§ 291g. Withholding of payments; noncompliance with requirements

Whenever the Surgeon General, after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing to the State agency designated as provided in section 291d(a)(1) of this title , finds—

• (a) that the State agency is not complying substantially with the provisions required by section 291d of this title to be included in its State plan; or
• (b) that any assurance required to be given in an application filed under section 291e of this title is not being or cannot be carried out; or
• (c) that there is a substantial failure to carry out plans and specifications approved by the Surgeon General under section 291e of this title ; or
• (d) that adequate State funds are not being provided annually for the direct administration of the State plan,
• (e) no further payments will be made to the State under this part, or
• (f) no further payments will be made from the allotments of such State from appropriations under any one or more subparagraphs or paragraphs of section 291a of this title , or for any project or projects, designated by the Surgeon General as being affected by the action or inaction referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this section,