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Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Chapter 37 — State Technical Services

§ 1360. Appropriations and payments

Statutory text

(a)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this chapter, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending ; $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending ; $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending ; $6,600,000 for the fiscal year ending ; $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending ; $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending .

(b)

Authorization of annual payments; maximum amounts

From these amounts, the Secretary is authorized to make an annual payment to each designated agency, participating institution, or person authorized to receive payments in support of each approved technical services program. Maximum amounts which may be paid to the States under this subsection shall be fixed in accordance with regulations which the Secretary shall promulgate and publish in the Federal Register from time to time, considering (1) population according to the last decennial census; (2) business, commercial, industrial and economic development and productive efficiency; and (3) technical resources.

(c)

Payments for programs of special merit or additional programs

The Secretary may reserve an amount equal to not more than 20 per centum of the total amount appropriated for each year under this section and is authorized to make payments from such amount to any designated agency or participating institution for technical services programs which he determines have special merit or to any qualified institution for additional programs which he determines are necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, under criteria and regulations that he shall promulgate and publish in the Federal Register.

(d)

Expenses of administration

An amount equal to not more than 5 per centum of the total amount appropriated each year under this section shall be available to the Secretary for the direct expenses of administering this chapter.

(e)

Limitations on payments

(1)

No amount paid for any technical services program under subsection (b) or (c) shall exceed the amount of non-Federal funds expended to carry out such program: Provided, That the Secretary may pay an amount not to exceed $25,000 a year for each of the first three fiscal years to each designated agency, other than a designated agency under section 1357 of this title, to assist in the preparation of the five-year plan and the initial annual technical services programs, without regard to any of the preceding requirements of this section.

(2)

No funds appropriated pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be paid to any designated agency, participating institution, or person on account of any such agency or institution, to carry out any technical services activity or program in any State if such activity or program duplicates any activity or program readily available in such State from Federal or State agencies, including publicly supported institutions of higher learning in such State.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. State Technical Services Act of 1965

    Pub. L. 89–182 § 10 · 79 Stat. 679

    Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 1360

    Pub. L. 89–182, § 10, Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 682

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 89–182, § 10, Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 682

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 10. authorization of appropriations and payments (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this Act, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966; $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967; $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968. (b) From these amounts, the Secretary is authorized to make an annual payment to each designated agency, participating institution, or person authorized to receive payments in support of each approved Publication in Federal Register. technical services program. Maximum amounts which may be paid to the States under this subsection shall be fixed in accordance with regulations which the Secretary shall promulgate and publish in the Federal Register from time to time, considering (1) population according to the last decennial census; (2) business, commercial, industrial and economic development and productive efficiency; and (3) technical resources. (c) The Secretary may reserve an amount equal to not more than 20 per centum of the total amount appropriated for each year under this section and is authorized to make payments from such amount to any designated agency or participating institution for technical services programs which he determines have special merit or to any qualified institution for additional programs which he determines are necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act, under criteria and regulations that he shall promulgate and publish in the Federal Register. (d) An amount equal to not more than 5 per centum of the total amount appropriated each year under this section shall he available to the Secretary for the direct expenses of administering this Act. (e) (1) No amount paid for any technical services program under Restrictions. subsection (b) or (c) shall exceed the amount of non-Federal funds expended to carry out such program: Provided, That the Secretary may pay an amount not to exceed $25,000 a year for each of the first three fiscal years to each designated agency, other than a designated agency under section 7, to assist in the preparation of the five-year plan and the initial annual technical services programs, without regard to any of the preceding requirements of this section. (2) No funds appropriated pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be paid to any designated agency, participating institution, or person on account of any such agency or institution, to carry out any technical services activity or program in any State if such activity or program duplicates any activity or program readily available in such State from Federal or State agencies, including publicly supported institutions of higher learning in such State.

  2. Pub. L. 90–422 · 82 Stat. 423

    Changed · 15 U.S.C. § 1360(a)

    Pub. L. 90–422 authorized appropriation of $6,600,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, $10,000,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and $10,000,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1971

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–422 authorized appropriation of $6,600,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, $10,000,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and $10,000,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1971.

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1968—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–422 authorized appropriation of $6,600,000 for fiscal year ending , $10,000,000 for fiscal year ending , and $10,000,000 for fiscal year ending .

Credits

1965–1968 · 2 acts
  1. 1965Pub. L. 89–182, § 10, , 79 Stat. 682
  2. 1968Pub. L. 90–422, , 82 Stat. 423.
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(Pub. L. 89–182, § 10, , 79 Stat. 682; Pub. L. 90–422, , 82 Stat. 423.)

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