Public Law 119-102 (07/12/2026)

20 U.S.C. § 1070d–34

Allocation among States

Section text and notes

(a)

Allocation formula

section 1070d–41 of this titlesection 1070d–35 of this titleFrom the sums appropriated pursuant to the authority of for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate to each State that has an agreement under an amount equal to $1,500 multiplied by the number of scholarships determined by the Secretary to be available to such State in accordance with subsection (b).

(b)

Number of scholarships available

The number of scholarships to be made available in a State for any fiscal year shall bear the same ratio to the number of scholarships made available to all States as the State’s population ages 5 through 17 bears to the population ages 5 through 17 in all the States, except that not less than 10 scholarships shall be made available to any State.

(c)

Use of census data

For the purpose of this section, the population ages 5 through 17 in a State and in all the States shall be determined by the most recently available data, satisfactory to the Secretary, from the Bureau of the Census.

(d)

Consolidation by Insular Areas prohibited

section 1469a of title 48Notwithstanding , funds allocated under this part to an Insular Area described in that section shall be deemed to be direct payments to classes of individuals, and the Insular Area may not consolidate such funds with other funds received by the Insular Area from any department or agency of the United States Government.

(e)

FAS eligibility

(1)

Fiscal years 2000 through 2004

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart, in the case of students from the Freely Associated States who may be selected to receive a scholarship under this subpart for the first time for any of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004—
(A)
there shall be 10 scholarships in the aggregate awarded to such students for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004; and
(B)
the Pacific Regional Educational Laboratory shall administer the program under this subpart in the case of scholarships for students in the Freely Associated States.
(2)

Termination of eligibility

A student from the Freely Associated States shall not be eligible to receive a scholarship under this subpart after .

Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 419DPub. L. 99–498, title IV, § 401(a)100 Stat. 1344 Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, § 406(c)106 Stat. 509 Pub. L. 103–208, § 2(b)(29)107 Stat. 2460 Pub. L. 105–244, title IV, § 409(a)112 Stat. 1668 Pub. L. 111–39, title IV, § 401(a)(8)123 Stat. 1939 (, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 419DPub. L. 98–558, title VIII, § 801(a)98 Stat. 2901 Pub. L. 99–498A prior section 1070d–34, , as added , , , related to allocation among States of amounts for Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program, prior to the general revision of this part by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 111–39section 1469a of title 482009—Subsec. (d). made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to .

Pub. L. 105–2441998—Subsec. (e). added subsec. (e).

Pub. L. 103–2081993—Subsec. (d). added subsec. (d).

Pub. L. 102–325section 1070d–41 of this titlesection 1070d–35 of this title1992— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “From the sums appropriated pursuant to for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate to each State having an agreement under —

section 1070d–37(b) of this title“(1) $1,500 multiplied by the number of individuals in the State eligible for scholarships pursuant to , plus

“(2) $10,000, plus 5 percent of the amount to which a State is eligible under paragraph (1) of this section.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2009 Amendment

Pub. L. 111–39Pub. L. 110–315section 3 of Pub. L. 111–39section 1001 of this titleAmendment by effective as if enacted on the date of enactment of (), see , set out as a note under .

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 1993 Amendment

Pub. L. 103–208section 5(b)(1) of Pub. L. 103–208section 1051 of this titleAmendment by effective on and after , see , set out as a note under .