20 USC § 1070c - Purpose; appropriations authorized

(a) Purpose of subpart

It is the purpose of this subpart to make incentive grants available to States to assist States in—

(1) providing grants to—

(A) eligible students attending institutions of higher education or participating in programs of study abroad that are approved for credit by institutions of higher education at which such students are enrolled; and

(B) eligible students for campus-based community service work-study; and

(2) carrying out the activities described in section 1070c–3a of this title.

(b) Authorization of appropriations; availability

(1) In general

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the five succeeding fiscal years.

(2) Reservation

For any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under paragraph (1) exceeds $30,000,000, the excess amount shall be available to carry out section 1070c–3a of this title.

(3) Availability

Sums appropriated pursuant to the authority of paragraph (1) for any fiscal year shall remain available for payments to States under this subpart until the end of the fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year for which such sums were appropriated.

Source

(Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 415A, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title IV, § 401(a),Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1332; amended Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, § 404(a),July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 506; Pub. L. 105–244, title IV, § 407(b), (c)(1),Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1666, 1667; Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(1) [title III, § 316(1)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–47; Pub. L. 110–315, title IV, § 407(a),Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3215.)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1070c,Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 415A, as added Pub. L. 92–318, title I§ 131(b)(1),June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 255; amended Pub. L. 94–482, title I, § 123(a), (c)(1),Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2094; Pub. L. 95–43, § 1(b)(3),June 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 218; Pub. L. 96–49, § 5(a)(4),Aug. 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 352; Pub. L. 96–374, title IV, § 404(a),Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1406, related to purpose and authorization of appropriations for grants to States for State student incentives, prior to the general revision of this part by Pub. L. 99–498.

Amendments

2008—Subsec. (b)(1), (2). Pub. L. 110–315added pars. (1) and (2) and struck out former pars. (1) and (2) which related to appropriations and reservation of funding for section 1070c–3a of this title for fiscal year 1999 and the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

2000—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 106–554, which directed amendment of section 415 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in section 415A(a)(2) by substituting “section 1070c–3a of this title” for “section 1070c–4 of this title”, was executed by making the substitution in subsec. (a)(2) of this section, which is section 415A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–244, § 407(c)(1), amended heading and text of subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “It is the purpose of this subpart to make incentive grants available to States to assist States in providing grants to—

“(1) eligible students attending institutions of higher education or participating in programs of study abroad that are approved for credit by institutions of higher education at which such students are enrolled; and

“(2) eligible students for campus-based community service work-study.”

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 105–244, § 407(b)(1), substituted “1999” for “1993”.

Subsec. (b)(2), (3). Pub. L. 105–244, § 407(b)(2), (3), added par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (3).

1992—Pub. L. 102–325amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows:

“(a) Purpose of Subpart.—It is the purpose of this subpart to make incentive grants available to the States to assist them in providing grants to eligible students attending institutions of higher education and grants to eligible students for campus-based community service work learning study.

“(b) Authorization of Appropriations; Availability.—(1) There are authorized to be appropriated $85,000,000 for fiscal year 1987, and such sums as may be necessary for the 4 succeeding fiscal years.

“(2) Sums appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) for any fiscal year shall remain available for payments to States under this subpart until the end of the fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year for which such sums were appropriated.”

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 ofPub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.