20 USC § 6691 - Supplement, not supplant

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s6691"
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title: "20 USC § 6691 - Supplement, not supplant"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "6691"
section_name: "Supplement, not supplant"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "PREPARING, TRAINING, AND RECRUITING HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, OR OTHER SCHOOL LEADERS"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "General Provisions"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2301, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title II, § 2002, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1953.)"
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# § 6691. Supplement, not supplant

Funds made available under this subchapter shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be used for activities authorized under this subchapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2301, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title II, § 2002, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1953.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 6691, , as added , , , authorized appropriations for subpart 1 of part C of former subchapter II of this chapter, prior to repeal by , title II, § 2002, , , 1913, effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs.

A prior  was classified to , prior to repeal by .

Another prior  was classified to , prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as an Effective Date of 2015 Amendment note under .