20 U.S.C. § 3611
Authorization of appropriations
United States · Title 20 — EDUCATION · Status: effective
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There are authorized to be appropriated—
Programs under this chapter shall be considered automatically eligible for the one-year contingent extension under section 1226a 11 See References in Text note below. of this title.
If funds appropriated to carry out this chapter are insufficient to pay the total amount required to make all the grants and loans authorized under this chapter, the Secretary shall establish criteria to be used in determining which applicants for grants or loans under this chapter have the greatest financial need for receiving funds under this chapter and shall make determinations regarding the approval of applications for such grants or loans in accordance with such criteria.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the authority of the Secretary to enter into agreements, or to make payments, under this chapter shall be effective for any fiscal year only to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Asbestos School Hazard Detection and Control Act of 1980House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally