US Code

Public Law 119-88 (05/04/2026)

20 U.S.C. § 1068d

Assistance to institutions under other programs

(a)

Assistance eligibility

Each institution which the Secretary determines to be an institution eligible under part A or an institution eligible under part B may be eligible for waivers in accordance with subsection (b).

(b)

Waiver applicability

(1)
Subject to, and in accordance with, regulations promulgated for the purpose of this section, in the case of any application by an institution referred to in subsection (a) for assistance under any programs specified in paragraph (2), the Secretary is authorized, if such application is otherwise approvable, to waive any requirement for a non-Federal share of the cost of the program or project, or, to the extent not inconsistent with other law, to give, or require to be given, priority consideration of the application in relation to applications from other institutions.
(2)
The provisions of this section shall apply to any program authorized by part D or subchapter IV of this chapter.
(c)

Limitation

The Secretary shall not waive, under subsection (b), the non-Federal share requirement for any program for applications which, if approved, would require the expenditure of more than 10 percent of the appropriations for the program for any fiscal year.

Pub. L. 89–329, title III, § 395Pub. L. 99–498, title III, § 301(a)100 Stat. 1306 Pub. L. 102–325, title III, § 305(d)106 Stat. 478 Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(e) [title VII, § 709(d)]110 Stat. 3009–233 Pub. L. 105–244, title III112 Stat. 1636 (, formerly § 356, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , , 3009–314; renumbered § 395 and amended , §§ 301(a)(2), 308(f), , , 1649.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 1069b of this titlePub. L. 105–244Section was formerly classified to prior to renumbering by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 105–244, § 308(f)1998—Subsec. (b)(2). , substituted “part D or subchapter IV of this chapter” for “subchapter IV, VII, or VIII of this chapter”.

Pub. L. 104–2081996—Subsec. (b)(2). struck out “II,” after “authorized by subchapter”.

Pub. L. 102–3251992—Subsec. (a). substituted “may be eligible” for “shall be eligible”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Pub. L. 105–244Pub. L. 105–244section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244section 1001 of this titleAmendment by effective , except as otherwise provided in , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

Pub. L. 102–325section 2 of Pub. L. 102–325section 1001 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .