20 U.S.C. § 1069b
Section 1069b · Assistance to institutions under other programs
Amended 3 times on record
Each institution which the Secretary determines to be an institution eligible under part A of this subchapter or an institution eligible under part B of this subchapter may be eligible for waivers in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.
(1) Subject to, and in accordance with, regulations promulgated for the purpose of this section, in the case of any application by an institution referred to in subsection (a) of this section for assistance under any programs specified in paragraph (2), the Secretary is authorized, if such application is otherwise approvable, to waive any requirement for a non-Federal share of the cost of the program or project, or, to the extent not inconsistent with other law, to give, or require to be given, priority consideration of the application in relation to applications from other institutions.
(2) The provisions of this section shall apply to any program authorized by subchapter IV, VII, or VIII of this chapter or part C of subchapter I of chapter 34 of title 42.
The Secretary shall not waive, under subsection (b) of this section, the non-Federal share requirement for any program for applications which, if approved, would require the expenditure of more than 10 percent of the appropriations for the program for any fiscal year.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1069b, Pub. L. 89–329, title III, §346, as added Pub. L. 96–374, title III, §301, Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1400, limited activities for which funds appropriated to carry out this subchapter could be expended, prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 99–498. See section 1069c of this title.
Amendments
1996—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 104–208 struck out “II,” after “authorized by subchapter”.
1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–325 substituted “may be eligible” for “shall be eligible”.
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102–325 effective Oct. 1, 1992, see section 2 of Pub. L. 102–325, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.