§101 Annual appropriations

Codification Prior to amendment by Pub. L. 100–630, section was comprised of two sentences. The first sentence was based on provisions of acts Mar. 3, 1879, and June 25, 1906, and established a perpetual trust fund for purposes of aiding education of the blind in the United States through the American Printing House for the Blind and a permanent annual appropriation thereof, to be expended for purposes authorized by section 101, 102, and 104 of this title. The second sentence was based on provisions of act Aug. 4, 1919, as amended. See 1988 Amendment note below.

1988—Pub. L. 100–630, § 402(a), which provided that the perpetual trust fund and permanent annual appropriations thereof established by the Act of Mar. 3, 1879, as amended by the Act of June 25, 1906, are terminated, was executed by striking the first sentence of this section which read as follows: “The sum of $250,000, set apart as a perpetual trust fund for the purpose of aiding the education of the blind in the United States, through the American Printing House for the Blind, shall be credited on the books of the Treasury Department as a perpetual trust fund for that purpose, to be held by the Secretary of the Treasury; and the sum of $10,000, being equivalent to 4 per centum on the principal of said trust fund, is appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and such appropriation shall be deemed a permanent annual appropriation and shall be expended in the manner and for the purposes authorized by section 101, 102, and 104 of this title.” See Codification note above. Pub. L. 100–630, § 403, struck out “In addition to the permanent appropriation of $10,000, made in this section”. 1961—Pub. L. 87–294 struck out provisions which authorized an annual appropriation of not more than $400,000, inserted provisions authorizing an annual appropriation of such sum as the Congress may determine, and required expenditure of such sum under

prescribed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. 1956—Act Aug. 2, 1956, increased appropriation authorization from $250,000 to $400,000. 1952—Act May 22, 1952, amended second sentence generally, increasing appropriation authorization from $115,000 to $250,000. 1937—Act Aug. 23, 1937, amended second sentence generally, increasing appropriation authorization from $65,000 to $115,000. 1927—Act Feb. 8, 1927, amended second sentence generally, increasing appropriation authorization from $40,000 to $65,000.

of 1988 Amendment Pub. L. 100–630, title IV, § 402(b), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3316, provided that: “This section [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 1989.”

of 1961 Amendment Pub. L. 87–294, § 5, Sept. 22, 1961, 75 Stat. 627, provided that: “The

made by this Act [amending this section and section 102 of this title] shall be effective immediately after the date of its enactment [Sept. 22, 1961].”

of 1988 Amendment Pub. L. 100–630, title IV, § 401, Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3316, provided that: “This title [amending this section and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section] may be cited as the ‘American Printing House for the Blind

of 1988’.”

Functions of Federal Security Administrator transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and all agencies of Federal Security Agency transferred to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 5 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Federal Security Agency and office of Administrator abolished by section 8 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953. Functions of Secretary of the Treasury over administration of appropriations for American Printing House for Blind (except function relating to administration of perpetual trust fund) transferred to Federal Security Agency, and annual report and vouchers of trustees directed to be furnished to Federal Security Administrator by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, § 201(b), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2732, 53 Stat. 1434, set out in the Appendix to Title 5.