20 U.S.C. § 3987
Section 3987 · Approval of applications
Amended 3 times on record
(1) The Secretary shall establish criteria for approval of applications under this part.
(2) No application may be approved by the Secretary unless the State educational agency or the State agency for higher education, as the case may be, determines that the application is consistent with State plans for elementary and secondary education or State plans for higher education, as the case may be, in the State.
The Secretary shall adopt approval procedures designed to assure that there is equitable distribution of grants among the States.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1988—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100 418 substituted “part” for “subchapter”.
1985—Pub. L. 99 159 substituted “Secretary” for “Foundation” in pars. (1) and (2) of subsec. (a) and in subsec. (b).