42 USC § 10901 - Authority of Secretary to make grants

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title: "42 USC § 10901 - Authority of Secretary to make grants"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "10901"
section_name: "Authority of Secretary to make grants"
chapter_number: 115
chapter_name: "CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 99–425, title VI, § 602, Sept. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 976.)"
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# § 10901. Authority of Secretary to make grants

42 U.S.C. 1397

The Secretary is authorized to make a grant for any fiscal year to any State receiving a grant under title XX of the Social Security Act [ et seq.] for such fiscal year to enable such State to award scholarships to eligible individuals within the State who are candidates for the Child Development Associate credential.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–425, title VI, § 602, Sept. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 976.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Social Security Act, referred to in text, is , . Title XX of the Social Security Act is classified principally to subchapter XX (§ 1397 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see  and Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1986 Amendment note under .

### Short Title

> “This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Child Development Associate Scholarship Assistance Act of 1985’.”

, , , provided that: