15 USC § 6002 - Purposes for grants

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s6002"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 6002 - Purposes for grants"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "6002"
section_name: "Purposes for grants"
chapter_number: 86
chapter_name: "CHILDREN’S BICYCLE HELMET SAFETY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–267, title II, § 203, June 16, 1994, 108 Stat. 727.)"
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# § 6002. Purposes for grants

A grant made under section 6001 of this title may be used by a grantee to—

**(1)** enforce a law that requires individuals under the age of 16 to wear approved bicycle helmets on their heads while riding on bicycles;

**(2)** provide assistance, to individuals under the age of 16 who may not be able to afford approved bicycle helmets, to enable such individuals to acquire such helmets;

**(3)** develop and administer a program to educate individuals under the age of 16 and their families on the importance of wearing such helmets in order to improve bicycle safety; or

**(4)** carry out any combination of the activities described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).

The Administrator shall review grant applications for compliance with this section prior to awarding grants.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–267, title II, § 203, June 16, 1994, 108 Stat. 727.)