20 USC § 3993 - Amendment to State application

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s3993"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 3993 - Amendment to State application"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "3993"
section_name: "Amendment to State application"
chapter_number: 52
chapter_name: "EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "PARTNERSHIPS IN EDUCATION FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Elementary and Secondary Education Partnerships"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–377, title III, § 323, as added Pub. L. 100–418, title VI, § 6031(a)(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1480.)"
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# § 3993. Amendment to State application

**(a)** **Application** A State shall be eligible to receive a grant under this part if—

**1** the State submits to the Secretary as part of its application under section 209 [^1] such information and assurances as the Secretary may require at such time as the Secretary shall establish; and

See References in Text note below.

**(2)** the Secretary approves such application.

**(b)** **Application requirements** The Secretary shall require each application to include—

**(1)** a description of the State’s procedures relating to the use of funds from grants received under this part, including the approval process for local applications;

**(2)** an assurance that not more than 1 percent of the amount received shall be used for administrative expenses; and

**(3)** an assurance that the State will, to the extent possible, assist local school districts in economically depressed areas to obtain matching funds from business concerns.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–377, title III, § 323, as added Pub. L. 100–418, title VI, § 6031(a)(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1480.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 209, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is , title II, , , which was classified to  prior to repeal by , , .