§1070d–35 — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

§1070d–35 Agreements

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Part Part A— - Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education › Subpart subpart 6— - robert c. byrd honors scholarship program › § 1070d–35

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must make an agreement with every State that wants to take part in the scholarship program. Each agreement must require the State education agency to run the program and follow the program’s rules for who is eligible and how students are chosen. The State must also publicize the scholarships to all eligible students, especially those from low- and moderate-income families, and pay $1,500 to each student who receives a scholarship.

Title 20, §1070d–35

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The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with each State desiring to participate in the scholarship program authorized by this subpart. Each such agreement shall include provisions designed to assure that—

(1)the State educational agency will administer the scholarship program authorized by this subpart in the State;

(2)the State educational agency will comply with the eligibility and selection provisions of this subpart;

(3)the State educational agency will conduct outreach activities to publicize the availability of scholarships under this subpart to all eligible students in the State, with particular emphasis on activities designed to assure that students from low-income and moderate-income families have access to the information on the opportunity for full participation in the scholarship program authorized by this subpart; and

(4)the State educational agency will pay to each individual in the State who is awarded a scholarship under this subpart $1,500.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1070d–35, Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 419E, as added Pub. L. 98–558, title VIII, § 801(a), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2901; amended Pub. L. 99–145, title XVI, § 1627(c), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 779, related to agreements with States for participation in the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program, prior to the general revision of this part by Pub. L. 99–498.

Amendments

1992—Par. (3). Pub. L. 102–325, § 406(g)(2)(A), inserted “and” after semicolon. Par. (4). Pub. L. 102–325, § 406(g)(2)(B), substituted “$1,500.” for “$1,500 at an awards ceremony in accordance with section 1070d–39 of this title; and”. Par. (5). Pub. L. 102–325, § 406(g)(3), which directed that par. (5) be struck out without specifying the section to which the amendment applied, was executed by striking out par. (5) of this section to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Prior to amendment, par. (5) read as follows: “the State educational agency will use the amount of the allocation described in paragraph (2) of section 1070d–34 of this title for administrative expenses, including the conduct of the awards ceremony required by section 1070d–39 of this title.”