§298b–3. Delegation of authority to administer programs; exceptions

The Secretary may delegate the authority to administer any program authorized by this subchapter to the administrator of a central or regional office or offices in the Department of Health and Human Services, except that the authority-

(1) to review, and prepare comments on the merit of, any application for a grant or contract under any program authorized by this subchapter for purposes of presenting such application to the Advisory Council on Nurses Education, or

(2) to make such a grant or enter into such a contract,

shall not be further delegated to any administrator of, or officer in, any regional office or offices in the Department.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VIII, §856, as added July 29, 1975, Pub. L. 94–63, title IX, §941(k)(4), 89 Stat. 367 ; amended Aug. 13, 1981, Pub. L. 97–35, title XXVII, §2759(c), 95 Stat. 932 ; Nov. 4, 1988, Pub. L. 100–607, title VII, §721(b)(2), 102 Stat. 3165 .)

Amendments

1988-Par. (1). Pub. L. 100–607 substituted "Advisory Council on Nurses Education" for "National Advisory Council on Nurse Training".

1981-Pub. L. 97–35 substituted "Health and Human Services" for "Health, Education, and Welfare".

Effective Date

Section effective July 1, 1975, see section 942 of Pub. L. 94–63, set out as an Effective Date of 1975 Amendment note under section 296a of this title.