# § 1070c. Purpose; appropriations authorized
**(a)** **Purpose of subpart** It is the purpose of this subpart to make incentive grants available to States to assist States in—
**(1)** providing grants to—
**(A)** eligible students attending institutions of higher education or participating in programs of study abroad that are approved for credit by institutions of higher education at which such students are enrolled; and
**(B)** eligible students for campus-based community service work-study; and
**(2)** carrying out the activities described in section 1070c–3a of this title.
**(b)** **Authorization of appropriations; availability**
**(1)** **In general** There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the five succeeding fiscal years.
**(2)** **Reservation** section 1070c–3a of this title
For any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under paragraph (1) exceeds $30,000,000, the excess amount shall be available to carry out .
**(3)** **Availability** Sums appropriated pursuant to the authority of paragraph (1) for any fiscal year shall remain available for payments to States under this subpart until the end of the fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year for which such sums were appropriated.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 415A, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title IV, § 401(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1332; amended Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, § 404(a), July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 506; Pub. L. 105–244, title IV, § 407(b), (c)(1), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1666, 1667; Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(1) [title III, § 316(1)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–47; Pub. L. 110–315, title IV, § 407(a), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3215.)
## Editorial Notes
### Prior Provisions
A prior section 1070c, , as added § 131(b)(1), , ; amended , (c)(1), , ; , , ; , , ; , , , related to purpose and authorization of appropriations for grants to States for State student incentives, prior to the general revision of this part by .
### Amendments
2008—Subsec. (b)(1), (2). added pars. (1) and (2) and struck out former pars. (1) and (2) which related to appropriations and reservation of funding for for fiscal year 1999 and the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
2000—Subsec. (a)(2). , which directed amendment of section 415 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in section 415A(a)(2) by substituting “” for “”, was executed by making the substitution in subsec. (a)(2) of this section, which is section 415A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
1998—Subsec. (a). , amended heading and text of subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “It is the purpose of this subpart to make incentive grants available to States to assist States in providing grants to—
“(1) eligible students attending institutions of higher education or participating in programs of study abroad that are approved for credit by institutions of higher education at which such students are enrolled; and
“(2) eligible students for campus-based community service work-study.”
Subsec. (b)(1). , substituted “1999” for “1993”.
Subsec. (b)(2), (3). , (3), added par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (3).
1992— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows:
“(a) .—It is the purpose of this subpart to make incentive grants available to the States to assist them in providing grants to eligible students attending institutions of higher education and grants to eligible students for campus-based community service work learning study.
“(b) .—(1) There are authorized to be appropriated $85,000,000 for fiscal year 1987, and such sums as may be necessary for the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
“(2) Sums appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) for any fiscal year shall remain available for payments to States under this subpart until the end of the fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year for which such sums were appropriated.”
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by effective , except as otherwise provided in , see , set out as a note under .