Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions

A prior section 1070e, Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 420, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title IV, § 401(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1346, related to payments to institutions of higher education, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, § 407, July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 510.

Another prior section 1070e, Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 420, formerly § 419, as added Pub. L. 92–318, title X, § 1001(a), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 375; amended Pub. L. 96–374, title XIII, § 1391(a)(1), Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1503; renumbered Pub. L. 98–558, title VIII, § 801(b)(1), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2902, related to payments to institutions of higher education, prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 99–498.

A prior section 1070e–1, Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 420A, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title IV, § 401(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1348; amended Pub. L. 100–50, § 8, June 3, 1987, 101 Stat. 341; Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(g)(2), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 275; Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(2), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406, related to veterans education outreach program, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, § 408, July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 510.

Another prior section 1070e–1, Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 420A, formerly § 420, as added Pub. L. 92–318, title X, § 1001(a), June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 378; amended Pub. L. 93–380, title VIII, § 834(a), Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 604; Pub. L. 94–482, title I, § 126(a)–(c), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2098; Pub. L. 95–336, § 6(a), Aug. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 453; Pub. L. 96–49, § 5(a)(7), Aug. 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 352; Pub. L. 96–374, title IV, § 407, Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1412; Pub. L. 97–300, title I, § 183, Oct. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1357; renumbered § 420A, Pub. L. 98–558, title VIII, § 801(b)(2), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2902, related to veterans’ cost-of-instruction payments to institutions of higher education, prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 99–498.

Amendments

2008—Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 110–315, § 410(a), designated existing provisions as cl. (i), inserted heading, substituted “Except as provided in clause (ii), a grant” for “A grant”, and added cl. (ii).

Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 110–315, § 410(b), inserted “, except that for any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated to carry out this section is equal to or greater than $20,000,000, this sentence shall be applied by substituting ‘$250,000’ for ‘$350,000’ ” before period at end.

Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 110–315, § 410(c), amended par. (7) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “For the purpose of this section, the term ‘low-income student’ means a student who is eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant for the fiscal year for which the determination is made.”

Subsec. (b)(8). Pub. L. 110–315, § 410(d), added par. (8).

Subsec. (e)(1)(A). Pub. L. 110–315, § 410(e)(1), substituted “annually” for “18 months, and 36 months, after receiving the first grant payment under this section”.

Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 110–315, § 410(e)(2), substituted “continuation awards” for “the third annual grant payment” and “the reports” for “the 18-month report”.

Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 110–315, § 410(f), substituted “such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years” for “$45,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as an Effective Date of 1998 Amendment note under section 1001 of this title.