20 U.S.C. § 5609 — Authorization of appropriations

Page 1288 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 5609 1 So in original. The word ‘‘to’’ probably should not appear. at rates not to exceed the rate specified at the time of such service for level IV of the Execu- tive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5; (3) prescribe such regulations as the Founda- tion considers necessary governing the man- ner in which its functions shall be carried out; (4) accept, hold, solicit, administer, and uti- lize donations, grants, and gifts, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facili- tating the work of the Foundation; (5) accept and utilize the services of vol- untary and noncompensated personnel and re- imburse such personnel for travel expenses, in- cluding per diem, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5; (6) enter into contracts, grants, or other ar- rangements or modifications thereof, to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and such contracts or modifications thereof may, with the concurrence of two-thirds of the members of the Board of Trustees, be entered into with- out performance or other bonds, and without regard to section 6101 of title 41; (7) to 1 rent office space in the District of Co- lumbia and Tucson, Arizona, or their environs; and (8) make other necessary expenditures. (b) The Institute The authorities set forth above shall apply to the National Center established pursuant to sec- tion 5607a of this title and to the activities of the Foundation under section 5604(7) of this title. (Pub. L. 102–259, § 12, formerly § 10, Mar. 19, 1992, 106 Stat. 83; renumbered § 12, Pub. L. 105–156, § 6(a), Feb. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 9; amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(h) [title V, § 517(b)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–480, 2681–512; Pub. L. 106–568, title VIII, § 817(b), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2918; Pub. L. 111–90, § 10, Nov. 3, 2009, 123 Stat. 2978; Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title III, § 308, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3190.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION In subsec. (a)(6), ‘‘section 6101 of title 41’’ substituted for ‘‘section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)’’ on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Con- tracts. AMENDMENTS 2019—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 116–94, § 308(1)(A), sub- stituted ‘‘accept, hold, solicit, administer, and utilize donations, grants, and gifts’’ for ‘‘accept, hold, admin- ister, and utilize gifts’’. Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 116–94, § 308(1)(B), substituted ‘‘in the District of Columbia and Tucson, Arizona, or their environs’’ for ‘‘in the District of Columbia or its environs’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–94, § 308(2), substituted ‘‘apply to the National Center’’ for ‘‘, with the exception of paragraph (4), apply to the Institute’’. 2009—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–90, § 10(1), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: ‘‘appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, except that in no case shall employees other than the Executive Director be compensated at a rate to exceed the maximum rate for employees in grade GS–15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5;’’. Subsec. (a)(7), (8). Pub. L. 111–90, § 10(2)–(4), added par. (7) and redesignated former par. (7) as (8). 2000—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–568 inserted before pe- riod at end ‘‘and to the activities of the Foundation under section 5604(7) of this title’’. 1998—Pub. L. 105–277 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b). § 5609. Authorization of appropriations (a) Trust Fund There is authorized to be appropriated to the Trust Fund $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2029 to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (b) Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund There is authorized to be appropriated to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund estab- lished by section 5607a of this title $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2029, of which— (1) $3,000,000 shall be used to pay operations costs (including not more than $1,000 for offi- cial reception and representation expenses); and (2) $1,000,000 shall be used for grants or other appropriate arrangements to pay the costs of services provided in a neutral manner relating to, and to support the participation of non- Federal entities (such as State and local gov- ernments, tribal governments, nongovern- mental organizations, and individuals) in, en- vironmental conflict resolution proceedings involving Federal agencies. (c) Training of professionals in health care and public policy There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 5604(7) of this title $12,300,000 for the 5-fiscal year period beginning with fiscal year 2025. (Pub. L. 102–259, § 13, formerly § 11, Mar. 19, 1992, 106 Stat. 84; renumbered § 13 and amended Pub. L. 105–156, §§ 6(a), 8, Feb. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 9, 12; Pub. L. 106–568, title VIII, § 817(c), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2918; Pub. L. 108–160, § 2, Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2013; Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title III, § 309, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3191; Pub. L. 118–47, div. G, title II, § 203, Mar. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 858.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2024—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–47, § 203(1), substituted ‘‘2029’’ for ‘‘2023’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 118–47, § 203(2), substituted ‘‘2029’’ for ‘‘2023’’ in introductory provisions. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 118–47, § 203(3), substituted ‘‘5-fis- cal year period beginning with fiscal year 2025.’’ for ‘‘5- fiscal year period beginning with the fiscal year in which this subsection is enacted.’’ 2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–94, § 309(1), substituted ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023’’ for ‘‘$40,000,000’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–94, § 309(2), substituted ‘‘fiscal years 2020 through 2023’’ for ‘‘fiscal years 2004 through 2008’’. 2003—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–160 added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Envi- ronmental Dispute Resolution Fund established under section 5607a of this title— Page 1289 TITLE 20—EDUCATION §§ 5701 to 5709 ‘‘(1) $4,250,000 for fiscal year 1998, of which— ‘‘(A) $3,000,000 shall be for capitalization; and ‘‘(B) $1,250,000 shall be for operation costs; and ‘‘(2) $1,250,000 for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2002 for operation costs.’’ 2000—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106–568 added subsec. (c). 1998—Pub. L. 105–156, § 8, designated existing provi- sions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted ‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Trust Fund’’ for ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund’’, and added subsec. (b). CHAPTER 67—CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION §§ 5701 to 5709. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–31, div. E, title VI, § 631(a), May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 376 Section 5701, Pub. L. 102–281, title IV, § 422, May 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 142, stated purpose of Christopher Colum- bus Fellowship Program. Section 5702, Pub. L. 102–281, title IV, § 423, May 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 142, related to establishment, purposes, and Board of Trustees for the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation. Section 5703, Pub. L. 102–281, title IV, § 424, May 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 143, related to fellowship recipients. Section 5704, Pub. L. 102–281, title IV, § 425, May 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 143, related to stipends. Section 5705, Pub. L. 102–281, title IV, § 426, May 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 143; Pub. L. 111–8, div. D, title VI, § 623(1), Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 678, related to Christopher Co- lumbus Fellowship Fund. Section 5706, Pub. L. 102–281, title IV, § 427, May 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 144, related to audits of the activities of the Foundation. Section 5707, Pub. L. 102–281, title IV, § 428, May 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 144, related to Executive Secretary of Foundation. Section 5708, Pub. L. 102–281, title IV, § 429, May 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 144, set forth administrative provisions. Section 5709, Pub. L. 102–281, title IV, § 430, as added Pub. L. 111–8, div. D, title VI, § 623(2), Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 678, authorized appropriations. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Pub. L. 115–31, div. E, title VI, § 631, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 376, provided that: ‘‘(a) Effective one year after the date of the enact- ment of this Act [May 5, 2017], subtitle B [§§ 421–430] of title IV of Public Law 102–281 [enacting this chapter] is repealed. ‘‘(b) On the day before the date of the repeal under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer the amounts in the fund described in section 408(a) of subtitle A of title IV of such Public Law [listed in a table of Commemorative Coins under section 5112 of Title 31, Money and Finance] into the general fund of the Treasury.’’ SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 102–281, title IV, § 400, May 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 139, provided that: ‘‘This title [enacting this chapter and provisions set out as a note under section 5112 of Title 31, Money and Finance] may be cited as the ‘Frank Annunzio Act’.’’ Pub. L. 102–281, title IV, § 421, May 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 142, which provided that subtitle B (§§ 421–430) of title IV of Pub. L. 102–281, enacting this chapter, could be cited as the ‘‘Christopher Columbus Fellowship Act’’, was repealed by Pub. L. 115–31, div. E, title VI, § 631(a), May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 376. CHAPTER 68—NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM Sec. 5801. Purpose. Sec. 5802. Definitions. SUBCHAPTER I—NATIONAL EDUCATION GOALS 5811. Purpose. 5812. National Education Goals. SUBCHAPTER II—NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM LEADERSHIP, STANDARDS, AND ASSESSMENTS PART A—NATIONAL EDUCATION GOALS PANEL 5821 to 5827. Repealed. PART B—LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 5861 to 5864. Repealed. PART C—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 5871. Repealed. SUBCHAPTER III—STATE AND LOCAL EDUCATION SYSTEMIC IMPROVEMENT 5881 to 5891. Repealed. 5891a. Definitions. 5891b. Educational flexibility program. 5892 to 5900. Repealed. SUBCHAPTER IV—PARENTAL ASSISTANCE 5911 to 5918. Repealed. SUBCHAPTER V—NATIONAL SKILL STANDARDS BOARD 5931 to 5939. Repealed. SUBCHAPTER VI—INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM 5951. Repealed. SUBCHAPTER VII—SAFE SCHOOLS 5961. Short title; statement of purpose. 5962. Safe schools program authorized. 5963. Eligible applicants. 5964. Applications and plans. 5965. Use of funds. 5966. National activities. 5967. Reports. 5968. Coordination of Federal assistance. SUBCHAPTER VIII—MINORITY-FOCUSED CIVICS EDUCATION 5981. Short title. 5982. Purposes. 5983. Grants authorized; authorization of appro- priations. 5984. Definitions. 5985. Applications. SUBCHAPTER IX—EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT 6001. Short title. 6002. Findings. PART A—GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT 6011. Repealed. PART B—NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH POLICY AND PRIORITIES BOARD 6021. Repealed. PART C—NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES 6031. Repealed. PART D—NATIONAL EDUCATION DISSEMINATION SYSTEM 6041. Repealed. PART E—NATIONAL LIBRARY OF EDUCATION 6051. Repealed. PART F—CERTAIN MULTIYEAR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS 6052. Continuation of awards.