Title 20 — Education
Part A · Chapter 28 — Higher Education Resources and Student Assistance
§ 1059. Duration of grant
Statutory text
Award period
The Secretary may award a grant to an eligible institution under this part for 5 years.
Limitations
In awarding grants under this part the Secretary shall give priority to applicants who are not already receiving a grant under this part, except that for the purpose of this subsection a grant under subsection (c) and a grant under section 1068c(a)(1) of this title shall not be considered a grant under this part.
Planning grants
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary may award a grant to an eligible institution under this part for a period of one year for the purpose of preparation of plans and applications for a grant under this part.
Wait-out-period
Each eligible institution that received a grant under this part for a 5-year period shall not be eligible to receive an additional grant under this part until 2 years after the date on which the 5-year grant period terminates.
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.
Higher Education Act of 1965
Pub. L. 89–329 title III § 313 · 79 Stat. 1219
Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 1059
Pub. L. 89–329, title III, § 313, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title III, § 301(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1294
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 89–329, title III, § 313, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title III, § 301(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1294Higher Education Amendments of 1992
Pub. L. 102–325 title III § 302(c) · 106 Stat. 448
Amended · 20 U.S.C. § 1059(a); 20 U.S.C. § 1059(b)
Pub. L. 102–325 amended subsecs. (a) and (b) generally
Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 1059(a); 20 U.S.C. § 1059(b)
Pub. L. 102–325 substituting present provisions for provisions which related: in subsec. (a), to the awarding of grants for not to exceed 3, 4, or 5 years; and in subsec. (b), to waiting periods for awarding of subsequent grants
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 102–325 amended subsecs. (a) and (b) generally, substituting present provisions for provisions which related: in subsec. (a), to the awarding of grants for not to exceed 3, 4, or 5 years; and in subsec. (b), to waiting periods for awarding of subsequent grants.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(c) Award Limitations.— Subsections (a) and (b) of section 313 of the Act (20 U.S.C. 1059 (a) and (b)) are amended to read as follows: “(a) Award Period.— The Secretary may award a grant to an eligible institution under this part for 5 years. “(b) Limitations.— In awarding grants under this part the Secretary shall give priority to applicants who are not already receiving a grant under this part. .Higher Education Technical Amendments of 1993
Pub. L. 103–208 § 2(a)(6) · 107 Stat. 2457
Inserted · 20 U.S.C. § 1059(b)
Pub. L. 103–208 inserted before period at end “, except that for the purpose of this subsection a grant under section 1069(a)(1) of this title shall not be considered a grant under this part”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–208 inserted before period at end “, except that for the purpose of this subsection a grant under section 1069(a)(1) of this title shall not be considered a grant under this part”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(6) in section 313(b), by inserting “, except that for the 20 USC 1059. purpose of this subsection a grant under section 354(a)(1) shall not be considered a grant under this part” before the period.Higher Education Amendments of 1998
Pub. L. 105–244 § 303(c)(1) · 112 Stat. 1581
Inserted · 20 U.S.C. § 1059(b)
Pub. L. 105–244, § 303(c)(1), inserted “subsection (c) and a grant under” after “this subsection a grant under”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–244, § 303(c)(1), inserted “subsection (c) and a grant under” after “this subsection a grant under”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting “subsection (c) and a grant under” before “section 394(a)(1)”; andEffective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.Higher Education Amendments of 1998
Pub. L. 105–244 § 301(c)(3) · 112 Stat. 1581
Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 1059(b)
Pub. L. 105–244, § 301(c)(3), substituted “section 1068c(a)(1)” for “section 1069(a)(1)”
Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 105–244, § 301(c)(3), substituted “section 1068c(a)(1)” for “section 1069(a)(1)”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(3) in section 313(b) (20 U.S.C. 1059(b)), by striking “354(a)(1)” and inserting “394(a)(1)”;Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.Higher Education Amendments of 1998
Pub. L. 105–244 § 303(c)(2) · 112 Stat. 1581
Added · 20 U.S.C. § 1059(d)
Pub. L. 105–244, § 303(c)(2), added subsec. (d)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105–244, § 303(c)(2), added subsec. (d).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) by adding at the end the following: “(d) Wait-Out-Period.— Each eligible institution that received a grant under this part for a 5-year period shall not be eligible to receive an additional grant under this part until 2 years after the date on which the 5-year grant period terminates.”.Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.
6 of 7 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1059, Pub. L. 89–329, title III, § 313, as added Pub. L. 96–374, title III, § 301, , 94 Stat. 1392, provided for duration of grants under this part, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 99–498.
Amendments1992–1998 · 3 rounds
1998
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–244, § 303(c)(1), inserted “subsection (c) and a grant under” after “this subsection a grant under”.
Pub. L. 105–244, § 301(c)(3), substituted “section 1068c(a)(1)” for “section 1069(a)(1)”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105–244, § 303(c)(2), added subsec. (d).
1993
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–208 inserted before period at end “, except that for the purpose of this subsection a grant under section 1069(a)(1) of this title shall not be considered a grant under this part”.
1992
Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 102–325 amended subsecs. (a) and (b) generally, substituting present provisions for provisions which related: in subsec. (a), to the awarding of grants for not to exceed 3, 4, or 5 years; and in subsec. (b), to waiting periods for awarding of subsequent grants.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective , except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.
Effective Date of 1993 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–208 effective as if included in the Higher Education Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. 102–325, except as otherwise provided, see section 5(a) of Pub. L. 103–208, set out as a note under section 1051 of this title.
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102–325 effective , see section 2 of Pub. L. 102–325, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.
Credits
1986–1998 · 4 acts
- 1986Pub. L. 89–329, title III, § 313, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title III, § 301(a), , 100 Stat. 1294
- 1992amended Pub. L. 102–325, title III, § 302(c), , 106 Stat. 472
- 1993Pub. L. 103–208, § 2(a)(6), , 107 Stat. 2457
- 1998Pub. L. 105–244, title III, §§ 301(c)(3), 303(c), , 112 Stat. 1637, 1639.
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(Pub. L. 89–329, title III, § 313, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title III, § 301(a), , 100 Stat. 1294; amended Pub. L. 102–325, title III, § 302(c), , 106 Stat. 472; Pub. L. 103–208, § 2(a)(6), , 107 Stat. 2457; Pub. L. 105–244, title III, §§ 301(c)(3), 303(c), , 112 Stat. 1637, 1639.)