Title 20 — Education
Part A · Chapter 52 — Education for Economic Security
§ 3987. Approval of applications
Statutory text
Criteria; consistency of applications with State plans
The Secretary shall establish criteria for approval of applications under this part.
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.
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.
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. 1286National 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”.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
- 1984Pub. L. 98–377, title III, § 308, , 98 Stat. 1286
- 1985Pub. L. 99–159, title II, § 231, , 99 Stat. 900
- 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.)