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42 U.S.C. 6916: General authorization

Created in 1976 by Public Law 89-272. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–616, §2(a), substituted "$80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, $70,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1986, $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987, and $80,000,00… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §2(i), added subsecs. (e) and (f). · (e), (f)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–482, §31(a), authorized appropriation of $70,000,000, $80,000,000, and $80,000,000 for fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1980, through 1982, respectively. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–482, §6(a), inserted ", or $5,000,000 per fiscal year, whichever is less," after "subsection (a)". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 96–482, §6(b), added subsec. (d). · (d)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.