20 U.S.C. § 1070b | Purpose; appropriations authorized

(a)

Purpose of subpart

It is the purpose of this subpart to provide, through institutions of higher education, supplemental grants to assist in making available the benefits of postsecondary education to qualified students who demonstrate financial need in accordance with the provisions of part F of this subchapter.

(b)

Authorization of appropriations

(1)

section 1070b–2(a) of this title For the purpose of enabling the Secretary to make payments to institutions of higher education which have made agreements with the Secretary in accordance with , for use by such institutions for payments to undergraduate students of supplemental grants awarded to them under this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years.

(2)

Sums appropriated pursuant to this subsection for any fiscal year shall be available for payments to institutions until the end of the second fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year for which such sums were appropriated.

Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 413A Pub. L. 99–498, title IV, § 401(a)Oct. 17, 1986100 Stat. 1328 Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, § 403(b)July 23, 1992106 Stat. 505 Pub. L. 105–244, title IV, § 406(a)Oct. 7, 1998112 Stat. 1664 Pub. L. 110–315, title IV, § 406(a)Aug. 14, 2008122 Stat. 3215(, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , .; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 413A Pub. L. 92–318, title I, § 131(b)(1)June 23, 197286 Stat. 251 Pub. L. 94–482, title I, § 122(a)Oct. 12, 197690 Stat. 2094 Pub. L. 96–49, § 5(a)(3)Aug. 13, 197993 Stat. 352 Pub. L. 96–374, title IV, § 403(a)Oct. 3, 198094 Stat. 1404 Pub. L. 99–498A prior section 1070b, , as added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , (b), title XIII, § 1391(a)(1), , , 1405, 1503, related to program of supplemental educational opportunity grants purpose, authorization of appropriations, and initial year payment provisions, prior to the general revision of this part by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 110–3152008—Subsec. (b)(1). substituted “such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years” for “$675,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for the 4 succeeding fiscal years”.

Pub. L. 105–2441998—Subsec. (b)(1). substituted “1999” for “1993”.

Pub. L. 102–3251992—Subsec. (b). amended subsec. (b) generally, substituting present provisions for provisions authorizing appropriation of $490,000,000 for fiscal year 1987 and such sums as necessary for 4 succeeding fiscal years.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

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