20 USC § 7231j - Authorization of appropriations; reservation

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title: "20 USC § 7231j - Authorization of appropriations; reservation"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "7231j"
section_name: "Authorization of appropriations; reservation"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "Magnet Schools Assistance"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4409, formerly title V, § 5311, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1810; renumbered title IV, § 4409, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, §§ 4001(b)(3)(A), (B), (D)(iii), 4401(6), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1967, 2015.)"
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# § 7231j. Authorization of appropriations; reservation

**(a)** **Authorization** There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part the following amounts:

**(1)** $94,000,000 for fiscal year 2017.

**(2)** $96,820,000 for fiscal year 2018.

**(3)** $102,387,150 for fiscal year 2019.

**(4)** $108,530,379 for fiscal year 2020.

**(b)** **Reservation for technical assistance** The Secretary may reserve not more than 1 percent of the funds appropriated under subsection (a) for any fiscal year to provide technical assistance and share best practices with respect to magnet school programs assisted under this part.

**(c)** **Availability of funds for grants to agencies not previously assisted** In any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) exceeds $75,000,000, the Secretary shall give priority in using such amounts in excess of $75,000,000 to awarding grants to local educational agencies or consortia of such agencies that did not receive a grant under this part in the preceding fiscal year.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, § 4409, formerly title V, § 5311, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, § 501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1810; renumbered title IV, § 4409, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, §§ 4001(b)(3)(A), (B), (D)(iii), 4401(6), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1967, 2015.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was classified to , prior to the general amendment of  by .

Prior sections 7232 to 7238 were omitted in the general amendment of former subchapter V of this chapter by .

Section 7232, , as added , , , set forth purposes of part B of former subchapter V of this chapter relating to gender equity.

Section 7233, , as added , , ; amended , , , authorized gender equity programs.

Section 7234, , as added , , , related to applications.

Section 7235, , as added , , , set forth criteria and priorities for awards.

Section 7236, , as added , , , related to submission of report.

Section 7237, , as added , , , related to administration.

Section 7238, , as added , , , authorized appropriations.

### Amendments

2015—Subsec. (a). , added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are authorized to be appropriated $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.”

Subsecs. (b), (c). , (C), added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as a note under .