A bill to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive certain recovery requirements with respect to the construction or remodeling of facilities, and for other purposes.
Public Law 102-239 · S. 1891 · 102nd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Dec 17, 1991 · Health
Sponsor: Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-SC)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Fritz Hollings
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow waiver of recovery of funds provided under the Community Mental Health Centers Act for remodeling, construction, or expansion of a facility if the facility is, within 20 years, sold or transferred to any entity that would not have been qualified to apply under such Act or which is disapproved as a transferee by the State mental health agency.
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to authorize the Attorney General, on request of the chief executive officer of a State, to transfer to the State title to real property which has been civilly or criminally forfeited under the Act for use as a public area reserved for recreational or historic purposes or for the preservation of natural conditions.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Dec 17, 1991Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 102-239.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 9, 1991PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 25, 1991Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment by Voice Vote.
- Nov 23, 1991FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Dingell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Nov 20, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Oct 31, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Oct 30, 1991FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Oct 29, 1991IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.