20 USC § 3983 - Program authorized

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title: "20 USC § 3983 - Program authorized"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "3983"
section_name: "Program authorized"
chapter_number: 52
chapter_name: "EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "PARTNERSHIPS IN EDUCATION FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Higher Education Partnerships"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–377, title III, § 304, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1284; Pub. L. 99–159, title II, §§ 231, 233, Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 900, 901; Pub. L. 100–297, title II, § 2301, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 319; Pub. L. 100–418, title VI, § 6031(b)(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1483.)"
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# § 3983. Program authorized

**(a)** **Authority of Secretary** section 3984 of this title

The Secretary is authorized, in accordance with the provisions of this part, to make grants to applicants to pay the Federal share of the costs of the activities described in .

**(b)** **Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1986 and 1987. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this part $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1989 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–377, title III, § 304, Aug. 11, 1984, 98 Stat. 1284; Pub. L. 99–159, title II, §§ 231, 233, Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 900, 901; Pub. L. 100–297, title II, § 2301, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 319; Pub. L. 100–418, title VI, § 6031(b)(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1483.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1988— substituted “part” for “subchapter” wherever appearing.

Subsec. (b).  substituted “1986 and 1987” for “1986, 1987, and 1988, to carry out the provisions of this subchapter” and inserted provision authorizing appropriations to carry out provisions of this part of $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1989 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993.

1985—Subsec. (a). , substituted “Secretary” for “Foundation”.

Subsec. (b). , amended subsec. (b) generally, substituting authorizations of $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1986, 1987, and 1988, for authorizations of $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1984 and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1985.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

For effective date and applicability of amendment by , see , set out as a note under .