20 U.S.C. § 1003
Section 1003 · Additional definitions
Viewing 20 U.S.C. § 1003 as in effect on December 20, 1993. The text changed in 4 later editions (most recent December 10, 2015).
View current version →From the funds appropriated to carry out this part pursuant to section 1006 of this title, the Secretary shall reserve 65 percent of such funds to carry out programs operating during the regular school year and 35 percent of such funds to carry out programs operating during the summer.
(1) Amount
The Secretary shall make grants under this part in amounts which are not less than $250,000 and not more than $1,000,000.
(2) Permitted uses of funds
Grants under this part may be used by the partnership for programs that—
(A) use college students to tutor secondary school students and improve their basic academic skills or to involve secondary school students in community service-learning projects;
(B) are designed to improve the basic academic skills of secondary school students;
(C) are designed to increase the understanding of specific subjects of secondary school students;
(D) are designed to improve the opportunity to continue a program of education after graduation for secondary school students; and
(E) are designed to increase the prospects for employment after graduation of secondary school students.
In making grants under this part, the Secretary shall give a preference to—
(1) programs which will serve predominantly low-income communities;
(2) partnerships which will run programs during the regular school year and summer;
(3) programs which will serve educationally disadvantaged students; students with disabilities; potential dropouts; pregnant adolescents and teenage parents; children of migratory agricultural workers or of migratory fishermen; or students whose native language is other than English; and
(4) programs designed to encourage women and minorities who are underrepresented in the fields of science and mathematics to pursue these fields.
Each grant awarded under this part may be awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years.
The Secretary shall award grants under this part in a manner that achieves an equitable geographic distribution of such grants.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 1003, Pub. L. 89 329, title I, §103, as added Pub. L. 99 498, title I, §101, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1279, related to limitation on contract authority, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102 325.
Another prior section 1003, Pub. L. 89 329, title I, §103, as added Pub. L. 96 374, title I, §101(a), Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1375, related to duties of the Commission on National Development in Postsecondary Education, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 99 498.
Another prior section 1003, Pub. L. 89 329, title I, §103, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1219; Pub. L. 92 318, title I, §102(a)(2), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 237; Pub. L. 94 482, title I, §101(b)(2), (g)(2), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2084, 2086; Pub. L. 95 43, §1(a)(1), June 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 213; Pub. L. 96 96, §1, Oct. 31, 1979, 93 Stat. 729, provided for the allotment of funds to States, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 96 374.
Amendments
1993—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 103 208 realigned margins of subpars. (A) to (E).
Effective Date of 1993 Amendment
Section 5 of Pub. L. 103 208 provided that:
“(a) In general.—Except as otherwise provided therein or in subsection (b) of this section, the amendments made by section 2 of this Act [see Tables for classification] shall be effective as if such amendments were included in the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 (Public Law 102 325), except that section 492 of the Act [section 1098a of this title] shall not apply to the amendments made by this Act [see Tables for classification].
“(b) Exceptions.—
“(1) Effective on October 1, 1993.—The amendments made by the following subsections of section 2 of this Act shall be effective on and after October 1, 1993: (b)(29), (j)(28), (j)(36), and (j)(40) [amending sections 1070d 34, 1134e, 1134j, and 1134q of this title].
“(2) Effective on date of enactment.—The amendments made by the following subsections of section 2 of this Act shall be effective on and after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 1993]: (b)(2), (b)(7), (b)(28), (c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(13)(B), (c)(13)(C), (c)(18), (c)(30), (c)(62) [amending sections 1070a, 1070a 11, 1070d 33, 1075, 1077a, 1078, 1078 1, and 1085 of this title].
“(3) Effective 30 days after enactment.—The amendments made by the following subsections of section 2 of this Act shall be effective on and after 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 1993]: (c)(19), (c)(20), (c)(21), (c)(59) [amending sections 1078 and 1085 of this title].
“(4) Effective 60 days after enactment.—The amendments made by the following subsections of section 2 of this Act shall be effective on and after 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 1993]: (c)(31) and (c)(53) [amending sections 1078 1 and 1083 of this title].
“(5) Effective on April 1, 1994.—The amendments made by section 2(c)(43)(B) of this Act [amending section 1078 8 of this title] shall be effective on and after April 1, 1994.
“(6) Effective on July 1, 1994.—The amendments made by the following subsection[s] of section 2 of this Act shall be effective on and after July 1, 1994: (b)(25), (c)(2), (c)(13)(A), (c)(29) [amending sections 1070b 2, 1075, 1078, and 1078 1 of this title].
“(7) Cohort default data examinations.—The amendment made by section 2(c)(60)(A) [amending section 1085 of this title] shall be effective on and after October 1, 1994.
“(8) Cohort default rate determinations.—The amendments made to subsection[s] (a)(3) and (m)(1)(B) of section 435 of this [the] Act [section 1085(a)(3) and (m)(1)(B) of this title] shall apply with respect to the determination (and appeals from determinations) of cohort default rates for fiscal year 1989 and any succeeding fiscal year.”