42 USC § 12655a - Limitation on purchase of capital equipment

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title: "42 USC § 12655a - Limitation on purchase of capital equipment"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "12655a"
section_name: "Limitation on purchase of capital equipment"
chapter_number: 129
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 199B, formerly § 122, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3140; Pub. L. 102–10, § 5(2), Mar. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 30; renumbered § 199B and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 101(a), (e)(3), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 788, 815.)"
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# § 12655a. Limitation on purchase of capital equipment

Not to exceed 10 percent of the amount of assistance made available to a program agency under this division shall be used for the purchase of major capital equipment.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 199B, formerly § 122, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3140; Pub. L. 102–10, § 5(2), Mar. 12, 1991, 105 Stat. 30; renumbered § 199B and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 101(a), (e)(3), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 788, 815.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to renumbering by .

### Amendments

1993—, amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to limitation on purchase of capital equipment for provisions relating to allocation of funds.

1991—Subsec. (e).  inserted “service” after “youth”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under , Conservation.