Title 52 — Voting and Elections
Chapter 209 — Election Administration Improvement
§ 20904. Authorization of appropriations
Statutory text
In general
There are authorized to be appropriated for payments under this subchapter $650,000,000, of which—
50 percent shall be for payments under section 20901 of this title; and
50 percent shall be for payments under section 20902 of this title.
Continuing availability of funds after appropriation
Any payment made to a State under this subchapter shall be available to the State without fiscal year limitation (subject to subsection (c)(2)(B)).
Use of returned funds and funds remaining unexpended for requirements payments
In general
The amounts described in paragraph (2) shall be transferred to the Election Assistance Commission (established under subchapter II) and used by the Commission to make requirements payments under subpart 1 of part D of subchapter II.
Amounts described
The amounts referred to in this paragraph are as follows:
Any amounts paid to the Administrator by a State under section 20902(d)(1) of this title.
Any amounts appropriated for payments under this subchapter which remain unobligated as of .
Deposit of amounts in State election fund
When a State has established an election fund described in section 21004(b) of this title, the State shall ensure that any funds provided to the State under this subchapter are deposited and maintained in such fund.
Authorization of appropriations for Administrator
In addition to the amounts authorized under subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator such sums as may be necessary to administer the programs under this subchapter.
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.
Help America Vote Act of 2002
Pub. L. 107–252 title I § 104 · 116 Stat. 1666
Enacted · 52 U.S.C. § 20904
(Pub. L. 107–252, title I, § 104, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1672.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 107–252, title I, § 104, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1672.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) In General.— There are authorized to be appropriated for payments under this title $650,000,000, of which— (1) 50 percent shall be for payments under section 101; and (2) 50 percent shall be for payments under section 102. (b) Continuing Availability of Funds After Appropriation.— Any payment made to a State under this title shall be available to the State without fiscal year limitation (subject to subsection (c)(2)(B)). (c) Use of Returned Funds and Funds Remaining Unexpended for Requirements Payments.— (1) In general.— The amounts described in paragraph (2) shall be transferred to the Election Assistance Commission (established under title II) and used by the Commission to make requirements payments under part 1 of subtitle D of title II. (2) Amounts described.— The amounts referred to in this paragraph are as follows: (A) Any amounts paid to the Administrator by a State under section 102(d)(1). (B) Any amounts appropriated for payments under this title which remain unobligated as of September 1, 2003. (d) Deposit of Amounts in State Election Fund.— When a State has established an election fund described in section 254(b), the State shall ensure that any funds provided to the State under this title are deposited and maintained in such fund. (e) Authorization of Appropriations for Administrator.— In addition to the amounts authorized under subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator such sums as may be necessary to administer the programs under this title.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 15304 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.