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Title 20 — Education

Part A · Chapter 52 — Education for Economic Security

§ 3987. Approval of applications

Statutory text

(a)

Criteria; consistency of applications with State plans

(1)

The Secretary shall establish criteria for approval of applications under this part.

(2)

No application may be approved by the Secretary unless the State educational agency or the State agency for higher education, as the case may be, determines that the application is consistent with State plans for elementary and secondary education or State plans for higher education, as the case may be, in the State.

(b)

Procedures for equitable distribution of grants among States

The Secretary shall adopt approval procedures designed to assure that there is equitable distribution of grants among the States.

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. Education for Economic Security Act

    Pub. L. 98–377 title III § 308 · 98 Stat. 1267

    Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 3987

    Pub. L. 98–377, title III, § 308, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1286

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 98–377, title III, § 308, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1286

  2. National Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Authorization Act of 1986

    Pub. L. 99–159 title II § 231 · 99 Stat. 887

    Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 3987

    Pub. L. 99–159 substituted “Secretary” for “Foundation” in pars. (1) and (2) of subsec. (a) and in subsec. (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 99–159 substituted “Secretary” for “Foundation” in pars. (1) and (2) of subsec. (a) and in subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 231. administrative amendment Title III of the Act is amended by striking out “Foundation” wherever it appears (other than in section 303(3)) in such title and inserting in lieu thereof “Secretary”.

  3. Education and Training for a Competitive America Act of 1988

    Pub. L. 100–418 title VI § 6031(b)(2) · 102 Stat. 1107

    Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 3987(a)(1)

    Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “part” for “subchapter”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “part” for “subchapter”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) References.— Part A of such title (as redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended by striking out “title” each place 20 USC 3981 et seq. such term appears and inserting in lieu thereof “part”.

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments1985–1988 · 2 rounds

1988

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “part” for “subchapter”.

1985

Pub. L. 99–159 substituted “Secretary” for “Foundation” in pars. (1) and (2) of subsec. (a) and in subsec. (b).

Credits

1984–1988 · 3 acts
  1. 1984Pub. L. 98–377, title III, § 308, , 98 Stat. 1286
  2. 1985Pub. L. 99–159, title II, § 231, , 99 Stat. 900
  3. 1988Pub. L. 100–418, title VI, § 6031(b)(2), , 102 Stat. 1483.
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(Pub. L. 98–377, title III, § 308, , 98 Stat. 1286; Pub. L. 99–159, title II, § 231, , 99 Stat. 900; Pub. L. 100–418, title VI, § 6031(b)(2), , 102 Stat. 1483.)

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