US Code

Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

20 U.S.C. § 2502

Funding requirements

(a)

Authorization of appropriations

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1 See References in Text note below.
There are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of this subchapter $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1978. The provisions of section 1226a  of this title shall not apply to the authorization made by this subsection.

(b)

Availability of amounts appropriated; allotments to States, etc.

(1)
section 2505 of this title From the sums appropriated under this subchapter, the Secretary of Education shall reserve an amount not to exceed $2,000,000, for the purpose of carrying out .
(2)
From the remainder of the sums appropriated under this subchapter, the Secretary of Education shall reserve such amount, not to exceed 1 per centum thereof, as he may determine necessary and shall allot such amount among the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, according to their relative need for assistance under this subchapter.
(3)
(A)
section 2501 of this title Of the remainder of the sums appropriated, the Secretary of Education shall allot to each State $100,000, and of the remainder of the sums appropriated the Secretary of Education shall allot to each State an amount which bears the same ratio to such sums for such year as the population of the State bears to the population of all States, for purposes of carrying out .
(B)
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “State” means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(c)

Federal share

The Federal share of funds allotted to States under this subchapter shall not exceed 80 per centum of the total cost of the planning undertaken pursuant to this subchapter.

Pub. L. 94–482, title III, § 33290 Stat. 2222 Pub. L. 95–207, § 1691 Stat. 1474 Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(1)93 Stat. 677 (, , ; , , ; , title V, § 507, , , 692.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 1226a of this titlePub. L. 103–382, title II, § 212(b)(1)108 Stat. 3913 section 1226a of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original a reference to section 414 of the General Education Provisions Act. Section 414 of that Act was renumbered as section 422 by , , , and is classified to .

Amendments

Pub. L. 95–207, § 16(1)1977—Subsec. (b)(2). , substituted “1 per centum” for “3 per centum” and struck out “the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,” after “shall allot such amount among”.

Pub. L. 95–207, § 16(2)Subsec. (b)(3)(B). , substituted “, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico” for “and the District of Columbia”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 532 of Pub. L. 94–482section 1001 of this titleSection effective 30 days after , except either as specifically otherwise provided or, if not so specifically otherwise provided, effective , where section provides for authorization of appropriations, see , set out as an Effective Date of 1976 Amendment note under .

Repeals

Pub. L. 95–207, § 1691 Stat. 1474 Pub. L. 97–35, title V, § 587(a)(4)95 Stat. 480 The directory language of, but not the amendment made by, , , , cited as a credit to this section, was repealed by , , , effective .

Transfer of Functions

Pub. L. 96–88“Secretary of Education” substituted for “Commissioner of Education” and “Commissioner” in subsecs. (b)(1), (2), and (3)(A) pursuant to sections 301(a)(1) and 507 of , which are classified to sections 3441(a)(1) and 3507 of this title and which transferred functions of Commissioner of Education to Secretary of Education.

Executive Documents

Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

section 1681 of Title 48For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note set out preceding , Territories and Insular Possessions.