Fourth Claim”); (5) a claim that Defendants engaged in unlawful employment practices in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 703 (a)(2) by failing to provide him his annual employee evaluation (“Fifth Claim”); (6) a claim of retaliation resulting from his filing of complaints…”
Texas Parks & Wildlife Dep't v. Milburn Dearing, Kenneth Head, & Mike Warren, Individually & on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, No. 03-05-00499-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 3, 2007). “051 . Section 21.051 "is substantively identical to its federal equivalent in Title VII," but adds age and disability to the protected categories.”
Texas Parks & Wildlife Dep't v. Milburn Dearing, Kenneth Head, & Mike Warren, Individually & on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, No. 03-05-00499-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 3, 2007). “42 U.S.C.A. § 703 (a). Subsection (2) of section 21.”
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