20 USC § 1102b - Authorized activities

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s1102b"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 1102b - Authorized activities"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "1102b"
section_name: "Authorized activities"
chapter_number: 28
chapter_name: "HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–329, title V, § 513, as added Pub. L. 110–315, title V, § 502(a)(3), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3332.)"
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# § 1102b. Authorized activities

Grants awarded under this part shall be used for one or more of the following activities:

**(1)** Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes.

**(2)** Construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement of classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and other instructional facilities, including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services.

**(3)** Purchase of library books, periodicals, technical and other scientific journals, microfilm, microfiche, and other educational materials, including telecommunications program materials.

**(4)** Support for low-income postbaccalaureate students including outreach, academic support services, mentoring, scholarships, fellowships, and other financial assistance to permit the enrollment of such students in postbaccalaureate certificate and postbaccalaureate degree granting programs.

**(5)** Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, faculty research, curriculum development, and academic instruction.

**(6)** Creating or improving facilities for Internet or other distance education technologies, including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services.

**(7)** Collaboration with other institutions of higher education to expand postbaccalaureate certificate and postbaccalaureate degree offerings.

**(8)** Other activities proposed in the application submitted pursuant to section 1102c of this title that—

**(A)** contribute to carrying out the purposes of this part; and

**(B)** are approved by the Secretary as part of the review and acceptance of such application.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–329, title V, § 513, as added Pub. L. 110–315, title V, § 502(a)(3), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3332.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

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