# § 1983. Authorization of appropriations
**(a)** **In general** There is authorized to be appropriated to the Under Secretary $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2029 for carrying out sections 1952, 1954, and 1955 of this title, of which not more than 7 percent is authorized for each fiscal year for administrative costs.
**(b)** **Amounts authorized for Coast Guard** section 4902(1) of title 14section 1953 of this title
Of the amounts authorized for each fiscal year under , up to $2,000,000 is authorized for the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating for use by the Commandant of the Coast Guard to carry out , of which not more than 5 percent is authorized for each fiscal year for administrative costs.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–449, § 133, formerly § 9, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3339; Pub. L. 115–265, title I, § 105, Oct. 11, 2018, 132 Stat. 3744; Pub. L. 116–224, title I, § 101(2), Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1074; Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXIII, § 11328(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4098; Pub. L. 118–31, div. C, title XXXV, § 3514(i), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 811; Pub. L. 119–65, § 3(i), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1989; renumbered § 133 and amended Pub. L. 119–65, §§ 4(b)(1), 6(a), (d), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1989, 1990.)
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
Section was formerly classified to prior to renumbering by .
### Amendments
2025—Subsec. (a). , made technical amendment to references in original Act which appear in text as references to sections 1952, 1954, and 1955 of this title.
, substituted “Under Secretary” for “Administrator”.
, substituted “for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2029 for carrying out” for “for fiscal year 2023 for carrying out”.
2023—, amended directory language of . See 2022 Amendment notes below.
2022—Subsec. (a). , as amended by , substituted “fiscal year 2023” for “each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022”.
Subsec. (b). , as amended by , substituted “4902(1)” for “2702(1)”.
2020—Subsec. (a). substituted “$15,000,000” for “$10,000,000” and “7 percent” for “5 percent”.
2018— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year 2006 through 2010—
“(1) to the Administrator for carrying out sections 1952 and 1955 of this title, $10,000,000, of which no more than 10 percent may be for administrative costs; and
“(2) to the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, for the use of the Commandant of the Coast Guard in carrying out , $2,000,000, of which no more than 10 percent may be used for administrative costs.”