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Title 20 — Education

Part A · Chapter 28 — Higher Education Resources and Student Assistance

§ 1059. Duration of grant

Statutory text

(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, 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.

(c)

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.

(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.

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. 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. 1294

  2. Higher Education Amendments of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–325 title III § 302(c) · 106 Stat. 448

    1. Amended · 20 U.S.C. § 1059(a); 20 U.S.C. § 1059(b)

      Pub. L. 102–325 amended subsecs. (a) and (b) generally

    2. 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. .

  3. 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.

  4. 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)”; and

    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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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
  1. 1986Pub. L. 89–329, title III, § 313, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title III, § 301(a), , 100 Stat. 1294
  2. 1992amended Pub. L. 102–325, title III, § 302(c), , 106 Stat. 472
  3. 1993Pub. L. 103–208, § 2(a)(6), , 107 Stat. 2457
  4. 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.)

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